“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 © Svenja Bockhop, Berlin
Portalhaus und repräsentativer Vorplatz © Svenja Bockhop, Berlin
Portalhaus und repräsentativer Vorplatz © Svenja Bockhop, Berlin
Blick aus Richtung Messeturm auf das Portalhaus © Svenja Bockhop, Berlin
Messehalle 11 © Svenja Bockhop, Berlin
Portalhaus - Eingangs- und Verteilerhalle © Svenja Bockhop, Berlin
Portalhaus - Eingangs- und Verteilerhalle © Svenja Bockhop, Berlin
Portalhaus - Eingangs- und Verteilerhalle © Svenja Bockhop, Berlin
Messehalle 11 - E1 © Svenja Bockhop, Berlin
Messehalle 11 - E0 © Svenja Bockhop, Berlin

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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