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Elbtower in Hamburg Building

Mixed-use Hafencity Architecture Development design by David Chipperfield Architects Berlin

9 Feb 2018

Elbtower Hamburg Building

Design:David Chipperfield Architects Berlin

Location: east edge of Hafencity quarter, Hamburg, Germany

Elbtower

Elbtower

Situated on an exposed riverside site near the well-known Elbbrücken, this new mixed-use building acts as an entrance marker on the eastern edge of the Hafencity quarter and forms a counterpoint to the Elbphilharmonie to the west.

Elbtower

Elbtower

Elbtower

Occupying a triangular plot at the point where the River Elbe and Oberhafen canal converge, the site offers the opportunity to create a freestanding, sculpted building. The building complements and contrasts with the form of the Elbphilharmonie, rising as a tapered tower above a public atrium. Set to be the highest building in Hamburg, the Elbtower is a key part of the Hafencity masterplan.

Elbtower

Elbtower

In contrast to the tower’s light appearance when viewed from a distance, the ground floor forms a more solid podium, embedded in the topography of the site. This podium opens to the city, linking to the train and underground station to the east and a bicycle-bridge over the canal to the north. These entrances converge to create an inner courtyard which provides access to the tower and extends the surrounding public realm. The podium and floors immediately above house a broad spectrum of public functions including bar, hotel, restaurant, retail and exhibition areas and the tower largely comprises office space.

Elbtower

The façade is clad in a delicate screen of cambered, light-coloured aluminium profiles, which serve as solar protection and give a moiré effect. While the curtain wall plays with the reflections of the sun during the day, a lighting concept by Studio Other Spaces transforms the Elbtower into a kinetic light sculpture at night.

Elbtower

Elbtower in Hamburg – Building Information

Competition: 2017 – 2018
Gross floor area: 104,000 sqm
Client: SIGNA Prime Selection AG
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects Berlin
Partners: David Chipperfield, Christoph Felger (Design lead), Harald Müller
Project architects: Barbara Koller (competition phase 1), Thomas Pyschny (competition phase 2)
Competition team: Konrad Basan, Kerstin Bigalke, Andrew Davis, Ivan Dimitrov, Emmi Frank, Fadi Kilani, Dalia Liksaite, Pascal Maas, Carthage Murphy, André Silva Oliveira, Ken Polster, Franziska Rusch, Diana Schaffrannek, Matthijs Sioen, Simon Wiesmaier, Julienne Zuern

Elbtower

In collaboration with
Engineering: Arup Ltd., London
Fire consultant: brand + Brandschutz Planbar, Berlin
Landscape architect: Wirtz International nv, Schoten
Light art installation: Studio Other Spaces, Berlin with Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann

Elbtower

Elbtower in Hamburg information / images received 090218 from David Chipperfield Architects Berlin

Location: eastern edge of the Hafencity quarter, central Hamburg, northern Germany, western Europe

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