Densification at RWI 4

Düsseldorf

RWI 4 was originally built in 1974 as a bank building and formally corresponds to the representative requirements of companies in the financial and insurance sector at the time. Today, the company no longer exists.

Two twelve-storey office towers currently stand on a two-storey base structure on the extensive site. Underneath, 501 parking spaces are organized on two underground parking levels, which are accessed via an expansive access spindle. We are proposing structural additions to this existing building consisting of two structures: the “Loretto Terraces” on Neusser Strasse and the “LorettoLoretto” in the central location. The three new buildings are intended for residential use with different residential typologies. A total of around 90 apartments are to be built.

House A

House A with maisonettes is planned parallel to Duisburger Strasse. The entrances to the maisonettes on the first floor are provided on the south side and are accessed via small private front gardens. Two vertical accesses break through the façade on the long sides and provide access to the upper maisonettes via an arcade on the south side. The roof gardens are accessible from the respective residential units via a staircase.

House B und C

House B and House C contain multi-storey apartments. The entrance to the underground parking garage and a stairwell for vertical access to the apartments are located on the north side of building B. A second vertical access route, including an elevator, is located on the south side of the building outside the building cubature. The first floor apartments each have a small private garden area and the apartments on the upper floors have balconies in front of them.

In the long block along the harbor railroad of House C, there are interspersed apartments of different sizes. An arcade on the north side provides access to all floors. On the south side, the apartments will have balconies in front of them. The arcades of the two buildings B and C are connected on all upper floors by walkways, which extend to the west and east on the 2nd and 3rd floors and generate additional communal areas for the residents.

Living