Grosser Burstah Office Building Hamburg, Germany

Under construction

Grosser Burstah Office Building

Hamburg, Germany

Construction continues on the Grosser Burstah office building in Hamburg. The new office building, due to be completed in 2023, is part of a larger development of the city north of the St Nikolai Memorial; with the aim to re-establish a scale and urbanism which is consistent with the older streets of the central quarter.

The new building will provide 13,700 square metres of offices and retail space, over ten floors.

Photos © Christoph Kuhr

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