2024-12-21T22:54:25-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150337080/santiago-calatrava-unveils-high-end-d-sseldorf-complex-named-calatrava-boulevard Niall Patrick Walsh 2023-01-26T12:00:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6e/6e15ecfcf54afaf49794a155e11a3bbe.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/1636/santiago-calatrava" target="_blank">Santiago Calatrava</a> has unveiled a design proposal for a luxury mixed-use complex in D&uuml;sseldorf, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4146/germany" target="_blank">Germany</a>. Named Calatrava Boulevard and situated on D&uuml;sseldorf&rsquo;s swanky K&ouml;nigsallee, the 375,000-square-foot development includes workplace, luxury retail, and upmarket restaurant spaces.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/38/38cd6d0dc45dffc48fba92135e0fdd95.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/38/38cd6d0dc45dffc48fba92135e0fdd95.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Santiago Calatrava LLC</figcaption></figure><p>The scheme&rsquo;s signature architectural element will be a curved, vaulted 135-foot-long roof orientated towards Martin-Luther-Platz, shaped to remain below the typical height of high-rise buildings in the area. The complex&rsquo;s remaining roofscape will be topped with landscaped terraces containing integrated solar panels.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ff/ff40c366c986e0530563a669b408aa5a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ff/ff40c366c986e0530563a669b408aa5a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Santiago Calatrava LLC</figcaption></figure><p>Inside, the first two levels of the project will contain 160,000 square feet of luxury restaurant and retail space, while the upper levels will house 236,000 square feet of office space. The internal facade is clad with what the team describes as &ldquo;sinusoidal waveforms&rdquo; that sweep towards the external facades to create unit...</p>