Wälderhaus (Hamburg)
The Wälderhaus the Protection of German Forests in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg is home to the "Forest Science Center," a 650 square meter interactive forest adventure exhibition on " ecosystem forest" and the urban nature . The top three floors of the building are hotels. Furthermore, catering and an event forum are accommodated.
Forest Science Center
The focus of the Wälderhaus is the Forest Science Center, an interactive forest experience exhibition with 80 experience and microscope stations, 32 tree trunks and 40 prepared animals. The aim is to illustrate the relationships between forests , the environment and sustainability and to present the subject of urban nature.
Emergence
In the 1990s, the Hamburg regional association of the German Forest Protection Association first came up with the idea of erecting a building that deals with the topics of forests and sustainability. Originally planned in the Niendorfer Gehege , it was prevented there as a result of a public petition.
The current building was built as part of the International Building Exhibition Hamburg 2013 and the International Garden Show 2013 on the Hamburg Elbe island Wilhelmsburg . It was designed by Andreas Heller Architects & Designers and built on a 2,130 m² site (with a total area of approx. 6,000 m²) for 17 million euros. The opening took place in November 2012.
Construction
The ground floor and the first floor were built in concrete as a result of the classification as a meeting place and the associated fire protection requirements, the three floors for the hotel in load-bearing solid wood construction made of spruce. The Wälderhaus is the first building in building class 5 under building regulations to be built using a load-bearing solid wood construction.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Wälderhaus brings the forest into the city , NDR, February 28, 2013
- ↑ The Wälderhaus with Andreas Heller. Architects and Designers
Coordinates: 53 ° 29 ′ 46 ″ N , 10 ° 0 ′ 11.2 ″ E