Frankfurt School of Finance, Germany

In cooperation with the city government, the Frankfurt School decided to move to Adickesallee, a central location in the northern part of Frankfurt. The location was chosen very carefully. It allowed the integration of the Business School into the so-called ‘Campusmeile’ (campus mile), which forms an axis starting at the Goethe University, passing Frankfurt School and the German National Library, and ending at the University of Applied Sciences. Secondly, the location has a traditional link with finance as well. The building that stood here before was the Oberfinanzdirektion, the main regional financial government body. This old building featured a facade made of split tiles in different shades of red. The colours seemed to change depending on the light and the angle. At the end of 2014, this building was torn down.

Besides design and the appropriate technology, the Frankfurt School always retained a strong focus on sustainability. The school relied on a certification consultant to gain its Platinum certification. In Mosa, the Frankfurt School found a partner with the same philosophy. As Mosa has incorporated sustainability as one of its core values, there was no issue. With its Cradle to Cradle Silver certification, Mosa was able to rely on existing processes to fulfil all requirements. The standard procedures were used for the custom-made tiles, so the team at Mosa could fully concentrate on the design process and didn’t have to worry about different standards for raw materials or production processes. With this approach, Mosa was able to make a positive contribution to the Frankfurt School’s efforts in this area.