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- Project 34/1: Arabica residential and office building
- Project 34/2: Java residential and office building
- Project 34/3: Ceylon residential building
- Project 34/4: Pacamara residential building
- Project 34/5: Altes Hafenamt / Cinnamon residential building
- Project 34/6: Sumatra residential and office building
- Project 34/7: Hotel Virgina
- Project 34/8: Silk office building
- Project 34/9: Linnen office building
- Project 34/10: Palisander office building
- Project 34/11: Palisander office building
- Project 34/12: Science Center
- Project 34/13: Waterfront Towers office building
- Project 34/14: Hamburg Cruise Center
- Project 34/15: residential / retail / gastronomy / office
- Project 34/16: Residential / retail / gastronomy
Überseequartier
Project 34/12: Science Center
Investor: Überseequartier Beteiligungs GmbH
Contact: Groß & Partner, Tel. 040-360980-100; HafenCity Hamburg GmbH, Tel. 040-374726-0
Developer: Groß & Partner (office), Tel. 040-360980-100, info@ueberseequartier.de; ING Real Estate (retail, gastronomy), Tel. 040-3680279-0, red.hamburg@ingrealestate.com
Architect: Rem Koolhaas / OMA, Rotterdam
Use: approx. 23,000 sq.m GFA, Science Center
User: -
Development status: -
OMA of Rotterdam designed the spectacular 70-meter-high Science Center building which opens like a gate to the world of science (© OMA)
The setting for this outstanding cultural project will be created by Rem Koolhaas with his Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA). In early 2008, the Dutch architect presented his second, totally reworked designs for the Science Center. The structure, a standing, angular ring, will be located right next to the River Elbe in Überseequartier. The Science Center opens out emblematically toward the port as well as the city, symbolizing a gate into the world of knowledge.
Its exhibition concept resembles a scientific experimental kit: the ten key topics will be given an exciting treatment that will make them understandable to children, teens and adults alike. The Science Center will show that science does not need to be dry and boring. The concept includes many hands-on exhibits. They may be touched and tried out: here, playful exploration and independent experiments turn learning into an exciting experience.
Project development company Groß + Partner submitted this exhibition concept at the end of 2006 on behalf of the Überseequartier investor consortium. It was created in close cooperation with representatives from universities, experts from Hamburg and elsewhere, scientific journalists, departments of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, and HafenCity Hamburg GmbH.
The next steps to finance and realize the 23,000 sq. m gross floor area (GFA) project are already under way: on the financing side, the Überseequartier consortium is making a contribution, while additional funds will be acquired through partial private uses of the building. Significant support is moreover expected from sponsors, for the project represents an important opportunity for visitors to experience the scientific and technical topics of society at first hand. It is still to be decided when construction of the project can begin, once detailed pre-planning is complete.
