House of seafaring
The Haus der Seefahrt (Hohe Brücke 1) is a typical Hamburg office building from 1910. It is located between the historic Deichstrasse in the west, Hohe Brücke in the south and Nikolaifleet in the east. The building is designated as a cultural monument with the object ID 29139.
Building description
It is a sandstone- clad reinforced concrete frame structure with Art Nouveau ornaments . As an outer pillar construction, the building has freely dividable floors with a central staircase. Five upper floors and an attic rise above the ground floor. The available floor space is 3,650 m² (as of 1991).
The main facade has twelve narrow window axes. It is symmetrically designed and divided into three vertical areas separated by pilasters . In the central area, a flat arched bay window extends from the second to the fourth floor. It is crowned by an ornamental grille that shows two swans swimming towards each other. At the bottom there is an ornamental frieze with relief depictions of marine animals and a crocodile. Three consoles on the first floor support the bay window and form the transition to the main entrance on the ground floor.
On the fourth floor, the four outer windows are each combined by a segmental arch . The arch shape can also be found in the gable, which closes the middle part of the building at the top.
The facade to Nikolaifleet is almost identical except for the lower floors, the west facade is more simple.
The sandstone relief in detail
Ornamental grille with Art Nouveau elements
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A bronze figure can be seen on a pedestal in the southeast corner. It shows Hammonia , the symbolic figure of the city of Hamburg. She carries a flag over her shoulder and raises her left arm to the sky. A lion walks behind her. The base is made of sandstone with figures of angels that support the upper scene with their wings.
Building history
The building was erected as a rental office building according to plans by Edgar Foßhag and Georg Schlepps in 1909/1910. The client was FWGH Fischer. Originally the house housed trading and shipping company offices, later other divisions also moved in.
In 1991 there was extensive renovation and conversion to variably usable office floors. A new staircase was added. The exterior facades were retained in their original form. The architectural office Winking / Froh was in charge.
See also
literature
- Ralf Lange : The Hamburg office building - architecture, history, monument. Hamburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-86218-067-7 .
- Dominik Schendel: Architecture Guide Hamburg. Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-86922-242-4 .
Remarks
- ↑ according to § 6 paragraph 1 Hamburg Monument Protection Act of April 5, 2013, (HmbGVBl p. 142), as of October 29, 2012
Coordinates: 53 ° 32 ′ 42.2 " N , 9 ° 59 ′ 13.3" E