International Coffee Plaza / Richard Meier & Partners Architects
New York architects Richard Meier & Partners announced the opening of the new corporate headquarters for Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG), the world’s largest green coffee service group located in Hamburg’s HafenCity. The site of the new building is a part of a redevelopment initiative of the post-industrial port into a business, commercial and cultural center. Overlooking the Sandtorpark, harbor basins and the traditional skyline of Hamburg, the 12-story glass tower, now called Coffee Plaza, and its two adjacent office buildings, act as an anchor for the renovated harbor. between Richard Meier & Partners and NKG helped maintain the high standard that the architect and client strived to achieve.
The elliptical 8,000-sq-meter tower is a trademark Richard Meier & Partners design that includes a white and transparent glass facade, a light-filled atrium and office space. The tower is mixed use with eleven of the twelve floors housing offices. The additional penthouse, labeled the “sculptural roofscape” will provide additional conference rooms. The ground level houses an elegant restaurant. Parking and technical spaces are housed in the additional three subterranean levels. The adjacent office buildings are each 5,000 square meters and are comprised of six floors, a roof terrace, underground parking and ground floor retail space. The building also includes a collection of large-scale sculptures and paintings, including the largest bronze coffee bean.
New York architects Richard Meier & Partners announced the opening of the new corporate headquarters for Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG), the world’s largest green coffee service group located in Hamburg’s HafenCity. The site of the new building is a part of a redevelopment initiative of the post-industrial port into a business, commercial and cultural center. Overlooking the Sandtorpark, harbor basins and the traditional skyline of Hamburg, the 12-story glass tower, now called Coffee Plaza, and its two adjacent office buildings, act as an anchor for the renovated harbor. between Richard Meier & Partners and NKG helped maintain the high standard that the architect and client strived to achieve.
The elliptical 8,000-sq-meter tower is a trademark Richard Meier & Partners design that includes a white and transparent glass facade, a light-filled atrium and office space. The tower is mixed use with eleven of the twelve floors housing offices. The additional penthouse, labeled the “sculptural roofscape” will provide additional conference rooms. The ground level houses an elegant restaurant. Parking and technical spaces are housed in the additional three subterranean levels. The adjacent office buildings are each 5,000 square meters and are comprised of six floors, a roof terrace, underground parking and ground floor retail space. The building also includes a collection of large-scale sculptures and paintings, including the largest bronze coffee bean.
Never seen a concept like this but feels great to find a plaza specially designed for one of the finest quality of coffee maker.
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while attempting to convince local planners, politicians and the general public that the development would bring much-needed wealth to the city while, on the other hand, rejecting the proposal would lead to the development being taken to a different, competing city.international design architects
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