Katharinenhof (Hamburg)

This article deals with the Kontorhaus Katharinenhof in Hamburg-Altstadt .
A mansion in the Baurspark in Hamburg-Blankenese is also known as the Katharinenhof.

Katharinenhof seen from the Zollkanal

Katharinenhof, northeastern part

The Katharinenhof (formerly Freight House ) is an office building in Hamburg's old town. It is designed as a corner house with the entrances Zippelhaus 1–2 and Neue Gröningerstraße 2. The building is designated as a cultural monument with the object ID 12407.

Building history

The original building was built according to plans by Hinrich Fittschen in 1890/91. The builders were R. and A. Wallfried. Badly damaged by the war in 1943, the house was initially rudimentarily rebuilt after the war. In 1991–1993 extensive renovation and structural additions to the destroyed parts of the building took place. The architects Daniel Gössler and Schnittger were in charge. The architects deliberately refrained from restoring the added components true to the original. Plastered outer walls and metal profiles for the windows replaced the brick facade from the Wilhelminian era . So the memory of the destruction should be preserved.

description

The 6-storey house (with ground floor and attic) adapts to the course of the street corner Zippelhaus / Neue Gröningerstraße. At the two points where the facade is angled, there are bay-like projections that run through the upper floors to the top floor. The one on the left stands out particularly clearly and has an almost tower-like character.

At the top left, the contemporary design of the supplemented components becomes clear (see above), otherwise the building shows a continuous Wilhelminian style facade in the neo-renaissance style . The predominant feature is exposed brickwork, which is structured by a grid of ribbons, window frames and cornices made of light sandstone .

A band of terracotta panels runs between the second and third floors . In addition to ornamental forms, they also show figurative motifs on the subjects of warehousing, shipping and construction.

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  Terracotta relief under a window

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  Relief with a scene on the building industry

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  Relief with a port scene

See also

• List of office buildings in Hamburg
• List of cultural monuments in Hamburg's old town

literature

• Ralf Lange: The Hamburg office building - architecture, history, monument. Hamburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-86218-067-7 .
• Ralf Lange: Architecture in Hamburg - The great architecture guide. 1st edition, Hamburg 2008, ISBN = 978-3-88506-586-9.
• Dominik Schendel: Architecture Guide Hamburg. Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-86922-242-4 .
• Dirk Meyhöfer: Hamburg - The architecture guide . Edited by MB Braun, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-03768-037-7 .

Web links

Commons : Katharinenhof-Frachtenhaus  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

References and comments

1. ↑ according to § 6 paragraph 1 Hamburg Monument Protection Act of April 5, 2013, (HmbGVBl p. 142), as of October 29, 2012.

Coordinates: 53 ° 32 ′ 46.2 "  N , 9 ° 59 ′ 43.4"  E