Belsenpark Tower, Düsseldorf Mixed-Use Development, German Architecture, Competition Winners, Architect, Project Images
Belsenpark Tower in Düsseldorf
23 Mar 2022
Design: UNStudio
Location: Belsenpark II, Düsseldorf, Germany

Images: Flying Architecture
Belsenpark Tower, Germany
UNStudio wins the competition for Belsenpark, a new community focused mixed-use tower in Dusseldorf
Cologne-based project developer PANDION recently held an International Architectural Competition for a new mixed-use high-rise building in Düsseldorf. The design by UNStudio and OKRA Landscape Architects was chosen by the jury as the winning design by majority vote. The approximately 90 meter tall building will be located at the entrance of the city, culminating at the Belsenpark masterplan urban development in the district of Oberkassel, on the left bank of the river Rhine.
The Belsenpark tower, which will stand on the perimeter of the masterplan, is designed and positioned to fit the grain of the surrounding developments, in addition to connecting nearby communities. The positioning of two additional low-rise buildings forms an intimate pocket park surrounded by public uses. A programmed pedestrian axis that runs from underneath the nearby elevated road, through the building and into the courtyard park, ensures permeability and connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists.
A varied and porous programme in the ground floor zone, which includes the open park area, gastronomy outlets and a health, s...