2.06.2014
Vodafone Campus, Düsseldorf
From a functional perspective, the new Vodafone group headquarters in Düsseldorf is a self-contained office campus. The spatial arrangement, technical façade design and diverse “social” uses of the campus buildings express openness, team focus and power of innovation. In terms of architecture and building technology, this policy is reinforced by the use of energy-efficient, highly transparent
Schüco system technology for the façades and interior design.
The construction of the new company headquarters of
Vodafone Deutschland took place on the redevelopment site of a former brewery in the well-known business district of
Seestern. HPP Architekten won the competition held to determine the urban re-structuring of the site in 2003. The plans were fleshed out in 2008 and 2010, with the result that upon completion in December 2012, following 24 months of non-stop construction, the campus could be created.
High-rise and inner courtyard
The ensemble of buildings of the Vodafone campus is defined by an oval, 19-storey high-rise, which also marks the main entrance. This striking tower – together with an adjoining, archshaped building structure – forms a curved, structurally closed border demarcating the city from the busy transport hub of
Heerdter Dreieck. At the western gate to the city, the high-rise is therefore a landmark that can be seen from miles around.
Encircling the internal Ferdinand-Braun-Platz and its Berkshire
Garden, the high-rise and adjoining block of buildings are the unique features of the new headquarters. The open and communicative attitude of the company is emphasised by the
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courtyard’s public accessibility. At the southern end of
Neuwerker Straße, a footpath across park-like terrain belonging to the utility company Stadtwerke Düsseldorf connects the campus to the green space around Albertus Lake.
Unified, technical façade design
Horiz ontally structured façades with exterior shading units made from perforated sheet aluminium lend the ensemble a uniform appearance. Offset ribbon façades create lively divisions in the block of buildings and therefore integrate the newbuilds into their urban environment.
The Vodafone Campus can be accessed via secondary building entrances from the central courtyard and public roads. The primary address is on the ground floor of the high-rise in
Ferdinand-Braun-Platz. Here visitors are received in a spacious foyer – combined with a café-bar, adjacent lounge area and a
Vodafone shop. The 18 floors above can be reached via a group of six lifts in the core of the building.
Small entrance halls facing towards the courtyard provide the main access to all other buildings of the ensemble. Stair and lift cores in their middle zones connect the office areas of the upper floors. They have a depth of about 20 metres and a façade module / fit-out grid of 1.25 - 1.35 m, allowing a flexible layout with open, communicative room structures. Every usable unit can therefore be divided into open workspace groups, meeting and communication zones and individual office cubicles. The office areas are ventilated mechanically throughout. There are currently around 5200 employees working at the campus. Whilst the aforementioned office structures determine how the space is used on the upper floors, the space on the ground floor has been divided into various special uses at the request of Vodafone.
Underground service and car park level
A single storey was constructed under the central campus.
Located beneath the buildings are primarily the requisite decentralised service areas. Below the surface of the inner courtyard and connected to all building cores is an underground car park, offering 427 parking spaces. The accompanying multi-
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storey car park provides additional parking with a further 1571 spaces.
Adjacent to and north of the Vodafone campus, a company crèche has been built onto the existing residential building. Up to 70 children aged from three months to three years are cared for in this separate building.
Multifunctional unitised façades
The use of large glazed system units in façades and in the interior of the Vodafone campus conveys openness and transparency as significant architectural forms of expression.
The Schüco USC 65 unitised façade was used above the ground floors of the high-rise and buildings A, B and C.
Precisely 4512 façade units equipped with neutral solar shading glazing were installed. Technical features include the bottomhung windows for ventilation integrated into the spandrel area, the polygonal installation of the units in the high-rise with special mullions, as well as the attachment of fixed solar shading louvre blades made from rounded perforated sheet metal in large parts of the façades of the block of buildings
(buildings A, B and C).
On the ground floor of all the buildings the façades were made as mullion/transom constructions. Here and on the adjoining floors above, implementation to resistance classes RC2 and
RC3 met exacting requirements concerning burglar resistance.
In almost all areas, the glazing and system constructions are suitable for safety barrier loading in accordance with the requirements of TRAV. In its special configuration, the façade meets high sound-reduction requirements (R'wR up to 45 dB) and a U
CW value of 1.6 W/m²K. Entirely mechanical ventilation of all office areas creates a pleasant room climate all year round.
Transparency even with fire protection
The central idea behind a light, open room design continues in the interior of the buildings and has even been put into practice where there are special requirements concerning fire and smoke protection. All access points to the requisite stairwells, emergency exits and escape routes as well as lift shafts have
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therefore been fitted with transparent single and double-leaf fire protection barriers. Large glazed T 30 and T 90 fire doors, which are often fitted with glazed side sections and toplights, protect against fire, smoke and heat radiation in the case of a blaze. They also form fire zones that help to prevent a hostile fire from spreading. The transparent design of these units also contributes towards safe evacuation and rescue as they allow those escaping and rescuers to view neighbouring zones directly. The approximately 600 door constructions for fire and smoke protection were installed with the Schüco ADS 65.NI SP,
Schüco ADS 80 FR 30 and Schüco Firestop T90 systems.
Many of the doors were fitted with a new lock system (Sc hüco
EC lock), which allows the operator to make a type of day setting using an outside handle that can be connected electrically. For all fire doors, EPDs were issued for the LEED certification.
The transparent fireresistant façade in the interior of the highrise is a special structural fire-protection feature that was created with the Schüco FW 60 + BF system. Most of the system constructions for the façade and interior cited were fabricated in parts by the Munichbased specialist façade and metal construction companies Dobler Metallbau GmbH, Scheffer
Metallbautechnik GmbH from Sassenberg as well as Lamann &
Co. GmbH from Schüttorf between May 2011 and February
2012.
LEED Gold certification
The ensemble of buildings of the Vodafone Campus combines comfort, aesthetics and high quality of use with stringent fireprotection and safety requirements, as well as sustainable energy efficiency. The LEED Gold certification sought is an expression of these special qualities – the certification process was at the point of completion in October 2013. Construction was monitored by DEKRA quality controls.
Schüco – System solutions for windows, doors, façades and solar products.
Together with its worldwide network of partners, architects, specifiers and investors, Schüco creates sustainable building envelopes which focus on
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people and their needs in harmony with nature and technology. The highest demands for design, comfort and security can be met, whilst simultaneously reducing CO
2
emissions through energy efficiency, thereby conserving natural resources. The company and its Metal, PVC-U and New Energies divisions deliver tailored products for newbuilds and renovations, designed to meet individual user needs in all climate zones. With 5000 employees and 12,000 partn er companies, Schüco is active in 78 countries and achieved a turnover of 1.8 billion euros in 2012. For more information, visit www.schueco.de
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Uses of the campus buildings
Building H: Ground floor:
Floors 1-17
Floor 18
Roof
Basement
Building A: Ground floor
Reception, foyer, café-bar,
Vodafone shop
Offices
Innovation Center
Viewing platform, service areas
Service areas
Conference area, training
Floors 1-8
Roof
Basement
Building B: Ground floor
Floors 1-5
Roof
Basement
Building C: Ground floor
Offices
Antennae technology, service areas
Service areas
Restaurant, deliveries, post room
Offices
Antennae technology, service areas
Kitchen, service areas, storeroom
Floors 1-8
Roof
Events area, café / kiosk, hairdresser
Company doctor, fitness centre, copy shop
Offices
Antennae technology, service areas
Service areas, fitness centre changing rooms
Crèche:
Basement
Ground floor
Floors 1-2
Basement
Reception, group rooms, office
Group rooms
Staffrooms, service area, storeroom
Car park: Basement – 5th floor Car park
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Project details
Project title: Vodafone Cam pus Düsseldorf, construction of the new company headquarters of Vodafone Deutschland
Client: developer Objekt Düsseldorf VCD-Realisierungs-GmbH & Co. KG,
Düsseldorf
Architect:
HPP Architekten, Düsseldorf
Main contractor: ARGE Vodafone Campus Düsseldorf Zechbau GmbH / Ed.
Züblin AG
Fire protection concept: HHP West, Bielefeld
Gross floor area: 144,525 m² in total
Work spaces: 5200 (including desk sharing and staff working from home: space for 5500 employees)
Competition: First prize in 2003
Construction period: 2010
– 2012
Completion date: 2012
Green Building: LEED Gold (sought)
Fabricator:
Façades:
Dobler Metallbau GmbH, Munich, Scheffer Metallbautechnik
GmbH , Sassenberg
Fire protection: Dobler Metallbau GmbH, Munich, Lamann & Co GmbH
Schüttorf
Schüco products
Schüco USC 65 unitised façade with fixed solar shading louvre blades attached
Schüco FW 60 + BF fireresistant façade
Schüco ADS 65.NI SP smoke doors
T30 and Schüco ADS 80 FR 30 fire doors, single and double-leaf, partly with side sections and toplights
T90 and Schüco Firestop T90 fire doors, single and double-leaf, partly with side sections and toplights
Schüco ADS 75 HD external doors, highly automated and with RC 2 / RC 3 specification
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Picture credits: Ralph Richter Photography, Düsseldorf
The high-rise with the arched-shaped building structure attached marks the main entrance to the new Vodafone campus.
Picture credits: Ralph Richter Photography, Düsseldorf
Two additional 6-8 storey blocks of buildings form the selfcontained campus, at the centre of which is a triangular courtyard.
Picture credits: Ral ph Richter Photography, Düsseldorf
On parts of the façades of the blocks of buildings and the ellipse-shaped building structure of the high-rise, suspended units which direct the light influence the technical appearance of the unitised façades.
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Pictur e credits: Ralph Richter Photography, Düsseldorf
Storey-high transparency: the polygonal installation of the unitised façade of the 19-storey high-rise. (Schüco USC 65 system).
Picture credits: Ralph Richter Photography, Düsseldorf
Representative, airy reception area with café-bar, lounge area and Vodafone shop
– in the background, the Schüco FW 60 +
BF fireresistant façade.
Picture credits: Ralph Richter Photography, Düsseldorf
Entrance area with a view of one of the fire-protection door systems for the protection of the requisite stairwells and escape routes (Schüco ADS 80 FR 30 system).
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Picture credits: HPP Architekten
Façade section detail
Picture credits: HPP Architekten
Cross section of the Vodafone Campus ensemble.
Picture credits: HPP Architekten
Site plan
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