Charles de PicciottoArchitekt BDA

Hühnerposten-Areal Hamburg

A sickle-shaped site beside the railway lines between Hamburg Central Station and the busy artery road Amsinckstrasse (90,000 cars/day) was to be built on. Besides office facilities, plans provided for two hotel buildings. This problem-fraught site gave rise to a design concept that envisaged creating a peaceful plaza within a strong peripheral belt of buildings, giving the inhospitable surrounding location an entirely new identity.

Competition, Honorary purchase

  • Design:

    Charles de Picciotto in
    collaboration with Lars Wittorf

  • Team:

    C.de Picciotto, L.Wittorf, S.Meyer

  • Landscaping:

    Bertel Bruun, Hamburg

  • Client:

    Sigma GmbH & Co. KG

  • GFA:

    105,000 sqm

  • Period:

    2001

  • Model:

    Petrelli und Monkenbusch, Hamburg

  • Photos:

    Jochen Stüber, Hamburg