Norddeutsche Landesbank is one of the largest commercial banks in Germany headquartered at HanoverCity with an outstanding head office structure which has been gaining a massive importance among the tourist visiting Germany. The Nord/LB structure occupies an entire city block providing roughly 807,293 square feet of office spaces for about 1500 employees of the Norddeutsche Landesbank. The building has won several architectural and structural awards including Lower Saxony Award of Architecture in 2002 while it was under construction. The building was highly disgraced in its early days by people but, the building maintained its integrity and proved its credibility through its unique design and structure. The building was conceptualized by renowned German architecture firm Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner.Behnisch ArchitektanBehnisch Architektan, a renowned German architecture firm was founded in 1989 and over the last two decades the company has achieved great heights in the world of architecture. Having a portfolio of the most outstanding and famous structures, the firm operates in various top notch cities like Munich, Los Angeles, and Boston etc. Behnisch Architektan has conceptualized the astonishing structure of Nord LB for their client Norddeutsche Landesbank, Germany.
Design and ArchitectureThe building structure seems to be the odd way of stacking blocks of steel and glass which forms a pile of such stacked blocks. The building has been planned and designed according to the urban planning guidelines to align the perimeter of the building with existing streets. The design of the structure blends itself in the existing skyline of the city and even adds a masterpiece in the overall out look of the city. Although the structure resembles the pile of garbage boxes stacked over each other, center of the building is intentionally marvelously designed to keep it away from the city hustle-bustle and noise of heavy trafficked streets. The heart of the structure has a large public courtyard which has several restaurants, cafes, large reflecting pools, public art sections and extensive landscaping etc.The Nord LB structure rises above the courtyard through series of twist and turns of blocks creating a visual marvel of structure. The outer structure creates a huge view of randomly stacked blocks providing natural ventilation. The double façade of the structure provides protection against noise and vehicle emissions which also serves as a duct to transfer clean air through the centrally located courtyard. The structure and design of the building create a comfortable and eco-friendly environment by reducing carbon dioxide emission from the structure; the structure also optimizes the use of the sunlight. The architect’s vision behind the inception of the structure was to create a transition zone between southern residential area and historical northern region. The structure did not do well for the architecture vision but it certainly is an eye-catching beauty in the city.
Inside the buildingThe building is specifically constructed for employees of the Norddeutsche Landesbank as an office space which also includes a restaurant and an exhibition center along with various recreational centers for employees. The building comprises a restaurant having a roof in shape of butterfly wings. The tower rising approximately to about 20 meters high changes its colors with the changing position of the sun. The building appears to be the piled stock of steel and glass boxes which makes it very unusual attraction in the city which has significantly gained sudden publicity and well known as the hottest tourist destination of the Hanover city. займ на карту без отказов круглосуточновзять кредит онлайн