HafenCity, Germany
LOVE architecture and urbanism
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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With the HafenCity
Hamburg, a new district covering 157 hectares is being developed directly at the port. In addition to the mixed utilization, the relevant
urban development concept calls for high-quality architecture. For this reason, there was a separate tendering process for each individual building site.
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LOVE architecture and urbanism from
Graz won the competition for “Baufeld 10.” The site is situated in an area within the Dallmannkai, directly on the water and in direct proximity to the “
Elbphilharmonie” – a concert hall currently being developed by the Swiss Office of
Herzog & de Meuron. In total, 26 architecutral offices were awarded projects at the Kaiserkai.
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LOVE’s special challenge: The Baufeld 10 project was developed in a joint building venture. This means that the various future residents worked together to create a real community for the new building. Within this model, individualists connected with each other with the goal of building THEIR communal house. The building typology had to meet this expectation. This is why the building houses many different building typologies with all kinds of furnishing standards: from very large
apartments (up to approx. 225m2) to smaller units (approx. 50m2), which feature entirely different designs – from one-storey apartments to maisonettes that stretch across four storeys.
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For Baufeld 10, individualisation was the top priority. Each of the 28 new residents can now enjoy his or her unique lifestyle within his or her apartment – whether horizontal or vertical – whether in a small or a big apartment. These different visions were blended into one building – to everyone’s satisfaction.
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Viewed from the outside, the
residential building presents a gleaming white structure formed of slightly bevelled cubes and with generously proportioned, slightly bevelled window openings. The configuration of these window openings matches the layout of the apartments behind them. Each apartment has a balcony and/or bay which protrude from the building. Within the rigid row of buildings, this configuration provides maximum views in an “exciting direction” – namely, the harbour.
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| situation plan--drawing Courtesy of LOVE architecture and urbanism |
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| location plan--drawing Courtesy of LOVE architecture and urbanism |
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| floor plan 01--drawing Courtesy of LOVE architecture and urbanism |
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| floor plan 02--drawing Courtesy of LOVE architecture and urbanism |
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| floor plan 03--drawing Courtesy of LOVE architecture and urbanism |
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| floor plan 04--drawing Courtesy of LOVE architecture and urbanism |
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| floor plan 05--drawing Courtesy of LOVE architecture and urbanism |
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| elevation 01--drawing Courtesy of LOVE architecture and urbanism |
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| elevation 02--drawing Courtesy of LOVE architecture and urbanism |
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| elevation 03--drawing Courtesy of LOVE architecture and urbanism |
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| elevation 04--drawing Courtesy of LOVE architecture and urbanism |
The people
Architects: LOVE architecture and urbanism
Location: HafenCity, Germany
Project area: 3,150 sqm
Project year: 2005 – 2008
Photographs: Courtesy of LOVE architecture and urbanism
