— Project 02 · International Competition
CTRL Space · Shortlisted Entry · Mark Magazine No. 62
Hamburg Sky Park.
— Hamburg, Germany · MMXVI
For the Hamburg Hybrid Housing competition we proposed a building that optimises possibilities for its inhabitants and folds seamlessly into the existing urban fabric. Situated along Reeperbahn, the building dips down to become a continuation of the existing street — creating a continuous public loop, a Sky Park, that encourages visitors to explore, rest and play along its path.
Exhibition space and public programmes engage the Sky Park along the walk. At the top, the building provides restaurant space with ground-level elevator access and a 360-degree view of Reeperbahn, Hafen City, and Hamburg as a whole.
Responding to the location, the housing within the building is situated to create the best framework for the people occupying the units. Stacked under the Sky Park toward the action-filled Reeperbahn and Taubenstrasse, the more compact housing is positioned closer to the energy of the street.
Toward Kastanienallee, the larger family units enjoy the relative peace and quiet of the existing residential neighbourhood. At its core, the Hamburg Sky Park is a mixed-use exploratorium that offers private and secluded living areas while embracing its vibrant surroundings.
— Mark Magazine No. 62 · Cover reproduced as evidence of feature · © Frame Publishers, Amsterdam
Mark Magazine — published by Frame in Amsterdam under the tagline Another Architecture — surveys contemporary practice for an international readership. The Notice Board section curates emerging unbuilt projects from around the world; inclusion is editorially selected, not paid.
The proposal was shortlisted by CTRL Space and featured on the notice board of Mark Magazine, Issue No. 62 — a publication that surveys contemporary architectural practice for an international audience.
For a Caribbean-based practice to enter an open European competition at this scale was, in a quiet way, a statement about scope. The recognition confirmed that the language of FRagments' architecture could hold its own in a contested international forum.
Curisa Smith, R.A.
with project team
CTRL Space · Hamburg Sky Park
Open International, 2016
Shortlisted Entry · CTRL Space
Mark Magazine No. 62 · 2016
HAO Architecture Office
Jens Holm
Hamburg, Germany
Mixed-use urban infill