“Gateway to Messe Frankfurt”: redesign of the entrance area to the exhibition grounds

Exhibition Hall 11 and Portalhaus, Frankfurt am Main

Blick vom Messevorplatz auf das Portalhaus und die zweigeschossige Halle 11

Blick aus Richtung Messeturm auf das Portalhaus

Portalhaus - Eingangs- und Verteilerhalle

The ensemble of new western main entrance, “Portalhaus” (gateway building), and Exhibition Hall 11 reorders the western portion of the exhibition grounds. The Portalhaus assumes the function of distributing the various streams of visitors and is conceived as a symbolic building. It is a highly visible new “gateway to the trade fair” and thus presents a gesture of welcome.

This project was discussed in the network series “wieweiterarbeiten – Workspaces of the Future“.

Categories	Working
Region	Hessen
Developer	Messe Frankfurt Venue GmbH & Co. KG, Frankfurt am Main
Planning	Hascher Jehle Architektur, Berlin; RSP Remmel + Sattler Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Frankfurt am Main
Planning partners	BWP Endreß Landschaftsarchitekten, Frankfurt am Main; Scholze Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Leinfelden-Echterdingen; Priedemann Fassadenberatung GmbH, Grossbeeren/Berlin
Completion	2009
Planning period	2006–2009 (1st prize and commission, bidding process 2006)
Size / area	120,095 m²
Building costs	1,436 € (gross costs per m² GFA, 300+400)
Documentation	Plans Exhibition Hall (PDF)

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