André Poitiers

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André Poitiers (* 1959 in Hamburg ) is a German architect and urban planner . He lives and works in Hamburg.

Life

André Poitiers was born the son of a carpenter and grew up in Hamburg-Schnelsen . When he was one year old, his father died and his mother took over the family carpentry in Rellingen . After graduating from high school , Poitiers completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter and boat builder at the Asmus yacht shipyard in Glückstadt from 1979 to 1980 and trained as a banker at Hamburger Sparkasse from 1981 to 1983 . From 1983 to 1989 he studied architecture at the TU Braunschweig , a. a. with the Hamburg professor Meinhard von Gerkan . To finance his studies, he worked in construction as a carpenter and varnisher. He graduated with a diploma with distinction.

Poitiers lives with the lawyer for building and architectural law at the Hamburg law firm Osborne Clarke , Katharina Feddersen. They have had a son since mid-2015.

job

Project Heuberg 1, Hamburg (June 2015)

After completing his studies, Poitiers initially worked as an architect in Prof. Peter Schweger's office and then got a one-year job with Sir Norman Foster in London . From 1992 to 1995 he was a research assistant at the chair of Prof. Roland Ostertag in the "Institute for Building Theory and Design" at the TU Braunschweig .

In 1995 Poitiers started his own business as an architect in Hamburg and has since operated his own office in downtown Hamburg. The first big order was the sports hall in Halstenbek . The building with the egg-shaped glass dome was very popular, but gained notoriety as a " buckle " when the roof collapsed on February 5, 1997 due to errors in the statics.

In the Kontorhaus am Großen Burstah , with now 15 employees, the designs for numerous architectural and urban planning work, such as the redesign of the Jungfernstieg , the corner house at Heuberg 1, as well as the Kempertrautmann House on the Große Bleichen (with the seat of the advertising agency Thjnk and the car manufacturer Tesla ). For the chain of stores "Dat Backhus", his office implemented an overall concept with exterior and interior design for all 80 houses in Hamburg. The “Plasma House” and the “Donut House” are considered to be experimental buildings, while drafts for a residential area in Halstenbek with 110 units and a competition for an opera house in Norway are in progress . Poitiers' office also designs IT logistics for the handling of large construction projects.

In 2010 the architecture office Poitiers was awarded the contract for one of the largest urban development projects in Hamburg: the planning for the " New Center Altona ". He prevailed against nine renowned, international competitors. The urban design is the basis for later development plans. It includes the planning for a new district with u. a. 2000 apartments, green spaces and new uses of the old freight railway hangars.

Memberships

In 1996 Poitiers was appointed to the Association of German Architects (BDA), in 2000 he was appointed to the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), and since 2000 he has also been a member of the “First European Architects Forum” in Venice . In the same year, he was registered as an urban planner in the Hamburg Chamber of Architects .

He was a member of the board of the “Lebendige Stadt” foundation , where Poitiers is now listed as a member of the committee.

Projects (selection)

  • since 2010: Neue Mitte Altona, Hamburg
  • 2012/10: Rheinoffice CUBES Cecilienallee, Düsseldorf
  • 2010/11: Passenger shelter for JCDecaux , team: André Poitiers, Sebastian Gäbler, Kristoph Nowak
  • 2012/09: Heuberg 1 / Hohe Bleichen 8, Hamburg
  • 2010/03: Große Bleichen 34, Hamburg
  • 2006/06: House Kempertrautmann, Hamburg
  • 2004/09: Redesign of Jungfernstieg, Hamburg
  • 2002: Kaispeicher A , Hamburg
  • 1995: Sports hall ("Knick-Ei") Halstenbek , Hamburg

Awards (selection)

Since 1990 Poitiers has received a number of student awards, and since 2002 numerous architecture awards.

  • 2010 BDA Hamburg: Architecture Prize 2010, office and commercial building Große Bleichen 34, Hamburg (honoring)
  • 2010 BDA Hamburg: Great Nike 2010, redesign of Jungfernstieg, Hamburg (shortlist)
  • 2008 Mayor Ole von Beust honored Hamburg's internationally awarded creatives
  • 2008 BDA Hamburg and Die Welt: Hamburg Public Architecture Prize, redesign of Jungfernstieg, Hamburg (1st prize)
  • 2008 BDA Hamburg: Architecture Prize, redesign of Jungfernstieg, Hamburg (3rd prize)
  • 2008 BDA Hamburg: Architecture Prize, House Kempertrautmann, Hamburg (3rd Prize)
  • 2007 RIBA European Awards, redesign of Jungfernstieg, Hamburg (Last Entries)
  • 2007 RIBA European Awards, Haus Kempertrautmann, Hamburg (Last Entries)
  • 2006 Architecture Olympics Hamburg, University Sports Park Rotherbaum, Hamburg (bronze medal)
  • 2006 contractworld.award 2007, Haus Kempertrautmann, Hamburg (3rd prize)
  • 2002 BDA Hamburg Architecture Prize, Dat Backhus Jungfernstieg, Hamburg (3rd Prize)

Student awards (selection)

  • 1990 Laves Prize of the State of Lower Saxony, Diploma thesis: Greenpeace Station Hamburg Hafen (1st prize)
  • 1990 German Steel Construction Prize, Diploma thesis: Greenpeace Station Hamburg Hafen (1st Prize)
  • 1990 German Steel Construction Prize, Children's Library on the Oker (2nd Prize)
  • 1988 German Steel Construction Prize, Autotektur 2000, VAG Autohaus der Zukunft (3rd Prize)
  • 1985 German Timber Construction Award, Bridge in the Versaca Valley (1st Prize)
  • 1981 State winner in the joinery trade 1981

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Projects and competitions , at competition online from September 11, 2012, accessed on September 11, 2016
  2. ^ Visionary and architect of the young guard , Die WELT from February 5, 2000, accessed on September 10, 2016
  3. ↑ Master plan for Altona: Hamburg architect wins , Hamburger Abendblatt from November 19, 2010, accessed on September 10, 2016
  4. ↑ Urban development: André Poitiers is the master planner of the Neue Mitte , Hamburger Abendblatt from March 17, 2016, accessed on September 10, 2016
  5. ↑ Planning & Procedure: Masterplan Neue Mitte , Authority for Urban Development and Housing, accessed on September 10, 2016
  6. ↑ List of architects from the Hamburg Chamber of Architects  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Registration as architect, accessed on September 10, 2016@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.akhh.de  
  7. ^ Stiftung Lebendige Stadt , former committee members, accessed on September 10, 2016
  8. ↑ Awards , website of the Poitiers architecture office, accessed on September 10, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Poitiers, André
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and urban planner
DATE OF BIRTH 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg