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With this project we show that hybrid high-rise buildings belong to the new generation of mixed-use concepts in Europe as well. A combination of commercial and residential uses enriches the Duesseldorf-Heerdt district and has the potential to change the way people live together in the city. The type of mixed use generates synergy effects at this location that give the existing hospital supraregional significance.
In recent years, increasing urban density has led to new kinds of hybrid high rises. Our project ZIPPER is part of the latest generation of these mixed-use concepts. The project combines various medical practices and residences on the former park grounds of Dominikus-Krankenhaus in Düsseldorf-Heerdt. The synergy effects thus achieved with comprehensive health grant the existing hospital transregional importance as the “prototype of a hospital for the future.”Right on the Rhine, a new campus combining housing and health facilities is being erected on the former park on the grounds of Dominikus-Krankenhaus, a hospital in Dusseldorf-Heerdt. The hybrid high-rise Zipper is the striking emblem of this transformation, visible from afar.
The curtain wall consists of brown powdered smooth sheets as the actual weather shell. In front of this are perforated, white varying corrugated sheets. These perforated sheets in the facade cladding eliminated sound-acoustic problems such as disturbing wind noise.The development of the support bracket that can accommodate the sheet metal façade, the all-glass railings and the sliding glass system was very demanding.
Extensive design and structural engineering processes were used to determine the final shape.The façade elements were parameterized so that the approximately 4,500 different corrugations, which all differ in projection, cutout size, depth, leg length and height, could be sensibly recorded and output in machine-processable data.
Deutscher Metallbaupreis, Winner (2021)
Eurasian Prize, Gold Winner (2023)
Urban Design & Architecture Design Awards, Gold Winner (2023)
A+Awards, Special Mention (2023)
International Architecture Award, Honorable Mention (2023)
DAM Preis, longlisted (2023)
With this project we show that hybrid high-rise buildings belong to the new generation of mixed-use concepts in Europe as well. A combination of commercial and residential uses enriches the Duesseldorf-Heerdt district and has the potential to change the way people live together in the city. The type of mixed use generates synergy effects at this location that give the existing hospital supraregional significance. The curtain wall consists of brown powdered smooth sheets as the actual weather shell. In front of this are perforated, white varying corrugated sheets. These perforated sheets in the facade cladding eliminated sound-acoustic problems such as disturbing wind noise.The development of the support bracket that can accommodate the sheet metal façade, the all-glass railings and the sliding glass system was very demanding. Extensive design and structural engineering processes were used to determine the final shape.The façade elements were parameterized so that the approximately 4,500 different corrugations, which all differ in projection, cutout size, depth, leg length and height, could be sensibly recorded and output in machine-processable data.
Juergen Mayer H. founded J. MAYER H. and Partners in 1996, joined by Andre Santer and Hans Schneider in 2014. The internationally acclaimed studio explores architecture, communication, and technology, earning awards like the Holcim Award and the Audi Urban Future Award.
Its most renowned project, Metropol Parasol in Seville, features a striking wooden structure revitalizing Plaza de la Encarnación. Ongoing projects include the Berlin-Potsdam Innovation Campus, Elements headquarters in Berlin, a Cultural Center in Munich, and the 5-Zero Cheongdam Tower in Seoul, reflecting the firm’s commitment to innovation and sustainability.
