Dreischeibenhaus

The Dreischeibenhaus (English: "Three plates building", also known as the Dreischeibenhochhaus) is a 95-metre office building in August-Thyssen-Straße in the Hofgarten district of the Düsseldorf city centre. It was also known as the Thyssenhaus or Thyssen-Hochhaus owing to its former use as the headquarters of the Thyssen and ThyssenKrupp groups. It is among the most significant examples of post-war modernist International style and a symbol of the so-called Wirtschaftswunder, or 'economic miracle' of post-war Germany, and contrasts with the neighbouring Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus on Gustaf-Gründgens-Platz. Dreischeibenhaus, The "Three Plates Building" (a rough translation of its name in German), was one of the first skyscrapers to be completed in Germany after WW2.^[1]

Dreischeibenhaus
Location within Germany
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	International
Location	Düsseldorf, Germany
Coordinates	51°13′40″N 6°46′56″E
Construction started	1957
Completed	1960
Owner	Momeni Projektentwicklung GmbH
Height
Roof	95 m (312 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	25
Floor area	33,700 m2 (362,700 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Hentrich, Petschnigg & Partner (Helmut Hentrich, Hubert Petschnigg)

In the early 1990s the building was completely refurbished including a new curtain wall matching the appearance of the original, but with improved thermal performance and moisture control.^[2]

After another complete renovation under the direction of Düsseldorf HPP Architects in 2013,^[3] the skyscraper now offers 35,000 m² of gross floor area.^[4]