InsighTour 2024

Brick Award 24 Nominee Harbor, Category Working together, Architect: Nickl und Partner Architekten — © Werner Huthmacher

HARBOR - Hamburg Advanced Research Centre for Bioorganic Chemistry

Hamburg, Germany

The port city of Hamburg offers a variety of important architecture, including the Hamburg HARBOR (Hamburg Advanced Research Centre for Bioorganic Chemistry) district Bahrenfeld, the destination of this year's first InsighTour.

The Hamburg HARBOR project, designed by Nickl & Partner Architekten, combines research with striking architecture. We invited our participants to experience the unique connection between science and architecture in person and to discuss the inspiration and challenges of the building with the architects themselves and other experts in the field.

As a participant, they had the opportunity to get to know the building first-hand. The event started in the "Science City" information center, where they were given a brief introduction to the development planning for the Bahrenfeld district.

Thorsten has provided comprehensive coverage of the developmental progress, while Thomas Tiltag has offered detailed insights into the project's planning and implementation.

The scientific team overseen by Arwen Pearson also imparted valuable insights regarding their research endeavors.

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Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld

Falkoner Alle. Brick Award 22 Category "Living together". Mangor & Nagel A/S. outside view — © Niels Nygaard

Falkoner Allé 118

Copenhagen, Denmark

Brick buildings of various typologies have been characteristic to Copenhagen’s architecture since the medieval times. In the city’s affluent Frederiksberg district, going back to the 17th century, deep red and copper brown bricks cover the façades of several churches, public palaces and numerous housing blocks. In this way, the new façade blends into the existing street, while still maintaining its difference.

With its warm brick façade, the new building respectfully greets its older neighbors.

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Where: Falkoner Allé 118, Copenhagen

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Language: English

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Eindhoven, The Netherlands

In 1997, Philips relocated its headquarters to Amsterdam and started the transformation of the former industrial parks. Only a few industrial structures have survived in Strijp R, including a porter’s building, a pumping station and a ceramic workshop, which now houses the studio of designer Piet Hein Eek. Around 500 apartments have been erected, including the RK district with 80 apartments by HILBERINKBOSCH.

With a soft appearance, the brick connects the new district to the industrial past.

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Where: Falkoner Allé 118, Copenhagen

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Language: English

Harbour Building in Antwerp. Brick Award 22 Category "Living together". Sergison Bates architects. Outside view — © Karin Borghouts/SergisonBatesArchitects

Harbour Building Antwerp

Antwerp, Belgium

Antwerp’s Cadix district in is a former port area in transformation. The peninsula to the north of the city center is characterized by a heterogeneous block structure of old warehouses, residential buildings and barracks. For several years now, new, large-scale residential structures have been implanted in this historical fabric — including the Harbour Building, which towers unmistakably next to the quay wall of the Kattendijk Dock. Together with four other buildings designed by Bovenbouw Architectuur and Bulk Architecten, it forms a new city block with a green common inner courtyard.

This is rich, resilient brick architecture, ideal for this great harbour city.

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Where: Falkoner Allé 118, Copenhagen

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Language: English