The extension to the head office of the Gebr. Heinemann trading firm in Hamburg?s HafenCity has been completed to a design by von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp). gmp had won the competition in 2013 and, one year later, started with the construction of the office complex in Hamburg?s Elbquartier; the development blends well with its surroundings in terms of aesthetics and shape.

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Architects: gmp Architekten

Location: Koreastraße 5, 20457 Hamburg, Germany

Design Team: Volkwin Marg, Jürgen Hillmer, Stephanie Joebsch.

Area: 9700.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Marcus Bredt

Project Management, Competition And Execution: Andreas Weihnacht
Competition: Tanja Hütter, André Wegmann, Katja Mezger, Achim Wangler.

Implementation: André Wegmann, Angela Schmidtutz, Radmilla Blagovcanin, Hendrik Winter, Monika Sallowski, Renata Dipper, Gabi Kottsieper, Tom Schülke, Christoph Pyka, Kenneth Wong.

Construction Management: Raimund Kinski, Julia Weinert, Som Phone Sysavanh, Annette Walczynski, Andreas Schulz, Katja Poschmann, Natascha Stadtmüller.

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From the architect. The extension to the head office of the Gebr. Heinemann trading firm in Hamburg?s HafenCity has been completed to a design by von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp). gmp had won the competition in 2013 and, one year later, started with the construction of the office...