Berliner Bogen, Office Building

Location

Hamburg, Germany

Architect

BRT - Bothe Richter Teherani
Hamburg, Germany

Data

Overall Project:
Time 2000 – 2002

Execution Period:
16 Months

Scope of work

• 15,700 m2 parabolic, point-fixed glass envelope.
• Arched roof: length 140 m, width 70 m, height 36 m.
• 7 tip-up doors.
• Point-fixed north facade.
• Glazed pump house including steel framework and sun protection system.
• Floor glass suitable for pedestrians and cars.

Innovations / Challenges

• Fine-finish glass construction, point-fixed to telescopic steel girders over a half elliptical structure.
• Alpine-style assembly technique, without scaffolding.
• Hydraulically operated, point-fixed, tip-up glass doors, integrated into the glass skin.