Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

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Project Location

Hamburg, Germany

Year of Completion

2016

Building Type

Commercial

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

Herzog & de Meuron

Student Author

Yanan Qian

Archived Year

12-16-2018

Climate

Cfb

Application

glass

Material and its Properties

The glass façade, consisting in part of curved panels, some of them carved open, transforms the new building, perched on top of the old one, into a gigantic, iridescent crystal, whose appearance keeps changing as it catches the reflections of the sky, the water and the city.

Architect Website

http://www.herzogdemeuron.com/index.html

Other Sources

https://www.archdaily.com/802093/elbphilharmonie-hamburg-herzog-and-de-meuron

Environmental Response

Double- and triple-pane windows block warm air from escaping the home more efficiently

Recommended Citation

Herzog & de Meuron, "Elbphilharmonie Hamburg" (2016). Building Case Studies. 308.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/308