Architect Ole Scheeren has unveiled plans for his first project in Europe, which will see him completely overhaul a 1970s office block in Frankfurt to create 200 riverside homes.
Having spent more than a decade focusing on Asia, the German architect is shifting his focus to his home country. He plans to completely reconfigure a 23-storey office block in the centre of Frankfurt, to create a residential tower with a Jenga-like form.
Scheeren wants the project to become a model for how tower blocks that are no longer fit for purpose can be given a second life.
"After focusing on Asia, where the topic was very much the future, and everything had to be reinvented, I like the idea of coming to Europe and being in a different situation," he told Dezeen.
"This project is about the positive reinterpretation of an existing structure," he continued. "I think it's very topical for Europe to look at all the things that have became outdated, and to see what we can make out of them."
Riverpark Tower will contain 220 apartments over 23 floors. These will be created by inserting modular, glass-fronted units into the tower's existing concrete framework ? only possible because the building boasts a free-spanning structural framework.
These units will cantilever out at different points, giving the building an irregular silhouette.

The huge concrete supports at the building's four corners will be cut away at the top, allowing space for new loft apartments. M...