Uberseequartier Hamburg

  • Design: 2004
  • Realisation: 2011
  • Client: Uberseequartier Beteiligungs GmbH, Hamburg(consisting of ING Real Estate Germany GmbH, Gross & Partner Grundstcksgesellschaft mbH, SNS Property Finance (former Bouwfonds Property Finance))
  • Gross Floor Area: 75,000m2
Uberseequartier Hamburg

Überseequartier is the centerpiece of the larger waterfront redevelopment area ‘Hafencity Hamburg’. The masterplan scheme was designed by a selection of internationally renowned architects, unites a mix of uses such as culture, leisure, retail, restaurants, hotels, services, housing, offices, a Cruise Ship Terminal, Science Center with Aquarium and Science Theatre on a total area of 275.000 m2. The location within the 155 hectare area of Hafencity plays a crucial role in revitalizing the former harbor area in the city centre of Hamburg. The scheme is a combination of buildings and landscape, with the Übersee boulevard as prevailing urban element. As connecting passage from and to the existing city centre, it meanders through the area and culminates in the public space called ‘Überseeplatz’, which is point of arrival as well as central viewpoint. At this position, the two Waterfront towers, designed by Erick van Egeraat, are positioned adjacent to and lifted up from the piazza. The design integrates the landscape with public functions like cafés, restaurants and commercial facilities located of the ground and first floor. This invites for lively social interaction that benefits both the buildings and the urban space. The towers are composed of 2 main elements: pedestal and tower. The pedestals form a clear visual end point of the boulevard and offer magnificent views over the river and to the cruise ships. The towers evolve from the pedestals like rocks in the water. They frame the views to and from Überseequartier and fulfill a landmark function within the whole area. The facades relate in their use of variations of glass and natural stone to the diversity of material prevailing in Hamburg’s Speicherstadt. The linking of public space and building provides an exceptional inner-city quality within Überseequartier and creates a livable relation to the water.

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