Revitalization Congress Center Hamburg / Hupe Flatau Partner

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  • Chief Architect Design: Tim Hupe
  • Design Architect: Christoph Schuchardt, Jorges Picas, Gabriel Pastor, Christian Wieschemann
  • Chief Architect Construction: Bernd Leusmann
  • Construction Architect: Silke Denker, Ulrike Rau, Wolfgang Zell, Bernhard Jordan, Gerrit Mimkes, Lydia Bausch, Magdalena Poholski, Manuel Galvez Castillo, Kristina Schilling, Britta Adelmann, Sahar Sasani
  • Facade Planner: R+R Fuchs
  • Fire Protection Consultant: HHP West Ingenieure GmbH
  • Stage Technology: That Hamburg GmbH
  • City: Hamburg
  • Country: Germany
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Text description provided by the architects. Congress Center Hamburg (CCH). When it was first opened in 1973, the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH) was considered Europe’s largest congress facility, and legends of the 1970s and 1980s such as ABBA, Deep Purple, and Queen filled it with visitors. After almost 50 years, the building was revitalized and expanded. In 2014, the workgroup ARGE agn leusmann / Tim Hupe Architekten was awarded the project. Since its reopening in 2022, the venue’s calendar has been brimming with events.

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Revitalization Congress Center Hamburg / Hupe Flatau Partner - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade
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Tim Hupe Architekten was responsible for the design, approval, and detailed planning. Tim Hupe: “It was a wonderful task to revitalize and further develop this site close to the city center, in the vicinity of the Planten un Blomen park and the Radisson Blu hotel. A few years ago, this was an almost forgotten place at the back of the Dammtor railway station.

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Plan - Ground floor

The redevelopment of Dag-Hammarskjöld-Platz and Marseiller Promenade will create a focal point in the heart of Hamburg for visitors worldwide.” The new building forms a connecting element between the old and new event spaces and connects three situations into one sequence: the new entrance hall is reached via Congressplatz, and the atrium connects this level with the raised "Belvedere".

Revitalization Congress Center Hamburg / Hupe Flatau Partner - Interior Photography, Windows
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Revitalization Congress Center Hamburg / Hupe Flatau Partner - Interior Photography, Windows, Handrail
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Revitalization Congress Center Hamburg / Hupe Flatau Partner - Interior Photography, Facade
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Thus, the entrance and 1st floors form a podium extending the "Belvedere" to the main façade. The shape of the hall is derived from the urban and architectural context. While its prismatic outer shape is oriented towards the hotel's appearance, the interior is a place of encounter.  

Revitalization Congress Center Hamburg / Hupe Flatau Partner - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Handrail
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Extensive glass areas connect the interior with the park and are more than just a building envelope — they become a spatial layer. As such, the façade lends the southward extension of the CCH the powerful appearance to credibly act as a connecting element for the large-volume, heterogeneous buildings of the congress center. The horizontal ceiling panels serve as a “brise soleil” and mediate between the “Belvedere” and the park by offering views in and out. 

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Address:Congresspl. 1, 20355 Hamburg, Germany

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Cite: "Revitalization Congress Center Hamburg / Hupe Flatau Partner" 02 Apr 2023. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/998713/revitalization-congress-center-hamburg-hupe-flatau-partner> ISSN 0719-8884

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