The machine central station

The vibrant heart of the Speicherstadt.

"The heart of the Speicherstadt" - for no other building is this more true than for the central machine station. This power plant was built in 1887/1888 and supplied the entire Speicherstadt with electricity and hydraulic energy - the heartbeat of the young district.

The block was destroyed in 1943 and has not been completely rebuilt since - until today...

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HHLA renovates the damaged existing building and adds a new building to it.

A new building in the middle of a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site is a unique opportunity that requires special sensitivity. That is why an architectural competition was specially announced.

The winner was a design that not only carefully closes a gap in the Speicherstadt, but also bridges the gap between the past and the future. The construction project is scheduled for completion at the end of 2024. This would mean that the important ensemble of the central machine station would finally be complete again after 80 years.

The result is an exciting symbiosis of old and new.

Users will find this mix again and again: in the building, in the materials, but also in the visual relationships between Speicherstadt and Hafencity.

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A new rental area of about 4,000 square metres is being created in the central machine station and can be used in a variety of ways. A full restaurant and offices have already been approved - we will be happy to examine other utilisation concepts together with the prospective tenant. Are you interested? We would like to develop the space in partnership with one (or more) tenants.

The new building and the existing building are connected by an atrium. The visual axis leads from the old building through the atrium into the new building and from there through the windows onto the Hamburg panorama.

Have a look at the impressions of the future machine central station

Machine hall, staircase to the gallery on the ground floor

Staircase from 3rd floor to 4th floor New building

Machine hall on the ground floor, view towards the Fleetside

Details of the units with floor plans

Assembly site: Basement – First floor.

Separate representative main entrance on the west side. A shop area, a bar and the historic machine hall are adjacent to the foyer with atrium behind it. This gives you a wide range of options for directing and positioning your streams of visitors.
The lounge on the 1st floor offers an impressive view. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows you look out over the historic Speicherstadt on the one hand and the new Hafencity on the other, while standing in the new building and behind you is the 140-year-old machine hall. An exciting symbiosis.
Cooling and heating via underfloor heating for energy-efficient control and a comfortable room climate a sophisticated lighting concept with designer luminaires in the foyer and atmospheric ambient lighting by means of spotlights, indirect lighting or light strips modern sanitary areas with an industrial flair - designed by designers and architects
Gallery in the guest room with additional seating, a great view over the guest room and the connection to the bar on the 1st floor.
Event room with historic machine foundations - a unique feature of this striking room: it is subject to the tides and is regularly flooded during high tide.

Download floor plan basement (German only)

Download floor plan ground floor (German only)

Download floor plan upper floor (German only)

Offices: 2nd upper floor ne building + 2nd floor existing building

Entrance via the striking staircase tower (lift or staircase). This newly built staircase tower is an architectural homage to the original from 1880.
An impressive visual axis awaits you in the new building. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows you look over the historic Speicherstadt on the one hand and the new Hafencity on the other, while standing in the new building and behind you is the 140-year-old machine hall. An exciting symbiosis.
Your space is a mix of modern new building with polished screed and historic existing building with oak floorboards. This contrast creates an exciting framework for your room concepts.
Ancillary rooms such as server room, WCs and PuMi are created.

Download floor plan 2nd upper floor

Offices: 3rd and 4th upper floor new building + third floor existing building

Entrance via the striking staircase tower (lift or staircase). This newly built staircase tower is an architectural homage to the original from1880.
The rental space comprises the 3rd floor of the new building and the old building as well as the 4th floor of the new building. You can reach the 4th floor via an internal spiral staircase or via the stair tower.
One of the most striking areas of this building is in the old building: there is no storey ceiling here, so the entire steel roof structure is visible. Breathtaking, because the construction does without supports and instead spans the entire depth of the building.
Generous skylights in the roof create a pleasant light and a great atmosphere.
An impressive visual axis awaits you in the new building. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows you look out over the historic Speicherstadt on the one hand and the new Hafencity on the other, while standing in the new building and behind you is the 140-year-old machine hall. An exciting symbiosis.
In addition, you look from the new building into the roof structure of the existing building - another unique sight.
Your space is a mix of modern new building with polished screed and historic existing building with oak floorboards. This contrast creates an exciting setting for your room concepts.

Download floor plan 3rd upper floor (German only)

Download floor plan 4th upper floor (German only)

Let us develop ideas together

Is your utilisation concept a perfect fit for our Speicherstadt? Then we look forward to talking to you. Contact our partner CBRE directly.

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