Hanns Koerfer
Hanns Koerfer (born March 15, 1909 in Cologne ; † August 10, 1994 there ) was a German architect .
Life
Koerfer was born as the son of the architect Jacob Koerfer . After graduating from high school in Cologne and then studying at the Technical University of Braunschweig , he started his own business in his hometown in 1935. From 1958 to 1978 he worked with Hans Menne in the Koerfer and Menne office community . Hanns Koerfer's younger brother Franz (1913–1993) also worked as an architect in Cologne. Another brother is the entrepreneur and art collector Jacques Koerfer (1902–1990).
Hanns Koerfer was married to Anna Maria, born Friediger (1910–1996). He died in 1994 at the age of 85. The couple's grave is in the Melaten cemetery in Cologne .
Architectural style
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Koerfer represented a modern, moderate conservatism in his buildings, such as the Stuttgart school had developed. Works by him have also come down to us as an interior designer. B. the bar of the Cologne tennis and hockey club Stadion Rot-Weiß .
Buildings (selection)
- 1936: Villa for the widow of the surgeon Paul Frangenheim in Cologne-Marienburg , Leyboldstraße 54b (under monument protection )
- 1952–1953: Administration building of the Kölnische Rückversicherung (today: Gen Re ) in Cologne, Theodor-Heuss-Ring, together with Hermann von Berg
- 1954: New construction of the clubhouse for the KTHC Stadium Rot-Weiss in the Cologne city forest (AG with the brothers Bunge , Günter and Hans Bunge)
- 1954–1957: Building group of the Italian Cultural Institute / Italian Consulate General / Petrarca Institute in Cologne, Universitätsstrasse
- 1955–1957: Bank building of the Herstatt Bank in Cologne, Unter Sachsenhausen (today used by the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry )
- around 1950: Capitol Theater in Dortmund
literature
- Wolfram Hagspiel : Cologne. Marienburg. Buildings and architects of a villa suburb. (= Stadtspuren, Denkmäler in Köln , Volume 8.) 2 volumes, JP Bachem Verlag, Cologne 1996, ISBN 3-7616-1147-1 .
- Karl Ritter von Klimesch (ed.): Heads of politics, economy, art and science. 2 volumes, Naumann, Augsburg 1953. (with picture)
- Robert Steimel: Cologne heads. Steimel, Cologne 1958. (with picture)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ after entry on Hans Menne in the historical register of architects “archthek” , accessed on September 18, 2010
- ^ Wolfram Hagspiel: Cologne. Marienburg. Buildings and architects of a villa suburb. (= Stadtspuren, Denkmäler in Köln, Volume 8.) 2 volumes, JP Bachem Verlag, Cologne 1996, ISBN 3-7616-1147-1 . Pp. 867f, 885.
- ^ Tomb in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ↑ Article Hanns Koerfer. In: Ulrich S. Soenius, Jürgen Wilhelm: Kölner Personen-Lexikon. Greven Verlag, Cologne 2007.
- ↑ Photo object 05/2007 at Van Ham Art Auctions (accessed September 2010)
- ↑ House entry at Bilderbuch Köln (accessed September 2010)
- ↑ Architectural photographs of the 1950s, Karl Hugo Schmölz - Cologne; ISBN 978-3-8296-0539-7
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koerfer, Hanns |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 1994 |
| Place of death | Cologne |