Volkswohl Bund high-rise
| Old Volkswohl Bund high-rise | |
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| Basic data | |
| Place: | Dortmund |
| Use: | High-rise office building |
| Main tenant: | Volkswohl Bund |
| Start of building: | March 12, 1970 |
| Opening: | 1973 |
| Blast: | 2008 |
| Architect (old building): | Harald Deilmann |
| Architect (new building): | nps tchoban voss, Hamburg |
| Architectural style : | Modern architecture |
| Address: | Südwall 37-41 44137 Dortmund |
| Technical data (old building) | |
| Height: | approx. 60 m |
| Usable area: | 30,000 m² |
| Floors: | 14th |
The old Volkswohl-Bund-Hochhaus was an office tower in Dortmund , which was moved into in 1973 . At that time it was one of the tallest buildings in Dortmund. On its 14 floors it offered around 30,000 m² of usable space for the main user and owner Volkswohl Bund insurer .
For the 2006 World Cup , three large banners were hung on the facade to greet the nations playing in Dortmund .
Due to structural, typological and design deficits, the building was demolished in 2008 and replaced by a new administration building with a comparable volume . The building was blown up on February 17, 2008 at 12:06 pm; the WDR television broadcast live.
In an architectural competition (RAW) in 2006, six architectural offices were asked to submit designs for the future headquarters of the Volkswohlbund in Dortmund, from which nps tchoban voss emerged as the winner. The building was completed in 2011.
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The skyscraper a few days before it was blown up
Blasted on February 17, 2008
Blasted on February 17th, 2008 - different perspective
The collapsing office tower
Dust after the blast
Construction of the new building
New construction of the Volkswohl Bund high-rise
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- ^ Volkswohl Bund insurances: history
- ↑ WDR television: 3-2-1 ignition , live broadcast of the detonation
- ↑ nps tchoban voss: Information on the planned new company headquarters ( memento of the original from October 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 34.8 " N , 7 ° 27 ′ 45.8" E