Heidelberg Materials Headquarters
Heidelberg, 2015 - 2020
General planning of a new office building consisting of an ensemble of three five- to seven-storey interconnected building volumes arranging along a connecting major road
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Use
Architecture
GFA
52599 sqm
Timeframe
2015 - 2020
Client
Heidelberg Materials AG (HeidelbergCement AG)
![View into the entrance hall](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/4/c/csm_img2_200912_HDC_HV_B_02686_12mpx_7bdff9e7af.jpg?_=1615978907)
View into the entrance hall
With a certain understated authority, the new headquarters of Heidelberg Materials AG (HeidelbergCement AG) makes its mark on the old and new location of this DAX-listed company. Embedded into the structure of the adjoining development of Heidelberg's Neuenheim district, yet clearly recognizable as the headquarters, the new building is organised as three volumes, which overlap each other to form a single functional entity. The sensitive modulation of the volumes takes account of the setting and the microclimate, but also creates a clear start to the development axis along Berliner Strasse. With its curving facade the design by AS+P, which asserted itself against tough competitors in the design competition, demonstrates the potential lightness and delicacy of concrete, a material closely associated with the firm. Moreover, AS+P performed as a general planner. Inside, a central thoroughfare in combination with special zones and the entrance hall form an especially communicative working environment for up to 1,000 employees, fostering informal networking and enabling the configuration of a complex, differentiated working landscape, which is continued outdoors. Moreover, thanks to its innovative energy concept the building has received the highest certification category of the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB).
![Main entrance and detail of the facade](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/1/0/csm_Img2_230718_HDM_HV_B_22615_web_9a7dc8042f.jpg?_=1701865987)
Main entrance and detail of the facade
![Casino](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/6/1/csm_210224_HDC_HV_B_02821_web_aa3c710d1c.jpg?_=1618567427)
Casino
![Stairs](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/7/0/csm_img4_200912_HDC_HV_B_02626_12mpx_129b0cd7ce.jpg?_=1609236102)
Stairs
![The foyer spreads over two floors.](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/6/2/csm_img5_200912_HDC_HV_B_02670_12mpx_47f784e066.jpg?_=1609236550)
The foyer spreads over two floors.
![Lounge](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/7/3/csm_img6_200912_HDC_HV_B_02595_12mpx_cb99a72926.jpg?_=1609236737)
Lounge
![Conference hall](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/3/6/csm_210224_HDC_HV_B_02867_web_642bc80981.jpg?_=1618567319)
Conference hall
![Office](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/2/9/csm_img8_200912_HDC_HV_B_02638_12mpx_1f7da7d8f5.jpg?_=1609236226)
Office
![Kitchen](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/2/8/csm_img9_00912_HDC_HV_B_02524_12mpx_3d55855f29.jpg?_=1609236266)
Kitchen
![Rooftop terrace](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/5/4/csm_img10_200912_HDC_HV_B_02535_12mpx_0c68e4cec9.jpg?_=1609236318)
Rooftop terrace
![Outside view, photo and teaser photo © Julian Salamon Fotodesign](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/7/d/csm_Img11_230720_HDM_HV_22812-P_v2_web_17c3f2ba79.jpg?_=1701865965)
Outside view, photo and teaser photo © Julian Salamon Fotodesign
![Detail of the facade](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/6/e/csm_img12_200706_HDC_HVHD_06_01761_QF_12mpx_e13b7e821c.jpg?_=1609236436)
Detail of the facade
![Bird view of the headquarters](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/c/6/csm_img13__c_fotograf-kai-sommer_heidelberger-zement-neubau_0145_95baf35137.jpg?_=1609236502)
Bird view of the headquarters
![Digital building model BIM](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/f/4/csm_805615_Ansicht01_190611_img3_SB_b72572250d.jpg?_=1609236887)
Digital building model BIM
![Floorplan of the three volumes](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/5/4/csm_805615_image3_cce7544582.jpg?_=1609236955)
Floorplan of the three volumes