Description and Significance
Hanssen & Meerwein and Grotjan were not only involved in the management building, the predecessor building, but also in the construction of the Hamburg City Hall (for the entire municipality). The naming of the Speicherstadtrathaus reflects the importance of HFLG for the Speicherstadt. But there are also similarities with the Hamburg City Hall in the architecture. [3] The bell tower above the corner dominates the surrounding buildings and the façade has an eclectic collection of architectural elements. Romanesque round arches and Renaissance windows were combined with baroque decorative elements. In addition, the facade, made of Saxon brick, is accented with strips of gray Oberkirchen sandstone. The coat of arms of the HFLG can be seen on the heavily decorated gable. [4] The tower helmets are shod with copper. The construction of the building cost 600,000 Reichsmarks and took two years to complete. [5]
The interiors were furnished in a Jugendstil (Art Nouveau style). The curved forms of Jugendstil can be found on the tiles, the doors and the wooden panels. In addition, the rooms were lined with black slate slabs with embedded fossils. [6]
The building was, surprisingly, not damaged during World War II and was completely renovated for its centennial in 2002. The work was managed by the architects' office Gmp Architekten von Gerkan, Marg and Partners. In addition to preserving the historic architecture, the building was modernized for the 21st century. New meeting rooms were created in the foyer when the originally open atrium was closed off by a curved glass roof in 2001-02. [7]
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