Launching into the future: new media building sets standards

Funke Mediengruppe, Essen

Essen
Location

1.400
Employees

2016–2019
Project period

32.000 m²
Space

The new FUNKE Media Office, occupying some 32,000 m², is one of Germany’s most advanced media properties.

combine begleitete die FUNKE MEDIENGRUPPE bei der Realisierung des Medienhauses der Zukunft. Rund 1.200 Mitarbeitende finden im neuen FUNKE Media Office nicht nur die optimale Umgebung für kreatives und gemeinsames Arbeiten; die Strukturen des Medienhauses schaffen auch neue Arbeitswelten, die den rasanten Wandel in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft aufgreifen.

We are delighted to have been able to advise the FUNKE MEDIA GROUP from the early phase of project initiation, including all planning processes, the design of the new working environments right through to relocation management.

Nadim Aldach, Partner at combine Consulting and Project Coordinator for the FUNKE Media Office

Realisierung des Funke Media Office der Funke Mediengruppe

The new property, occupying 32,000 m², is a company headquarters that enables efficient, flexible workflows and smooth communication. The company moved into the FUNKE Media Office in early 2019. The new property enables efficient, flexible workflows and smooth communication. In keeping with the goal of creating one of the most advanced headquarters in Germany’s media sector, FUNKE also wants to accommodate the increasingly stringent requirements that apply to modern working environments.

THE MEDIA OFFICE FROM ABOVE: A 285-METER-LONG, CLEARLY AND ELEGANTLY POSITIONED BUILDING COMPLEX WITH A CYLINDRICAL SILVER MEDIA TOWER EMBLAZONED WITH GERMANY’S LARGEST NEWS SCREEN.

Offices flooded with light, modular concepts featuring open structures and places of refuge offer the ideal setting for creative journalism. The new building (designed by AllesWirdGut architecture, Vienna) is now home to the editorial departments of Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) and Neue Ruhr/Neue Rhein Zeitung (NRZ), along with supporting departments, including sales, finance, and marketing.

An environment that allows for creative journalism and forward-looking work

Um den Bedürfnissen der künftigen Nutzer:innen gerecht zu werden, hat combine die Mediengruppe bei der Entwicklung von Nutzungs- und Betriebskonzepten für Redaktions- und Newsdesk-Flächen sowie für Sonderflächen wie Konferenz- und Veranstaltungsräume beraten und beim Change Management und Umzugsmanagement unterstützt.