Kastor

The Kastor building is the twin tower of the Pollux building, and is also named for a son of Zeus and Leda. On the site of what used to be the administrative centre for the German Federal Railways, the towers now make up the “Forum” high-rise structure, a green square with a connection to the underground railway. A particular attraction of this semi-circular building is a large mural from the classical modern period by the Darmstadt artist Eberhard Schlotter.

• Building owner: Ouorend Groed Maatschappiy Dinara BV

• Architect: Kohn, Pedersen+Fox NHT 

• Construction period: 1994-1999 

• Construction: Steel-reinforced concrete, non-bearing glass, stone façade with aluminium-glass elements

• Gross floor area: 38,700 square metres

• Floors: 21

• Height: 91.43 metres

• Use: Office building