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

Joseph PoelaertJoseph Poelaert

1850 · Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20171850
PlaceHamburg, Hamburg, GermanyBrussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Place contextHamburg, Hamburg, GermanyRepresentative site: Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
Climate7°C · 14.5h daylight · 7 km/h wind11°C · 14.3h daylight · 14 km/h wind · via Church of Our Lady of Laeken
FocusConcert hall5 works in corpus
Architects
  • Jacques Herzog
  • Pierre de Meuron
  • Joseph Poelaert
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Herzog & de Meuron

Notable works

  • Church of Our Lady of Laeken
  • Palace of Justice, Brussels
  • Church of St. Catherine, Brussels
  • La Monnaie
Typologies
  • concert hall
  • adaptive reuse
  • cultural building
  • church
  • sacred space
  • courthouse
  • civic building
  • monumental architecture
  • house
  • performance venue
Materials
  • glass
  • brick
  • steel
  • stone
Carbon signals

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

  • Steel
  • Brick
  • Glass

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

  • 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.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible5 of 5 recorded works are publicly accessible
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