Hamburg

Quartier Marzipanfabrik

New office and commercial space at the Marzipanfabrik in Hamburg

From production site to business quarter

The site, covering approximately 52,000 m², was formerly used to produce marzipan and nougat, as well as to manufacture yarns. Since 2012, the site has been gradually redeveloped into a quarter comprising offices and commercial space. The masterplan drawn up by the Hamburg-based firm Reinhard Hagemann forms the basis for the site’s redevelopment.

Historic industrial constructions remain part of the site and are complemented by new structures. Among the preserved structures is the approximately 20-metre-high chimney of the former marzipan and jam factory, built in 1896.

Clinker brick façades reference the existing buildings

Buildings 5 and 6, with their clinker brick façades, incorporate design elements from the historic industrial buildings. These are complemented by large-scale mullion-and-transom structures and recessed, stepped storeys constructed from timber. In this way, the materials and design elements of the existing buildings are echoed in the architecture of the new structures.

Building 8 complements the commercial use

Building 8, adjoining the former boiler house, was designed for use as a restaurant. Brick walls and exposed concrete ceilings incorporate materials also used elsewhere in the quarter. The building is complemented by a glazed conservatory.

Continuing development with a nod to industrial history

Buildings 5, 6 and 8 add further office, commercial and catering spaces to the existing structure of the marzipan factory. The new buildings carry forward characteristic materials from the former industrial site whilst simultaneously creating the structural conditions for new uses within the quarter.