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Exterior view of the Elbphilharmonie from the harbor, showing the glass volume rising above the warehouse base.

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Elbphilharmonie

2017 · Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Elbphilharmonie exterior view

Exterior view of the Elbphilharmonie on the Hamburg waterfront.

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Elbphilharmonie

Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany · Exact work coordinates

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ElbphilharmonieElbphilharmonie

2017 · Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Alvar Aalto StudioAlvar Aalto Studio

1923 · Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20171923
PlaceHamburg, Hamburg, GermanyHelsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Place contextHamburg, Hamburg, GermanyRepresentative site: Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala Municipality, Sweden
Climate5°C · 14.4h daylight · 13 km/h wind3°C · 15.0h daylight · 12 km/h wind · via Västmanlands-Dala nation
FocusConcert hall46 works in corpus
Architects
  • Jacques Herzog
  • Pierre de Meuron
  • Alvar Aalto
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Herzog & de Meuron

Notable works

  • Västmanlands-Dala nation
  • Seinäjoki Civil Guard House
  • Vyborg Library
  • Jyväskylä Defence Corps Building
Typologies
  • concert hall
  • adaptive reuse
  • cultural building
  • education
  • campus building
  • house
  • library
  • building
  • church
  • sacred space
  • housing
Materials
  • glass
  • brick
  • steel
  • concrete
  • timber
Carbon signals

Steel, Brick, and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Steel
  • Brick
  • Glass

Concrete look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
Lower-carbon levers
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Track sourcing, certification, and assembly logic rather than assuming timber is automatically low impact.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible23 of 23 recorded works are publicly accessible
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