PianoBau at HafenCity Patrizia Hamburg Sector Mixed Use, Residential, Retail and Hospitality, Culture, Sport and Leisure Our Role Architecture Status Competition Competition-winning entry for a residential-led mixed use development in Hamburg's harbourside HafenCity - the most ambitious inner-city development in Europe. Fletcher Priest's winning entry, named PianoBau, forms part of the wider redevelopment of the former dockyard site. The building celebrates the history of piano manufacturing in the area, including the legendary Steinway and Sons. PianoBau’s musical motif is further expressed in the black and white colour scheme and an architectural form that references the UNESCO heritage listed warehouses of Hamburg’s Speicherstadt district. The project’s warm timber interiors are designed to echo the inner workings of a grand piano. The project comprises 140 mixed tenure residential apartments in a variety of sizes including 45 ‘co-living’ studios, with piano workshops and rehearsal spaces, a restaurant, piano bar and public square on the bank of the Baakenhafen. PianoBau is located between Herzog & de Meuron’s Elbphilharmonie and David Chipperfield’s upcoming Elbtower. The project will open onto a new public square and face the award-winning “Baakenpark” across the harbour basin. Vertically arranged balconies and winter gardens punctuate the alternate black or white brick façades, contrasting with playfully arranged windows. A half-basement ground floor, known locally as the ‘warftgeschoss’, houses a piano bar that opens onto the waterside promenade. The promenade connects the development directly to the newly opened railway station nearby. Photography Credits Gerry Whale Fletcher Priest Architects Practice → Approach People Community Awards Publications Careers Services → Architecture Interior design Urban design Research Sectors → Retail hospitality Workplace Culture sport-leisure Residential Education Contact → Social MailChimp Linkedin Twitter Instagram Facebook Copyright © fletcher priest architects 2021 We use cookies to help us improve your experience on our website. By closing this notification or interacting with the website you agree to our use of cookies. Find out more → I accept