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Our proposal for the Lightywood competition serves as the entrance building to Hamburg-Harburg’s Schlossinsel – the former center of Harburg, which has turned into an industrial harbor over the years. Currently, Schlossinsel undergoes a radical transformation, becoming a hub for light and service industries
Built as a reinforced concrete structure, the ground floor creates a solid base for the upper floors' modular timber construction, which not only enables enormous precision, cost-secure construction and a high spatial and ecological quality, but also serves as a metaphorical reference to the container-based logistics of port facilities.
The ground floor can open up on all sides, fulfilling the function of a social meeting point for the emerging community on Harburg’s Schlossinsel. Due to its generous ceiling height, it allows two-storey installations, creating attractive galleries, which can be used as co-working zones.
The upper floors allow flexible office configurations accessed via a spacious outdoor walkway, creating visual connections with the surrounding open spaces. The facades are clad with zinc sheets. Round windows facing south underline the building’s striking urban figure while relating to its maritime context.
Location: Hamburg-Harburg
Status: Competition, 1st Prize
Year: 2020
Program: Office
Role: Design
Team: Hans von Bülow, Julian Meisen, Cornelius Voss
Partner: Heine Architekten
LIGHTYWOOD
Lightywood serves as the entrance building to Hamburg-Harburg’s Schlossinsel – the former center of Harburg, which has turned into an industrial harbor over the years. Currently Schlossinsel undergoes a radical transformation, becoming a hub for light and service industries
Our proposal envisions the ground floor as a reinforced concrete construction and the upper floors as modular timber construction. The wooden modular construction not only enables enormous precision, cost-secure construction and a high spatial and ecological quality, but also serves as a metaphorical reference to the container-based logistics of port facilities.
The generous storey height on the ground floor allow two-story installations, creating attractive galleries, which can be used as co-working zones. The ground floor can be opened on different sides and fulfills the function of a social meeting point for the newly emerging community on the Schlossinsel.
The upper floors allow flexible and spacious office space that can be easily subdivided and accessed via a wide walkway. The walkway is placed on the outer sides of the building so that it allows visual connections to the surrounding open spaces. The facades are clad with zinc sheets and to the south they have round windows, underlining the striking urban figure and relating to the maritime context. The upper floors create a roofed public space next to the water on the south side of the building.
Location: Hamburg-Harburg
Status: Competition, 1st Prize
Year: 2020
Program: Office
Role: Design
Team: Hans von Bülow, Julian Meisen, Cornelius Voss
Partner: Heine Architekten