Japan Center (Frankfurt)

Japan Center
Japan Center
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	Taunustor 2-4; Frankfurt; Hesse, Germany
Opening	1996
Height
Roof	115 m (377 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	27
Floor area	26,000 m2 (279,900 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect	Joachim Ganz

Japan Center is a high-rise building in the Innenstadt district^[3] of Frankfurt, Germany. The 115-meter-high office tower with 27 floors was completed in 1996.

Design and construction[]

The building was designed by Berlin architect Joachim Ganz and cost approximately 200 million Euros. It was completed in 1996. The strict geometric forms based on the measure of a Japanese tatami mat (0.9 m × 1.8 m) and terra cotta stone cladding correspond to classical Japanese design. Its wide roof reminisces the shape of a Japanese stone lantern.^[4] The building outline is square (36.9 m × 36.9 m). Its central core houses nine elevators, two emergency staircases and utility shafts. The facade features large and small square windows housing open plan and single offices respectively.

Interior[]

The ground floor is an arcade with shops and a Japanese restaurant. The 1st floor holds a multi-room conference center for up to 360 people. Utilities are housed in the 2nd floor followed by 21 office floors with a total area of 26,000 square meters. In the 25th floor, close to the roof, is another restaurant,^[5] which serves as a cafeteria and is used by a catering service as a venue. The topmost floors hold additional offices and utilities for the upper half of the building. The Japan Center office rooms are used by the European Central Bank.