Purpose-built New Offices
A few years ago, German industrial group Evonik decided to move its IT location from Frankfurt to the Fraunhofer Science Park in Hanau, complete with purpose-built new offices. The result is a free-standing four-storey U-shaped building for around 300 IT employees. It features state-of-the-art technical equipment along with generously designed work and communication areas as well as plenty of greenery. The focus is on enabling effortless exchange between colleagues in a pleasing and inspiring environment.
Enabling Agile Working
The whole building is designed to help implement the concept of agile working which is about bringing people, processes and technology together to find the most effective way of carrying out a particular task: It is working within guidelines of the task but without boundaries of how you achieve it. This way, employees become empowered, innovative and more productive.
| Client | Evonik Industries AG |
| City | Hanau |
| Country | Germany |
| Architects | Planning Department of Dietz AG / Goldbeck AG |
| Completion | April 2020 |
| Sector | Production industry |
| Project type | New building |
| Gross floor area m2 | 7.340 |
| Number of employees | 300 |
| Lighting | Waldmann, Muuto, Bolichwerke, Artemide |
| Flooring | Interface Composure, Bolon Grafik, Objekt Carpet, Tisca Tiara |
| Acoustics | Assmann |
| Workspace Furniture | Assmann |
| Conference Furniture | Assmann System 180 | Tables and chairs: Brunner rey |
| Lounge Furniture | Assmann, partly also on production by carpenter Eichhorn, Hey Miura Plank |
| Greenery | Baumhaus GmbH, Islandmoosbild, Planters planted with hydro plants |
| Technology | Microsoft, Cisco |
| Gastronomy | - |
