Afrikahaus (Hamburg)
The Africa House is an office building in Hamburg (Hamburg -Altstadt ), Large Reichenstraße 27 Built in 1899 by the Hamburg architect Martin Haller for the company C. Woermann and is since 1972 under monument protection.
Construction and building owner
The " Africa House " was built in 1899 on behalf of Adolph Woermann and Eduard Woermann as office building for the 1837 founded by Carl Woermann trading company C. Woermann, owner of the Woermann Line and the German East Africa Line. The architect Martin Haller designed the facade so that it highlights the overseas trade relations; the color scheme is based on the colors of the shipping company.
Location
The " Africa House " is centrally located in downtown Hamburg, approximately in the middle between the Mönckebergstraße shopping street, the town hall and warehouse district.
The Africa House as a landmark
The " Africa House " was made in 1972 under monument protection. The building documents the construction type of the Hamburg office building around 1900. It connects then modern construction engineering and practicality. As a monument is regularly open on " Heritage Day " with guides for visitors.
A few years ago it was restored from the ground up and opened with modern office space back in February 1999. Care was taken during the renovation that the typical stylistic features such as cast iron columns, vaulted ceilings, doors and Still the wall mosaic with African motifs and the portal elephants remain.
Current usage
The Africa House is still a family owned and let out to various companies. Among the companies that have now rented offices and areas in Africa building include a pilot group, EURO I AG, IPHH Internet Port Hamburg GmbH, HEAVEN'S DOOR eventagentur GmbH and the Estancia restaurant steak. Since the construction of the house, the company C. Woermann GmbH & Co is located there.