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Drees & Sommer
About
Member Offices: Stuttgart
Website: https://www.dreso.com/en/
Drees & Sommer is our innovative partner for consulting, planning, construction and operation.
The leading European consulting, planning and project management enterprise, Drees & Sommer has supported private and public clients and investors for over 50 years in all aspects of real estate and infrastructure – both analog and digital. Through future-oriented consulting, the enterprise can offer solutions for successful buildings, profitable real estate portfolios, people-oriented working environments, and visionary mobility concepts. The company’s approx. 4,000 employees in 46 locations around the world work in interdisciplinary teams to provide support for clients from a wide variety of sectors. All the services provided by the partner-run company take into consideration both economic and ecological concerns.
That is what we aspire to. And that's what customers can expect from us. Together we develop future-proof solutions that are sustainable, digital, economical and innovative.
Fields of Expertise
Architecture; Civil Engineering; Structural Engineering
Buildings
|
RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernsehturm | Stuttgart | 1956 |
217 m / 712 ft |
N/A | Telecommunications |
| 2 | Roche Turm Bau 2 | Basel | 2022 |
205 m / 673 ft |
50 | Office |
| 3 | Tower 185 | Frankfurt am Main | 2011 |
200 m / 656 ft |
50 | Office |
| 4 | Trianon | Frankfurt am Main | 1993 |
186 m / 610 ft |
45 | Office |
| 5 | ECB - European Central Bank | Frankfurt am Main | 2014 |
184 m / 603 ft |
43 | Office |
| 6 | Roche Turm Bau 1 | Basel | 2015 |
178 m / 584 ft |
41 | Office |
| 7 | Silver Tower | Frankfurt am Main | 1978 |
166 m / 546 ft |
32 | Office |
| 8 | Post Turm | Bonn | 2002 |
162 m / 533 ft |
42 | Office |
| 9 | Postkantoor | Rotterdam | 2025 |
155 m / 509 ft |
43 | Residential / Hotel |
| 10 | Deutsche Bank Tower I | Frankfurt am Main | 1984 |
155 m / 509 ft |
40 | Office |
Videos
30 October 2017
The Role of Design Competitions in Shaping Sydney's Public Realm
Tall buildings often take more than they give back, frequently exacerbating local environmental conditions, overshadowing streets and public spaces, creating wind tunnels, and impacting the...
Research
23 May 2022
Interactive Study - The State of Tall Timber: A Global Audit
This data study represents the significant recent momentum of the mass-timber movement worldwide. There are now 139 mass timber buildings around the world of eight...
Research
29 July 2019
Wind Effects on Permeable Tall Building Envelopes: Issues and Potentialities
A comprehensive conclusion about the effects of wind on permeable building envelopes (PBEs) remains elusive. The external layer permeability, the gap width, and the internal...
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RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernsehturm | Stuttgart | 1956 |
217 m / 712 ft |
N/A | Telecommunications |
| 2 | Roche Turm Bau 2 | Basel | 2022 |
205 m / 673 ft |
50 | Office |
| 3 | Tower 185 | Frankfurt am Main | 2011 |
200 m / 656 ft |
50 | Office |
| 4 | Trianon | Frankfurt am Main | 1993 |
186 m / 610 ft |
45 | Office |
| 5 | ECB - European Central Bank | Frankfurt am Main | 2014 |
184 m / 603 ft |
43 | Office |
| 6 | Roche Turm Bau 1 | Basel | 2015 |
178 m / 584 ft |
41 | Office |
| 7 | Silver Tower | Frankfurt am Main | 1978 |
166 m / 546 ft |
32 | Office |
| 8 | Post Turm | Bonn | 2002 |
162 m / 533 ft |
42 | Office |
| 9 | Postkantoor | Rotterdam | 2025 |
155 m / 509 ft |
43 | Residential / Hotel |
| 10 | Deutsche Bank Tower I | Frankfurt am Main | 1984 |
155 m / 509 ft |
40 | Office |
| 11 | Deutsche Bank Tower II | Frankfurt am Main | 1984 |
155 m / 509 ft |
38 | Office |
| 12 | Uptown Munchen | Munich | 2004 |
146 m / 479 ft |
38 | Office |
| 13 | One Forty West | Frankfurt am Main | 2020 |
145 m / 476 ft |
40 | Residential / Hotel |
| 14 | Business Tower | Nuremberg | 2000 |
135 m / 443 ft |
35 | Office |
| 15 | 1 Bligh Street | Sydney | 2011 |
133 m / 436 ft |
30 | Office |
| 16 | Covivo Turm | Berlin | 2025 |
130 m / 427 ft |
32 | Office / Residential |
| 17 | Hochhaus Treptower | Berlin | 1998 |
125 m / 410 ft |
32 | Office |
| 18 | CETC IT Building Shanghai | Shanghai | 2020 |
120 m / 394 ft |
27 | Office |
| 19 | Upper West | Berlin | 2017 |
119 m / 390 ft |
35 | Office / Hotel / Retail |
| 20 | HVB Tower | Munich | 1981 |
114 m / 373 ft |
27 | Office |
| 21 | Global Tower | Frankfurt am Main | 1973 |
109 m / 356 ft |
28 | Office |
| 22 | Deutsches Haus | Ho Chi Minh City | 2017 |
107 m / 351 ft |
26 | Office |
| 23 | T-Rex Hybrid High-rise | Frankfurt am Main | 2022 |
106 m / 348 ft |
26 | Office |
| 24 | Debis Tower | Berlin | 1997 |
106 m / 348 ft |
22 | Office |
| 25 | Mundsburg Turm I | Hamburg | 1973 |
101 m / 333 ft |
29 | Residential |
| 26 | Kollhoff Tower | Berlin | 1999 |
101 m / 331 ft |
23 | Office |
| 27 | Valley 1 | Amsterdam | 2021 |
101 m / 330 ft |
26 | Residential / Office |
| 28 | Mundsburg Turm III | Hamburg | 1973 |
97 m / 319 ft |
22 | Office |
| 29 | Porsche Design Tower | Stuttgart | 2022 |
90 m / 295 ft |
25 | Hotel / Office |
| 30 | Sky Office Duesseldorf | Düsseldorf | 2009 |
89 m / 292 ft |
23 | Office |
| 31 | Exzenterhaus Bochum | Bochum | 2013 |
89 m / 291 ft |
25 | Office |
| 32 | Blue Tower | Brussels | 1976 |
88 m / 289 ft |
25 | Office |
| 33 | Horizon Tower | Eschborn | 2003 |
88 m / 289 ft |
23 | Office |
| 34 | Meret Oppenheim Hochhaus | Basel | 2019 |
85 m / 279 ft |
25 | Residential / Office |
| 35 | Tango Towers | Hamburg | 2013 |
85 m / 279 ft |
24 | Office |
| 36 | Asia Financial Center & AIIB Headquarters | Beijing | 2019 |
82 m / 269 ft |
16 | Office |
| 37 | Valley 2 | Amsterdam | 2021 |
81 m / 264 ft |
20 | Residential / Office |
| 38 | Potsdamer Platz 11 | Berlin | 1999 |
79 m / 259 ft |
19 | Office |
| 39 | Turm Center | Frankfurt am Main | 1970 |
74 m / 243 ft |
22 | Office / Retail |
| 40 | Rathaus Ludwigshafen | Ludwigshafen | 1979 |
72 m / 236 ft |
16 | Office / Retail |
| 41 | MainTor Porta | Frankfurt am Main | 2014 |
70 m / 230 ft |
18 | Office |
| 42 | Access Tower | Frankfurt am Main | 1970 |
69 m / 226 ft |
21 | Office |
| 43 | Valley 3 | Amsterdam | 2021 |
67 m / 220 ft |
18 | Residential / Office |
| 44 | Westfield Hamburg Überseequartier D1 | Hamburg | 2022 |
66 m / 215 ft |
N/A | Office |
| 44 | Westfield Hamburg Überseequartier D2 | Hamburg | 2022 |
66 m / 215 ft |
N/A | Office |
| 46 | International Coffee Plaza | Hamburg | 2010 |
65 m / 213 ft |
13 | Office |
| 47 | Volkswohl Bund High-rise | Dortmund | 2011 |
62 m / 203 ft |
16 | Office |
| 48 | KöTower | Düsseldorf | 2025 |
60 m / 197 ft |
17 | Office |
| 49 | Continentale Headquarters | Dortmund | - |
60 m / 197 ft |
16 | Office |
| 50 | Abro | Risch-Rotkreuz | 2019 |
60 m / 197 ft |
15 | Office / Education |
| 51 | The Seven | Munich | 2013 |
56 m / 184 ft |
16 | Residential |
| 52 | Haus C | Risch-Rotkreuz | 2020 |
30 m / 98 ft |
7 | Office |
| 53 | Bâtiment Jean Monnet 2 | Luxembourg | 2024 |
- |
23 | Office / Government |
Statistics
Average Building Age*
29 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (100%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (78%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database
Based on 9 buildings over 150 m height
with a function
Based on 9 buildings over 150 m height
with a material
Building Completions Timeline
Building Map
Construction Time Chart
NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.
Create your own charts using the Explore Data tool.
Designated Experts
Videos
30 October 2017
The Role of Design Competitions in Shaping Sydney's Public Realm
Tall buildings often take more than they give back, frequently exacerbating local environmental conditions, overshadowing streets and public spaces, creating wind tunnels, and impacting the...
03 November 2016
Interview: European Central Bank
Pete Rose, Senior Associate, COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Best Tall Building Featured Finalist, the European Central Bank, Frankfurt, during the...
03 November 2016
City-within-a-City: European Central Bank
The European Central Bank headquarters masterfully assembles a split high-rise atop a horizontally oriented low-rise heritage structure. The combination of atria created by the placement...
06 November 2014
CTBUH 13th Annual Awards Dinner
The 13th Annual Awards Ceremony & Dinner was held in Mies van der Rohe's iconic Crown Hall, on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, Chicago....
06 November 2014
Interview: The Post Tower
Thursday 6th November 2014. Chicago, IL. Helmut Jahn, JAHN, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Tall Building 10 Year Award winner, the Post Tower,...
06 November 2014
Tall Building 10 Year Award: Of Split Volumes and Double Skins: The Post Tower
Deutsche Post DHL’s Bonn headquarters is an expression of the company’s confidence in progress and in technology to improve the work environment. The architect’s aim...
16 September 2014
Modernization: Renewing the Lifecycle of Vertical Transportation
Traditionally much of the focus in the tall building sector has been centered on the ground breaking technology being put in place for the pioneering...
12 June 2013
Interview: The Success of High-Rises
Christoph Ingenhoven of ingenhoven architects is interviewed by Jeff Herzer during the 2013 CTBUH London Conference at The Brewery, London. Christoph talks about why he...
12 June 2013
Why I am in Love with High-Rises
Christoph Ingenhoven presents his point of view regarding the necessity of high-rises in cities. He discusses a wide range of built projects, including one of...
11 June 2013
Session 2: What Contributes Most to Sustainability in Tall Buildings?
The next generation of tall buildings will be judged on more than sheer height or aesthetic appearance. In the context of sustainability, they will also...
Research
23 May 2022
Interactive Study - The State of Tall Timber: A Global Audit
CTBUH Research
This data study represents the significant recent momentum of the mass-timber movement worldwide. There are now 139 mass timber buildings around the world of eight...
29 July 2019
Wind Effects on Permeable Tall Building Envelopes: Issues and Potentialities
Andrea Giachetti, University of Florence; Gianni Bartoli, University of Florence; Claudio Mannini, University of Florence
A comprehensive conclusion about the effects of wind on permeable building envelopes (PBEs) remains elusive. The external layer permeability, the gap width, and the internal...
30 October 2017
The Role of Design Competitions In Shaping Sydney’s Public Realm
Helen Lochhead & Philip Oldfield, University of New South Wales
Since 2000, through the City of Sydney’s Competitive Design Policy (CDP), the quality of major projects in the city has been improved significantly, mediating the...
24 August 2015
Two Towers, One Market
Wolf D. Prix, COOP HIMMELB(L)AU
The design of the new European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt combines a twisted double tower, which rises to 185 meters, integrated with the horizontal...
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