Hamburg’s state-owned real estate company LIG has chosen the concept “Neues Amt Altona” developed by Common Agency and Robert Beddies, the CEO of betahaus Hamburg, to be realised on the site of Altona’s former tax office (Ehemaliges Finanzamt Altona) between Neue Große Bergstraße and Große Bergstraße in Hamburg-Altona.

After Altona’s former tax office was no longer used for its original purpose, it has been rented to a community of creative entrepreneurs for a minimum lease. In order to protect the creative community, the city decided to sell the property under one condition: The existing leases have to be protected for at least ten years. The property also consists of an adjacent two-storey commercial building facing Neue Große Bergstraße, which is planned to be demolished by the new owners, making space or a new structure.

Our proposal secures the existing leases for another twenty years and envisions a new building on Neue Große Bergstraße: Neues Amt Altona. The idea behind Neues Amt Altona combines two concepts: collaborative work and cooperative organisation. As a result, Neues Amt Altona is conceived as cooperative running a co-working space, allowing its future users – local entrepreneurs and creatives – to co-own their workspaces far below market value.

According to our proposal, the new building will be built mainly in timber construction and offer highly flexible workspaces as well as an open ground floor for public use.

Hamburg’s state-owned real estate company LIG has chosen the concept “Neues Amt Altona” developed by Common Agency and Robert Beddies, the CEO of betahaus Hamburg, to be realised on the site of Altona’s former tax office (Ehemaliges Finanzamt Altona) between Neue Große Bergstraße and Große Bergstraße in Hamburg-Altona.

After Altona’s former tax office was no longer used for its original purpose, it has been rented to a community of creative entrepreneurs for a minimum lease. In order to protect the creative community, the city decided to sell the property under one condition: The existing leases have to be protected for at least ten years. The property also consists of an adjacent two-storey commercial building facing Neue Große Bergstraße, which is planned to be demolished by the new owners, making space or a new structure.

Our proposal secures the existing leases for another twenty years and envisions a new building on Neue Große Bergstraße: Neues Amt Altona. The idea behind Neues Amt Altona combines two concepts: collaborative work and cooperative organisation. As a result, Neues Amt Altona is conceived as cooperative running a co-working space, allowing its future users – local entrepreneurs and creatives – to co-own their workspaces far below market value.

According to our proposal, the new building will be built mainly in timber construction and offer highly flexible workspaces as well as an open ground floor for public use.

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