Samsung's new German headquarters is the landmark, highly visible focal point of the emerging Eschborn Gate business campus and, in dialogue with the adjacent SAP building, creates a gateway-like entrance gesture for Eschborn South. The 17-story tower, with its clearly structured, understated glass and aluminum façade and the two-story arranged pilasters, gains additional lightness through the twist in the middle of the building, which seems to split the structure into two stacked cubes. The lower part of the building integrates architecturally into the surrounding campus, while the upper part gently rotates eastward, offering a view of the Frankfurt skyline—particularly from the conference areas and the sky bar located there. Highly flexible office, conference, and showroom spaces, green outdoor areas, and an in-house restaurant ensure the highest spatial flexibility for around 1,000 employees, accommodating various working styles.

Concrete-saving hollow-core slabs led to a significant reduction in CO₂ emissions and resource-efficient use of materials during the construction phase. Thanks to this innovative process, it was possible to reduce not only the dead load of the entire building but also the amount of concrete and steel required. This saved more than 1,700 tonnes in weight and more than 150 tonnes of CO2, significantly reducing the carbon footprint.

The façade and windows of the tower, which is certified to LEED Platinum and Wired Score Platinum, are fully recyclable and can be returned to the construction cycle. In addition, a photovoltaic system covering approximately 1,100 m² supplies the building with electricity.
 

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