1. A small guide to some examples of Hamburg architecture Where and how we live in the big city.

2. 1. A normal house for families:

4. Direction to the city Somewhere there

5. Function Private building Out of the city Living house (for 4 people) Area with lots of houses for living

6. Form 2 floors (+ small cellar, + garret) 14 rooms Living space: ca. 162m² (+small cellar, + garret) Plot: ca. 728m² Materials: bricks, metal, wood Colors: outside white, inside lots of different colors Build: 1955; one floor more in 1998

7. Form Plot: garden, shanty, garage Cause for the strange roof: We weren’t allowed to build a bigger roof. The building code says: there have to be 3m space between the house and the neighbors land. Just if the neighbor says it is ok you can build a house closer than 3m to him. But our neighbor sad no.

8. Form To north side: small windows To the south side: bigger windows Impression: normal, functional, new

9. Before 1998

10. In 1998

11. Now

12. Floor plan (1. floor)

13. Floor plan (2. floor)

14. What does the building try to make people feel? Comfortable Individuality (different styles in rooms) But the building doesn’t really wants to make people feel something, because it’s just a quite normal living house.

15. 2. A normal flat for families:

17. Position in the city

18. Area

19. Closer Area

20. Function Private building In the city Rental apartments High-rise apartment building in an area with apartments of the same type

21. Form One floor, 8 rooms (+ small garret for rent) Living space: ca. 85 m² Public garden Materials: concrete Colors: outside orange/red, inside different colors Build in the 70’s / 80’s

22. Form Building is made of 4 parts 96 apartments in the high-rise building 384 persons live in the building Impression: very, very functional, normal, boring

23. Floor plan It’s in the 7 th of 9 floors.

24. What does the building try to make people feel? The building doesn’t want to make people feel anything special. It is just a very functional building. Of cause it doesn’t want to seem uncomfortable or ugly but when the building was build it wasn’t made to make people feel anything.

25. Type of building: luxury apartment

26. On the map Near Alster lake living is rather exclusive. Generally, prices are rising fast when you want to live near the water.

27. Floor: 5th living space: 400,00 m² Rooms: 12 Kitchen: 2 Bathroom: 4 Balcony: 2 Space

28. The floor and rooms(entry)

29. A view of Alster Located in the city center (a luxurious part)

30. Elevator Oak parquet Air condition Equipments and features

31. Security system Balcony Spacious loggia Equipments and features

32. Luxury kitchen Whirlpool bathtub with massage jets Bathrooms with marble and granite Equipments and features

33. What does this apartment try to make people feel? This apartment gives its residents a view of famous Alster lake, as well as a view of the city of Hamburg and also the advantage of being located in the city center which gives that possibility to get everywhere in the center in the in the shortest time.

35. Costs Rental price: 6.750,00 € (monthly) Additional costs: 1.120,00 € (monthly) Bail: 20.250,00 €