ThyssenKrupp Quarter

After a construction period of three years the new corporate headquarters of ThyssenKrupp AG – the ThyssenKrupp Quarter – will be officially inaugurated on June 17. The consolidation of its administrative offices at the traditional locations of Essen and Duisburg marks the start of a new epoch for the Group.

The Quarter in Essen – combining administrative offices previously spread over various sites – will become the heart of the whole Group. Ralph Labonte, member of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG: “The opening of the ThyssenKrupp Quarter begins a new chapter in our corporate history. The opening is a symbol of change and the start of a new future for ThyssenKrupp in Essen.”

The decision to build the new headquarters in Essen and thus consolidate administration in Essen and Duisburg was made in 2006. The ambitious aim behind the new headquarters was set out in the guidelines for the architectural competition: “The ThyssenKrupp Quarter is to become a symbol for the forward-looking, sustainable development of the Group.”

Realization of the winning bid by JSWD Architekten and Chaix & Morel et associés, who form the consortium “Architekten ThyssenKrupp Quartier”, began with the symbolic groundbreaking on June 12, 2007. The foundation stone laying took place on September 5, 2008, while the topping-out ceremony was held on July 17, 2009.