Tour Total

Berlin, Germany

Photo © Johannes Foerster

Photo © Corinne Rose

Office Buildings

Architects: Barkow Leibinger

Location: Jean-Monnet-Straße 2, 10557 Berlin, Germany
Year: 2012
Client: CA Immo Deutschland GmbH
Team: Martina Bauer, Michael Bölling, Hans-Georg Bauer, Patrick Delahoy, Andreas Lang, Christina Möller, Hiroki Nakamura, Nora Peyer, Ruwen Rimpau, Katrin Voermanek, Gabriel Warshawsky, Tobias Wenz, Jens Weßel, Klaus Reintjes (Projektleitung / Project Architect)
District Development Europacity | Project Management and Investo: CA Immo Deutschland GmbH
Construction Management: omniCon Gesellschaft für innovatives Bauen mbH, Bereich Berlin
Structural Engineer: GuD Planungsgesellschaft Ingenieurbau mbH, Berlin
Mechanical Engineer: Fürstenau & Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Berlin
Energy Design: energydesign braunschweig GmbH, Braunschweig
Façade Consultant: Priedemann Fassadenberatung GmbH, Großbeeren/Berlin
Sustainability Consultants: Drees & Sommer, Berlin
Fire Protection Consultants: hhp Berlin Ingenieure für Brandschutz, Berlin
Acoustical Engineer: BBM Müller-BBM, Berlin
Concrete Unit Fabricators: Dreßler Bau GmbH, Stockstadt
Betonfertigteile: Dreßler Bau GmbH, Stockstadt

The Tour Total marks the first new construction within a 40 acre new master-plan in the Heidestrasse north of Berlin‘s new main train station. The project is being developed by CA Immo as the German headquarters of the French energy company, Total. This 18,000 square meter 18 story solitary tower is marked by a gently inflected, folded volume clad by a pre-cast concrete facade consisting of unique facetted elements that give the facade a dynamic and visually articulated appearance, while contributing to a well insulated and sun- screened glass façade. The project is on track to achieve the equivalent of LEED Gold certification within the German (DGNB) sustainability rating system. A two-story arcade wrapping the building at the ground floor marks the entrance. Pedestrian passages, lobby, and café provide a transition to the surrounding public streets and park.