In the summer of 2010, Siemens decided to rebuild its corporate headquarters at Wittelsbacherplatz in Munich. Henning Larsen Architects won the international architectural competition with a design that unites tradition with the future.

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Architects: Henning Larsen Architects

Location: Munich, Germany

Area: 45000.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Hufton + Crow

Sustainability: DGNB Platinum and LEED Platinum Renovation of Ludwig Ferdinand

Palais: Henning Larsen Architects

Client: Siemens

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From the architect. In the summer of 2010, Siemens decided to rebuild its corporate headquarters at Wittelsbacherplatz in Munich. Henning Larsen Architects won the international architectural competition with a design that unites tradition with the future.
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Siemens? new global headquarters in the heart of Munich opens up the city. The ground floor ? which includes green inner courtyards, a café, a restaurant and a fountain ? is publicly accessible. This passage provides the citizens of Munich and visitors to the Bavarian capital with a new footpath between downtown Munich and the city?s museum district.

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The building is composed of a volume where four rectangular, rounded courtyards are cutout. Inside the building, a central vertical structure ? the ?spine? - c...