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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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ElbphilharmonieElbphilharmonie

2017 · Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

David Chipperfield ArchitectsDavid Chipperfield Architects

Doha, Qatar

Typeworkbureau
Year / years2017Unrecorded
PlaceHamburg, Hamburg, GermanyDoha, Qatar
Place contextHamburg, Hamburg, GermanyRepresentative site: St. Louis, St. Louis, United States
Climate9°C · 14.4h daylight · 9 km/h wind26°C · 13.5h daylight · 26 km/h wind · via Saint Louis Art Museum
FocusConcert hall13 works in corpus
Architects
  • Jacques Herzog
  • Pierre de Meuron
  • David Chipperfield
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Herzog & de Meuron

Notable works

  • Saint Louis Art Museum
  • Foundation E. G. Bührle
  • 1 Cobham Mews Studios
  • Ciutat de la Justícia de Barcelona i l'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Typologies
  • concert hall
  • adaptive reuse
  • cultural building
  • museum
  • landscape
  • office
  • building
  • house
  • gallery
  • hospitality
  • hotels
Materials
  • glass
  • brick
  • steel
  • stone
  • glass
Carbon signals

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

  • Steel
  • Brick
  • Glass

Glass and Stone look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Glass
  • Stone
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.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible7 of 7 recorded works are publicly accessible
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