Uninspiring 50s office undergoes dramatic facelift
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Schlump ONE: before and after ("after" photo: Jan Bitter)
The new Schlump ONE (Photo: Jan Bitter)
Detail of the new facade (Photo: Jan Bitter)
Detail of the new facade (Photo: Jan Bitter)
The architect describes the facade as having an organic formal language (Photo: Jan Bitter)
The architect describes the facade as having an organic formal language (Photo: Jan Bitter)
The architect describes the facade as having an organic formal language (Photo: Jan Bitter)
Detail of the new facade (Photo: Jan Bitter)
The interior was gutted entirely before refurbishment (Photo: Jan Bitter)
The architect describes the facade as having an organic formal language (Photo: Jurgen Mayer H)
The architect appears to have favored impermanent (Photo: Ludger Paffrath)
"They go up," – a Schlump ONE stair well (Photo: Ludger Paffrath)
A stair landing in the refurbished Schlump ONE (Photo: Ludger Paffrath)
The refurbished building has four office rental units per floor (Photo: Ludger Paffrath)
The furbished Schlump ONE boasts clean, bright interiors (Photo: Ludger Paffrath)
The furbished Schlump ONE boasts clean, bright interiors (Photo: Ludger Paffrath)
The furbished Schlump ONE boasts clean, bright interiors (Photo: Ludger Paffrath)
The curved partitions echo the curves of the new facade (Photo: Ludger Paffrath)
The building as it looked before
Article Summary
Taking its name from Schlump, the Hamburg underground station where the building stands, Schlump ONE is a 1950s administration block that has been transformed into a modern office thanks to a dramatic facelift conceived by the architects at J. Mayer H.
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