Omniturm


Omniturm is a skyscraper in Frankfurt, Germany. It was built by the U.S. real estate company Tishman Speyer Properties from early 2016, and was completed in 2019. The building reaches a height of, making it the List of [tallest buildings in Frankfurt|sixth-tallest building in Frankfurt] and in Germany upon completion. The name is an allusion to the usage of the building, including both residential and office space.

Design

The tower was designed by Bjarke Ingels Group.
The Omni Tower is notably characterized by a "swing" halfway up the building. The spiral axis shift from the center enables terraces for the living area between the 14th and 23rd floors. In the largest shift, the so-called "residential" area is offset by a total of more than from the baseline. The 49 storey tower contains of rentable office space, of living space and of publicly accessible area.
According to Designbloom, "the lower part of the building is organized as a slender and rational stack, before the floorplates start to slide outwards in a spiraling motion where the tower contains residential programming. In its uppermost portion, the structure returns to a simple tower block, rejoining the orientation of the floors below".

Usage

Omniturm is a mixed-used tower. The building has a leasable area of more than, with around as flexible office space. 147 premium-apartments account for a further.

Owner

The building was purchased by Commerz Real, an investment asset manager for Commerzbank in 2018.