Herzog And De Meuron Elbphilharmonie Roof Structure

Words by herbert wright.
Herzog and de meuron elbphilharmonie roof structure. Kg aachen germany hochtief solutions ag essen. The roof structure the 7 000 square metre roof of the elbphilharmonie consists of eight spherical concavely bent sections that form a uniquely elegant curving silhouette. Herzog de meuron had been asked previously by a private developer alexander gérard to renovate a brick storage house kaispeicher a protected by law on this site for a concert hall. Herzog de meuron gmbh hamburg germany h p planungsgesellschaft mbh co.
In hamburg a long awaited project by herzog de meuron that began in 2007 is slated for completion on january 11 2017. The glass surface of the elbphilharmonie covers 16 000 square metres a size equivalent to two football fields. It was completed in january 2014. Fascination with the multiuse 26 story 1 292 000 square foot structure has burgeoned since the building s conception in 2003 when the city of hamburg saw an opportunity to provide a state of the art home to the ndr symphony orchestra now ndr elbphilharmonie orchestra.
The crystal fantasy landmark does however put hamburg on the architectural map. The peaks and troughs of the roof of herzog de meuron s new elbphilharmonie in hamburg could be a metaphor for its history of popular support political opposition and rising costs. Commercial structures reinvented as cultural attractions.