MediaCityPort

Hamburg

competition - 2.phase
in cooperation with Prof. Sill Architekten

MCP  consists of two elements. The massive base of the old warehouse and the transparent high rise glass towers of the lofts and offices. The building as an aggregate component of the harbor, consisting of both solid and see-through filigree structures. Body-mass and delicate skeletal frame. The public space of the urban forecourt passes beneath the building down to the quay. The level of the project area slopes down to the Elbe to include the river in the concept and lets the visitor experience the special effect of this particular spot.

The volume and structure of the quayside warehouse, with its minimalist, functional charm, is to be largely preserved by the conversion. History experienced as the transition from a past of individual goods transportation to the information- society future. Large, free-to-furnish loft areas allow the tenants maximum flexibility in arranging the utilization of their living space. Generous cones of light beam down into the interior, bringing natural daylight into the depths of the giant warehouse.

The street serves as lighting and access to all floors of the warehouse and, along it, facilities such as firms, cafe, coiffeur, wine-shop, copy-shop, restaurant, travel agency or computer supply-shop are located; here,  tenants and visitors alike can shop, meet each other and communicate. The in- and outdoor spa-area is located on the warehouse roof, spanned over by a large glass construction and with a fabulous view across harbor and inner city. Here, in a weatherproof indoor climate, one can indulge in leisure sports and recover from the daily grind. Above the spa area, the glass towers of the office-lofts penetrate the Hamburg sky-line. Transparent air-conditioned glass skins allow these skeletal bodies to appear as luminescent sculptures testifying to the economic power of Hamburg, the media city.