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Kellogg's Bremen Hotel / Delugan Meissl Associated Architects

Hadir Al Koshta — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000

DMAA transforms the Kellogg's Silos into a hotel. Revitalized industrial architecture on the Überseeinsel in Bremen.

Round Pillars in Architecture: From the Classical Column to the Modern Sculptural Support

Lilly Cao — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 07:30:00 +0000

The pillar has adorned many of the greatest monumental examples of Western architecture since antiquity, from the Doric columns of the Parthenon to the Corinthian capitals of the Pantheon portico. In the West, the legacies of these classical forms have permutated over the centuries and into modern times: the Doric columns of the Lincoln Memorial, the Ionic columns of the British museum portico, and the Villa Savoye’s pilotis are just a few examples of the classical column’s continued transformation and use over the last few centuries. Today, the round pillar continues to be used in modern design, both functionally and aesthetically. Below, we look into these elements in more detail, including their materials, construction, structural qualities, and several contemporary examples of their use.

Revitalization Congress Center Hamburg / Hupe Flatau Partner

Andreas Luco — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000

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.

Villa M / Delugan Meissl Associated Architects

Paula Pintos — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Recently, the refurbishment of a three-story villa from the late 19th century was completed. After several conversions over the past decades, the building is now once again used as a residential home – in accordance with its original purpose. The historic exterior façade is listed as part of an ensemble with the neighboring buildings and was restored in close accordance with monument protection. In the process, the conservatory was also renovated in line with the original design.

HBI Headquarters / kbnk ARCHITEKTEN

Andreas Luco — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Embedded in a dense mantle of trees and shrubs along the historic Schiffergraben, the new headquarter for the local real estate company HBI is situated right opposite Buxtehudes old town and a surrounding small-scale residential development area. The natural green outdoor defines the design of the office building. The building becomes a "house in the clearing", embedded in a natural forest area. The homogeneity of the distinctive solitaire is broken up by generous window areas with delicate window profiles, giving it lightness and translucency.

Democratizing Architecture vs. Aesthetic Apartheid Architecture

Duo Dickinson — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 03:30:00 +0000

Architecture has long been a profession in aesthetic apartheid. The profession’s favored aesthetic, Modernism, has relegated all other “styles” to marginalized insignificance in laud, teaching and publication. The last generation has seen those following an aesthetic deemed “traditional” create an entirely separate system of schools, awards and publication.

Riverside Settlements and the Timeless Dialogue Between Architecture and Nature

Dima Stouhi — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 04:00:00 +0000

Rivers have long been considered as Earth’s arteries, serving as the essence of urban communities as human settlements developed their shelters and crop beds around them. Centuries later, riverside architecture remained vital as these areas expanded beyond residential typologies, and harnessed dynamic mixed-use developments and public functions. As valuable as they may seem though, these landscapes come with the risk of unexpected floods, increased water levels, or complete droughts, which has forced architects to design built environments that are able to respond to these abrupt changes. So how were these settlements built in the past, and how has today’s urban densification and technological advancements influence the way they are built?

Sparkasse Bremen / Delugan Meissl Associated Architects

Valeria Silva — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000

DMAA’s design for the new headquarters of Sparkasse Bremen emerged from an invited competition for the development of a site, which is close to Bremen University – at the junction between Universitätsallee and the motorway access road – and offered few clues to designers regarding the shaping of the urban context and the building morphology. The seemingly reserved, standalone building volume defines the location through the inviting gesture of its transparent base, which opens to its surroundings on three sides in the form of full-height glazing.

Offshore Borkum Apartments / Delugan Meissl Associated Architects

Pilar Caballero — Sun, 09 May 2021 13:00:00 +0000

As part of the urban development of Borkum-Reede a series of compact and architecturally sophisticated residential units are being created in the northern part of the harbour for workers in the offshore sector.

322 Campustower Hamburg Office Building / Delugan Meissl Associated Architects

Andreas Luco — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000

The office building is divided into three parts, which are determined by the means of contextual parameters: an architrave block, a waler and a head. This partition creates on the one hand a strong identity of the whole ensemble as an urbanistic prelude for the development of the Baakenhafen, on the other hand generates urban qualities inside the building. Structure Special functions, such as the Start Up and HCU offices on the first floor, the access to the roof terrace with a connected office and meeting area on the seventh floor as well as a bar with a 360° view between the head of the building and the shed roof are located within the breaks sub- dividing the building.

Revitalized Public Spaces: Fostering Human Connections in Cities

Paula Pintos — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 07:35:00 +0000

Public space has always been a top priority in every city’s urban planning agenda and given today’s world context, these urban spaces have emerged as fundamental elements of cities and neighborhoods. Plazas, squares, and parks, undeniable necessities in the urban fabric, have become, today, more vital than ever.

New Build Villa / BUERO BECHTLOFF

Paula Pintos — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 02:00:00 +0000

Just outside Hamburg in the municipality of Aumühle, a new build villa has been constructed for a married couple. The aim was to create a sustainable building with a striking design language that could be lived in by the residents into old age without requiring renovations.

Best Architectural Projects of 2019

María Francisca González — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 04:01:00 +0000

With a mission to provide tools and inspiration to improve the quality of life in our built environment, ArchDaily curators constantly track and share with our audience the best "built projects" in the world. In order to celebrate these achievements and thank our readers for actively participating in our community, we selected the 50 best architectural works published during 2019.

Niederhafen River Promenade / Zaha Hadid Architects

Fernanda Castro — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 07:45:00 +0000

Located at Niederhafen on the Elbe River between St. Pauli Landungsbrücken and Baumwall in Hamburg, the upgraded 625 metre river promenade is integral to the modernisation and reinforcement of the city’s flood protection system.