Built in 1950, Skandinavia Haus is located in the heart of Hamburg’s famous stock exchange district on Kleine Johannisstraße. A revitalization by https://www.apoprojekt.de gave the building a modern flair. It offers rentable office space and two elevators.

Near his home in Hamburg Bahrenfeld, architect Karl Schneider built 1928-29 a residential complex with apartment buildings (42 apartments) and 12 terraced houses. Three shops with beautifully curved shop windows offer commercial space. An overview of the residential complex can be found on the Karl Schneider Society website. One of the terraced houses was painstakingly restored to its original condition by a couple of architects. The architects from acollage involved in the renovation provide an insight into the project here. The photos were taken on Heritage Day 2025 during a guided tour by the Karl Schneider Society.

Gerhofstraße on Gänsemarkt consists of just a few houses. It is only 100 meters long. An inconspicuous building houses a very beautiful staircase. The banister looks playful. The building houses medical practices and offices. It was built around the turn of the century in 1900.

The modern office building from the 1960s is located near Mönckebergstraße. Unfortunately, there is very little information about it online. I would appreciate any information about the year of construction and the architect. Thank you very much! The beautiful round staircase is definitely interesting. A semicircle of windows provides light.

One of the last buildings from the late Gründerzeit period opposite the Speicherstadt is the Kontorhaus am Vorsetzen, which was built in 1902 and is a listed building. After many years, a complete refurbishment was necessary. This was carried out by https://www.maa-architekten.de Unfortunately, there is no information about the client and architect of the original building.

The old Oberpostdirektion is not an office building in the sense described on the website. However, this building is very central and striking in Hamburg and deserves attention. It was built for Deutsche Post between 1883 and 1887 by August Kind and Julius Raschdorf. In 2011, it underwent extensive renovation by https://lh-architekten.de/office. Today, it is home to medical facilities and municipal businesses. The old stairwells have been preserved and are a delight to behold: https://abendfarben.com/hamburgs-schoene-treppenhaeuser-dammtor-hauptpost

Kontorhaus Rüther Hamburg
Leon Freitag (1862-1927) and Hermann Wurzbach (1865.1905) built the Kontorhaus for the entrepreneur Carl Rüther near Hamburg’s Binnenalster from 1909-1910. It was rebuilt after the war, probably in the 1950s, and was given an elevator.

The Kontorhaus Südseehaus is situated in a prominent location between Spitaler Strasse and Mönckebergstrasse. The architect Carl Bensel (1878-1949) designed the building. (He was also involved in the Levantehaus and the Bugenhagenhaus.) The prestigious building was constructed between 1911 and 1912. The last occupant of the building was a large fashion retailer. The entrance is still preserved, but is not accessible. The name of the house comes from the Tahitian wife of a co-owner of the house, Eduard Harry Ringel.

The Kontorhaus in Schauenburger Strasse is not one of the magnificent examples that proclaim their beauty from the outside. Unfortunately, I was unable to find the year of construction and architect. (Please help me if you know anything …) A square staircase winds its way upwards. The one-sided lighting creates a special atmosphere.

Kontorhaus Domhof
In 1911 Franz Bach (1865-1935) built the Kontorhaus Domhof on Mönckebergstraße for himself. Damaged during the war, it was rebuilt in 1948 by his son Max Bach (-) and Fritz Wischer (1885-1953). The gable and the shop window zone was done in 1989 by Asmus Werner (1937). A spacious staircase and elevators connect the floors.