EDGE HafenCity office building

In the western part of Hamburg’s HafenCity, the first tenants have moved into the EDGE HafenCity office building designed by HENN. After around five years of construction, the building was completed at the beginning of the year. HENN won the architectural competition in 2017.

EDGE HafenCity has been designed like a small town, including areas for meetings and exchange, shared lunch and coffee breaks, and personal relaxation. This energy-efficient office building actively fosters interaction and collaboration by bringing its users together while also being open to visitors and locals.

The new build comprises two parts: a square-shaped seven-story structure and a tower rising to a total height of almost 60 meters in the southwest corner. The building’s square grid allows for flexible use of the individual office units. Two-story arcades and an eight-meter-wide, clear-span overhang mark the building’s main entrance on Amerigo-Vespucci-Platz.
A central, publicly accessible atrium creates the communicating heart of the new building. An open staircase spirals around the central air space, interconnecting all floors. Terraced levels are located around the staircase on each floor. The new build thus replicates the design of the surrounding square using stairs and terraces in the interiors.

The ground floor accommodates restaurant and conference facilities, while the upper floors house rentable office spaces with zones for collaborative and focused work. They are designed as communal areas accessible to all tenants, while a lushly planted roof terrace encircles the building to provide space for recreational purposes.

Abundant daylight floods the interiors through the atrium and large windows. In concert with plants, natural materials, and networked digital technologies, it creates a comfortable atmosphere for work and social interaction.

EDGE HafenCity connects with its social environment through its open and multi-faceted design, and the façade’s red color scheme blends visually into the urban fabric of eastern HafenCity. All roof surfaces of the building are designed as retention roofs and most of them are densely planted. The tower roof is equipped with photovoltaic panels to supply power.