Great update! :banana:

It looks much better on the renders!

It looks exactly as on the renders.

Except for the darker podium building maybe, which is going to darken with time passing by, anyway.

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1629/3136393265313232tg4.jpg
OpernTurm render source: Vivico / Tishman Speyer



By the by: Did you even notice that the tower isn't finished yet? ;)

Sensationelle Bilder Patrick, vielen Dank. Ich frage mich ob UBS immer noch der Hauptmieter sein wird. :lol:

great update. did you have access to the tower?

yes, we also went inside and visited some floors. have only a very fewpics of the inside, to come tomorrow.

One photo from friday, 07.11.:
http://images44.fotosik.pl/29/5a39a06d3740149a.jpg (www.fotosik.pl)

contrasts - this weekend

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/974/f0jm6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

very beautiful contrast!

yes, we also went inside and visited some floors. have only a very fewpics of the inside, to come tomorrow.

a bit late :D

this is the 18th floor if i remember correctly

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3860/opinll7.jpg
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/4951/opin1pr4.jpg

Frankfurt.. hmm always impressive..

update: 28.11.

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8740/p1050922wu4.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/6497/p1050939ff8.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9260/p1060074yp1.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/290/p1060079vl7.jpg

looks completely topped out now! :banana::banana::banana:
time to change thrad title..

not completely topped out, when the facade reaches the top, it will gain some more centimeters ;) it will be completely topped out in March 09, a half meter is missing if i remember correct.

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1730/sany0574ej6.jpg

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/6065/sany0577ci1.jpg

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/8218/sany0578ex6.jpg

some pics from end of november

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9179/22112008963mv0.jpg

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5634/22112008967hd4.jpg

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/3039/22112008964hc7.jpg

bonus:
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/7987/unbenannt1kopieuu0.jpg

new pics originally posted by fellow german forumers jürgen(dayshots) and migöl(nightshots)

http://www.ld-host.de/uploads/images/8a49792225251a2405daeeb5213daecf.jpg

http://www.ld-host.de/uploads/images/afabd97495e69136dc6634591570fc70.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3098/3161681134_83098d9546_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/3161681148_9513211233_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/3161681156_c71c5204f5_b.jpg

Wunderschoene Bilder!!!

This building is turning out much better than I expected.

nice picture of the Opernturm Area, shot from a highrise in the northeast of Frankfurt, the Tower is nearly finished:

http://www.*****************/pc/pc/cat/2449/display/15588149

nice shots.

Nice Tower :)

Simple, but very elegant. I like it.

Superb pics!
The small ice rink is still there (as you see to the bottom of the last niteshot).

Opernturm still looks a bit austere, but I begin to like it more now. This is a good contrast to all the glass towers in Frankfurt.

looks old

Classic design! Looks great!

nice picture of the Opernturm Area, shot from a highrise in the northeast of Frankfurt, the Tower is nearly finished:

http://www.*****************/pc/pc/cat/2449/display/15588149

http://cdn.******************/photos/15588149.jpg

Great shot. It looks cold with the snow on the roofs. :)

Some photos I took during the weekend:

http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/fra_jan09/fra_jan09_ot01.JPG

http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/fra_jan09/fra_jan09_ot02.JPG

http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/fra_jan09/fra_jan09_ot03.JPG

http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/fra_jan09/fra_jan09_ot04.JPG

http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/fra_jan09/fra_jan09_ot05.JPG

http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/fra_jan09/fra_jan09_ot06.JPG

Great shots, Jochen!!! When the Opernturm darkens a little, it will be perfect for the Opera neighbourhood!

January 2009, so nice:

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/8392/437pxopernturmffm021dp1.jpg

Pic by: Dontworry, Wikipedia
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dontworry
Creative Commons

Nice tower! Great addition for the Frankfurter skyline.

I like its classic design...:)

Three of the pictures pictures I took yesterday:
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/9863/15829606fj7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/15829606fj7.jpg/1/w1000.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img407/15829606fj7.jpg/1/)

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/6056/zeilpano4rz0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/zeilpano4rz0.jpg/1/w3000.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img91/zeilpano4rz0.jpg/1/)

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/8964/dscf1124sscga6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/dscf1124sscga6.jpg/1/w827.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img214/dscf1124sscga6.jpg/1/)

i love the first pic, very nice!

wich one is the highest tower in frankfurt and how high is it?

wich one is the highest tower in frankfurt and how high is it?

It's the Commerzbank-Tower with 259 metres. With the signal light on top it reaches 300.1 metres. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerzbank_Tower

It's the Commerzbank-Tower with 259 metres. With the signal light on top it reaches 300.1 metres. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerzbank_Tower

well, this is not quite correct, the highest "Tower" is the EUROPATURM with 337,5 meters, but the Commerzbank is the tallest "habitable" building.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europaturm


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Europaturm_am_Abend.jpg/160px-Europaturm_am_Abend.jpg

well, this is not quite correct, the highest "Tower" is the EUROPATURM with 337,5 meters, but the Commerzbank is the tallest "habitable" building.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europaturm


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Europaturm_am_Abend.jpg/160px-Europaturm_am_Abend.jpg

Yes I know, but I'm pretty shure, with "tower" he originally meant a skyscraper...:)

well, when you say skyscraper..the commerzbank is only 259m tall ^^

My pics from saturday
http://i44.tinypic.com/20pugjm.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/99dxdk.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/10ek51e.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/33eoj8i.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/x4py80.jpg

It's T/O, isn't it? We should update the title

I think it look good.

It's T/O, isn't it? We should update the title

it seems so. looks like it takes ages to finish the cladding though.

it seems so. looks like it takes ages to finish the cladding though.
If I remember correctly, the cladding will be finished in March.

Here is a pic by me this noon.
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8620/dscf3004ph9.jpg

^
very nice pic!

^
very nice pic!

thx :)

It's T/O, isn't it? We should update the title

no, it is not, although only a few centimeters are missing. it will have its final height when the cladding will reach the roof.

Very nice picture! Very urban!!!

again, nice unusual perspective, patrick

nice frankfurt-banner today, so let`s update this thread.. :banana:


http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/1008/l1020247.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2069/l1020248.jpg

Dankeschöön! :)
The natural stone facade makes a nice contrast to the glass of Deutsche Bank (which still gets recladded top-down) and Trianon.

thank you , Ulukai . .... btw , are you working in the former Selmi building ?

ordinary design but beautiful

thank you , Ulukai . .... btw , are you working in the former Selmi building ?

nop, i just love to climb its fascade :carrot:

My pics from saturday.
http://i42.tinypic.com/1192h45.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/2lncscl.jpg

I find it disgusting how they painted one side of the building.
http://i40.tinypic.com/20uz9lt.jpg

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/5903/img4798s.jpg

I find it disgusting how they painted one side of the building.
http://i40.tinypic.com/20uz9lt.jpg

:lol:

They should paint the other three sides lime-green, lime-yellow and orange!
That would be great!

Myself and a friend were in Frankfurt a few weeks back. We were out exploring at night, and walked past the Opernturm saw an opportunity for a bit of urban exploration.

We've posted photos of the exploration to flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fencehopper/sets/72157615340691148/).

Unfortunately we only had one camera battery with us and wasted nearly all of it on one or two flash shots. There's quite a nice two story office space about 4 floors from the top, with an internal balcony and lots of light. It'd be a great place to work, looking out over Frankfurt. It's a pity we don't have a shot of it, but I think the roof shots make up for it.

Here are some sample shots, taken with an Olympus E-500:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3433/3358708490_3a77a20fa3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fencehopper/3358708490/sizes/o/in/set-72157615340691148/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3454/3358708520_a3deea2fc6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fencehopper/3358708520/sizes/o/in/set-72157615340691148/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3602/3358717538_e042bf7e76.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fencehopper/3358717538/sizes/o/in/set-72157615340691148/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3357916013_6c6d67f09f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fencehopper/3357916013/sizes/l/in/set-72157615340691148/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3577/3358741344_c566c291ec.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fencehopper/3358741344/sizes/l/in/set-72157615340691148/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3357932771_042b8bc528.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fencehopper/3357932771/sizes/o/in/set-72157615340691148/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3571/3357932785_154aeb7bdc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fencehopper/3357932785/sizes/o/in/set-72157615340691148/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3357932783_914f1b185d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fencehopper/3357932783/sizes/o/in/set-72157615340691148/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3583/3357932791_2da9ff498a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fencehopper/3357932791/sizes/o/in/set-72157615340691148/)

Cool, did you enter the building legally or illegally?

:lol:

They should paint the other three sides lime-green, lime-yellow and orange!
That would be great!

and that building will fit in rotterdam

is the building's facade bricks?

the fascade consists of sandstone patterns.
i didn`t know that you can enter the building so easily, thought they would work there all night long... did you use the elevator or did you walk up the stairs to the top?

it always amazes me, how easy it is to enter the construction site of a skyscraper.

Cool, did you enter the building legally or illegally?

We weren't invited, but we didn't pick any locks. We hopped over a 2ft wall.

i didn`t know that you can enter the building so easily, thought they would work there all night long... did you use the elevator or did you walk up the stairs to the top?

It was about 2am on a Saturday night, all the workers were asleep. There were no locked doors, we literally just walked in. On our decent we spotted one worker coming out of the cabins around the back.

We took the stairs up and down, not wanting to get stuck in an under construction lift. We also didn't want to break anything, sticking by the mantra of taking only photos and leaving only footprints.

Heh From Saturday pics too here:lol:
From Main Tower
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3365128707_d6f939e60a_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3619/3365944478_ed7b3f6a56_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3365118877_117516a0da_b.jpg

And skyline from Main River
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3588/3365143811_c8c4441d72_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3469/3365149817_9d591a05bd_b.jpg

Sorry to hijack the discussion about OpernTurm, but what is going on over at the Deutsche Bank HQ? Is it just recladding work, if so then I think it's a shame because I really like it as it was :(

it`s basically a reclading. but dont worry, it stays more or less the same, only visible notice will be opened windows. project homepage (http://www.banking-on-green.com/en/content/greentowers.html)

dunno if we have an international thread for this project, although according to deutschebank its actually europes biggest highrise renovation.

And skyline from Main River
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3588/3365143811_c8c4441d72_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3469/3365149817_9d591a05bd_b.jpg

Its coming a great skyline many towers will be add the coming years is think at least 10 towers!!! :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:

The city is definitly booming!!!

:cheers:

it`s basically a reclading. but dont worry, it stays more or less the same, only visible notice will be opened windows. project homepage (http://www.banking-on-green.com/en/content/greentowers.html)

dunno if we have an international thread for this project, although according to deutschebank its actually europes biggest highrise renovation.

Thanks for the info! It's gonna look great :cheers:

Dankeschön for your update Nick3dz! I like this tower more and more by any day.

The attica on top looks magnificent. And the entrance... Yummy.

Thanks to our new member anfer for those wunderschöne updates!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3545/3382333313_d7dc648a58.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3545/3382333313_d7dc648a58.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3382333303_32fd6392e1.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3382333303_32fd6392e1.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/3382333299_8e5d6e2735.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/3382333299_8e5d6e2735.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3598/3382333291_a91846b985.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3598/3382333291_a91846b985.jpg

it takes ages to finish the cladding

OpernTurm at night:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3387289125_4ea9b96b53.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/3388072376_9d113a69b5.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3469/3387284267_b2393e89f3.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3431/3388075376_4c7651dbe4.jpg

it takes ages to finish the cladding

they have to put the tiles piece by piece at their places. :)

The tower fills up a hole in the skyline. Looks great. Frankfurt needs some more towers surrounding the OpernTurm to fill the complete hole IMO.

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/4980/l1020300.jpg

Not bad. Project fits very well in context !

The last gaps at the main Facade are being closed:

http://www.abload.de/img/p1010652klxkme.jpg (http://www.abload.de/img/p1010652gr4ftq.jpg)
Click me big

Pic by me

^ Good one! :)


Nice shot by a fellow German user, shot from the "Goethe Tower" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goethe_Tower) (Goetheturm) in the Frankfurt forest:

Das wunderbare Goetheturmbild (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=36074726&postcount=573) von newfvgffm hat mich am vergangenem Montag auch mal dazu motiviert, die 196 Treppenstufen zu erklimmen, zumal es ja mittlerweile auch ne Buslinie dorthin gibt. Ich fang dann mal mit einem Opernturm-Bild an.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8620/36127045.jpg

looks like they can´t finish the last 2%

the top sections always take a long time, dunno why.

I love Frankfurt's skyline - I used to work at the Sheraton Hotel at Frankfurt Flughafen and stand on the balconies admiring the skyline. Best skyline in Europe..

any updates?

The skyline of Frankfurt looks much more complete with this scraper.

Nice tower, I'm thinking to go to Frankfurt this summer for a few days, Cant wait to see the final result!

wednesday
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/5088/l1020451.jpg

friday
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/3521/l1020456.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1991/l1020457.jpg

interesting perspective. park tower and opernturm fit together nicely.

now without crane

12.6.
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/2503/l1020471.jpg

17.6.
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/8955/l1020478.jpg

16.6.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8004/p1070499.jpg

I like the simplicity of the tower. I don't really lik cities where every tower is a landmark. :)

^^
indeed, I also do like the tower more now, than when he was on the drawings...

Pretty good tower. I like its traditional design.

retro design IMO :)

good shit, would like to see some insides too

There's not too much to see inside so far, I suppose. But we had some Baustellenbegehungsfotos some time ago, just flipper through some pages.

baustellenbegehungsfotos, eh? ;)

as seen from westhafen tower last sunday:

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/7074/oper.jpg

Nice one! It fits perfect there.


baustellenbegehungsfotos, eh? ;)
Eh, seniore :yes:

With the friendly support of Schmittchen (DAF (http://www.deutsches-architektur-forum.de/forum/showpost.php?p=229528&postcount=860)), some rather unusual views of the OpernTurm:


North facade (in front of this you'll find the extended & renovated Rothschild park)
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5025/1120opernturm.jpg

West facade, fully covered with stone now
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/5701/1121opernturm.jpg

They started to extend the park - that ugly underground parking entry is going to disappear.
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/7952/1122opernturm.jpg

The new entry
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/7784/1123opernturm.jpg

The round corner of the base building with the arcades
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1649/1124opernturm.jpg

New slabs for the sidewalk - probably Granite
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1354/1125opernturm.jpg



:)

From last week :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3769375086_0072de029e_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2447/3769481092_1d4f5c47e4_b.jpg

this is really a good looking tower!
very simple yet smart and classy design!

the tower is ok. the entrance is magnificent though. the base too.

it's nice but too boxy for me...

it's nice but too boxy for me...

the building is fine you should be happy they are actually building this!:ohno:

this is to boxy. http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4553187/838236abox_Full.jpg

It's January 2010, Opernturm should have opened by now.

We had some updates over there in the German forum. I think it's gonna open in some days, eh?

LOVE THAT BUILDING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like this building.