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Office buildings

New construction and renovation
Bankhaus Lampe Bielefeld

Bielefeld, Germany / 01.2018 - 11.2019

The historical façades of the head offices of Bankhaus Lampe that have shaped and embellished the city centre of Bielefeld are to be preserved and retained as a landmark. In addition, the building complex is to be expanded by a new building.

Facts & Figures

Company

PORR Hochbau West GmbH

Type

Office buildings

Runtime

01.2018 - 11.2019

Principal
Lampe Immobilien GmbH & Co. KG

New building and restoration of historical monument

PORR’s scope of services included earthworks, masonry, concrete and reinforced concrete work as well as various renovation works in the existing historical building section. In this respect, PORR was able to showcase the quality of their work and compliance with the deadlines and cost plan.

The newly constructed five-storey building was erected behind the existing listed and provisionally propped-up façade. During the construction of the shell, the historic gables were integrated into the new reinforced concrete structure.

Due to the central location of the project, access to the construction site with spatially limited residential streets and pedestrian zones proved to be particularly challenging.

Archaeological excavations in the construction pit were a special highlight of this project. In the course of the earthworks, sensational finds from the 13th century were discovered, and in some places there were even indication of finds dating back to the 11th century.

Another highlight of this particularly appealing building is on show behind the 3 historic ‘Lampe gables’: the office of the world-famous company founder Dr August Oetker, furnished with his original furniture (desk, chair, pictures, doors, lamps).

Construction output in figures:

23,000 m³Gross cubic capacity
6,400 m²Gross floor area

What ultimately counts in the construction business is successfully completed projects. PORR has many of these.

In the foreground is the 4-storey new building with gable roof; the 5-storey part of the building behind it has a flat roof ; The façade of both new buildings is white, the glass windows have a brown border in the façade as a highlight; View of the façade in the courtyard; In contrast to the façade facing the street, the façade facing the inner courtyard is quite simple in white. The brown window surrounds are missing; There are garages in the courtyard. View from the square to the exterior façade. There are 4 individual houses, there is a small fountain in the front left. A child plays with the water. To the left and right of the building ensemble, small alleys lead past the buildings. There is a pharmacy in the building on the right.