Ecocity Windtower – Hamburg, Germany

Air and air movement are taken as formative themes in the facade design for the wind-tower in the Ecocity of Hamburg-Harburg. The facade suggests multiple associations, not only in connection to the site, but also to the term “wind” in the name of the building: from the rippling of the waters’ surface in the harbour by the wind, to the rustled feathers of a bird sailing through the air. The wind-tower stretches 65 meters into the air and opens up to the west in order to take advantage of the force of the wind. The faceted façade elements reflect the height of a single story and therefore the human scale, while reinforcing the building’s geometry and strengthening it as a unified whole.

International Facade Competition (2011): 3rd Prize
Client: Ecocity Hamburg-Harburg GmbH & Co. KG
Program: hotel and offices