Görtz Palais

Hamburg, Germany 2017–2022

Client: Quantum

The Görtz Palais on the Neuer Wall, in the centre of Hamburg, is an important building in the history of the city. The listed building was constructed as a grand house in 1710, and was the first building on the newly-created central street of Neuer Wall, within the 18th Century city extension. The building later functioned as the Town Hall during Napoleon’s Occupation, and subsequently became the headquarters of the police. It was largely destroyed in 1943, with only some parts of the ground floor and façade remaining, and was then rebuilt in the 1950s.

Site plan

Ground floor plan

First floor plan

Elevation

Cross-section

Elevation

Cross-section

Project review

Building in Hamburg

In a talk for the Architecture Foundation, Associate Ben Speltz presents Caruso St John's work in Hamburg over the past decade, focusing on the practice's approach to working within the urban fabric of the city centre and introducing two recently completed projects, the Gortz Palais and Grosser Burstah Office Building.

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Location
Hamburg, Germany

Date
2017-2020

Client
Quantum Projektentwicklung GmbH

Heritage
Grade I listed

Area
4,800 m²

Caruso St John Architects
Adam Caruso, Peter St John

Project architects
Timo Keller, Andreas Schmid, Catija Christensson

Project team
Barbara Thüler, Elseline Bazin, Steffi Wedde, Josephine Eigner, Thomas Toffel

Local architects
HN Architekten

Structural engineer
Wetzel & Von Seht

Services engineer
Energie technik GmbH