A small guide to some examples of Hamburg architecture

Where and how we live in the big city.

1. A normal house for families:

Direction to the city

Somewhere there

Function

• Private building• Out of the city• Living house (for 4 people)• Area with lots of houses for living

Form

• 2 floors (+ small cellar, + garret)• 14 rooms• Living space: ca. 162m² (+small cellar, +

garret)• Plot: ca. 728m²• Materials: bricks, metal, wood• Colors: outside white, inside lots of different

colors• Build: 1955; one floor more in 1998

Form

• Plot: garden, shanty, garage • Cause for the strange roof:

We weren’t allowed to build a bigger roof. The building code says: there have to be 3m space between the house and the neighbors land. Just if the neighbor says it is ok you can build a house closer than 3m to him. But our neighbor sad no.

Form

• To north side: small windows• To the south side: bigger windows• Impression: normal, functional, new

Before 1998

In 1998

Now

Floor plan (1. floor)

Floor plan (2. floor)

What does the building try to make people feel?

• Comfortable• Individuality (different styles in rooms)• But the building doesn’t really wants to make

people feel something, because it’s just a quite normal living house.

2. A normal flat for families:

Position in the city

Area

Closer Area

Function

• Private building• In the city• Rental apartments• High-rise apartment building in an area with

apartments of the same type

Form

• One floor, 8 rooms (+ small garret for rent)• Living space: ca. 85 m²• Public garden• Materials: concrete• Colors: outside orange/red, inside different

colors• Build in the 70’s / 80’s

Form

• Building is made of 4 parts• 96 apartments in the high-rise building• 384 persons live in the building• Impression: very, very functional, normal,

boring

Floor planIt’s in the 7th of 9 floors.

What does the building try to make people feel?

• The building doesn’t want to make people feel anything special. It is just a very functional building. Of cause it doesn’t want to seem uncomfortable or ugly but when the building was build it wasn’t made to make people feel anything.

Type of building: luxury apartmentType of building: luxury apartment

On the map

Near Alster lake living is rather exclusive. Generally, prices are rising fast when you want to live near the water.

• Floor: 5th• living space: 400,00

m²• Rooms: 12• Kitchen: 2• Bathroom: 4• Balcony: 2

Space

The floor and rooms(entry)

A view of Alster

Located in the city center (a luxurious part)

• Elevator• Oak parquet• Air condition

Equipments and features

• Security system

• Balcony• Spacious

loggia

Equipments and features

• Luxury kitchen

• Whirlpool bathtub with 

massage jets• Bathrooms wi

thmarble and granite

Equipments and features

What does this apartment try to make What does this apartment try to make people feel?people feel?

• This apartment gives its residents a view of famous Alster lake, as well as a view of the city of Hamburg and also the advantage of being located in the city center which gives that possibility to get everywhere in the center in the in the shortest time.

Costs

Rental price: 6.750,00 € (monthly)Additional costs: 1.120,00 € (monthly)Bail: 20.250,00 €