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Construction in Existing Buildings: Inside Frankfurt’s Bienenkorbhaus

The Bienenkorbhaus at the Konstablerwache in Frankfurt am Main was built in 1954 and was one of the first high-rise buildings in downtown Frankfurt at the time. It was built by the Frankfurter Sparkasse, according to the architectural designs of Johannes Krahn. The name Bienenkorbhaus comes from the logo of the Sparkasse at the time,

Refurbishment, Renovation, Modernization: the Differences

In recent years, a large number of older buildings have been renovated, refurbished or modernized in the Frankfurt city region. This usually happens when real estate is out of date, because the demands of tenants, owners, and legislators on real estate have risen continuously in recent decades. In particular, the energy efficiency (and thus the