August-Kühne-Haus, Corporate headquarters in Bremen, Germany.
The August-Kühne-Haus is a contemporary office building along the Weser River in Bremen serving as headquarters for an international logistics company. The facade is made of large precast concrete modules in grey-beige tones that echo the colors of local sandstone.
Plans for the new August-Kühne-Haus were presented in 2016, and construction began in 2018 on the site of the demolished old company headquarters and an adjacent plot sold by the city of Bremen at a third of the market price. The shell was completed in 2020, followed by a technical top floor. The topping-out ceremony in 2019 drew protests, and a memorial to the expropriation of Jews during the Nazi era, originally planned next to the building, is now being built at a distance.
The building stands on the corner of Martinistraße and the Wilhelm-Kaisen-Brücke, on the site of the demolished old August Kühne Haus and adjacent municipal land sold by the city at a third of the usual market price. The design by the Hamburg office MPP was meant to keep views of the Bremen Cathedral and the Martinikirche behind it from being overly obstructed. At the 2019 topping-out ceremony, protests targeted the company; a memorial to the expropriation of Jews under the Nazis, originally planned right by the building, is now being built at a distance.
The building sits directly on the Weser and is easily accessible by public transport and on foot. The location offers good views of the surrounding architecture and Bremen's historical landmarks.
The facade consists of large concrete panels that span two full floors and are supported without additional interior columns. This structural solution allows for open office spaces inside without vertical supports interrupting the floor plans.
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