Brick Expressionist buildings around Chilehaus, Hamburg Photos

The construction of Chilehaus in Hamburg inspired the design of several Brick Expressionist commercial & residential buildings as neighbors. This page features several of them built from the 1920s-40s.

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Brick building at Steinstraße & Mohlenhofstraße. Hamburg, Germany.Entrance between archways to unit in brick building at Steinstraße & Mohlenhofstraße. Hamburg, Germany.Entrance between archways to unit in brick building at Steinstraße & Mohlenhofstraße. Hamburg, Germany.Ornamental brick facade on building at Steinstraße & Mohlenhofstraße. Hamburg, Germany.
Brick building (1936-37) at Steinstraße & Mohlenhofstraße. Hamburg, Germany.Entrance between archways to unit in brick building at Steinstraße & Mohlenhofstraße. Hamburg, Germany.Entrance between archways to unit in brick building at Steinstraße & Mohlenhofstraße. Hamburg, Germany.Ornamental brick facade on building at Steinstraße & Mohlenhofstraße. Hamburg, Germany.
Sculpture of chimney sweep on brick building at Steinstraße & Mohlenhofstraße. Hamburg, Germany.Sculpture of sailor on brick building at Steinstraße & Mohlenhofstraße. Hamburg, Germany.Messberghof. Hamburg, Germany.One of eight Enigma Variations figures by Lothar Fischer on Messberghof. Hamburg, Germany.
Sculpture of chimney sweep on brick building at Steinstraße & Mohlenhofstraße. Hamburg, Germany.Sculpture of sailor on brick building at Steinstraße & Mohlenhofstraße. Hamburg, Germany.Messberghof (originally Ballinhaus) (1924) (opposite Chilehaus). Hamburg, Germany. Architect: Hans & Oskar Gerson.One of eight Enigma Variations figures by Lothar Fischer (1996-97) on Messberghof. Hamburg, Germany.
Sculpted figures held in zigzag framework with Enigma Variation figure above on Messberghof. Hamburg, Germany.Entranceway to Messberghof. Hamburg, Germany.Facade on Messberghof. Hamburg, Germany.Sprinkenhof features lozenge-shaped painted brick & regularly arranged ceramics depicting economic, trade and transport motifs. Hamburg, Germany.
Sculpted figures held in zigzag framework with Enigma Variation figure above on Messberghof. Hamburg, Germany.Entranceway to Messberghof. Hamburg, Germany.Facade on Messberghof. Hamburg, Germany.Sprinkenhof (1927-43) (nearby Chilehaus) features lozenge-shaped painted brick & regularly arranged ceramics depicting economic, trade and transport motifs. Hamburg, Germany. Style: Brick Expressionist. Architect: Hans and Oskar Gerson & Fritz Höger.
Detail of striking pattern on facade of Sprinkenhof. Hamburg, Germany.Mohlenhof. Hamburg, Germany.Mercury statue on Mohlenhof flanked by symbols representing the five continents by Richard Kuöhl. Hamburg, Germany.
Detail of striking pattern on facade of Sprinkenhof. Hamburg, Germany.Mohlenhof (1927-28). Hamburg, Germany. Style: Transition between Expressionist & New Objectivity. Architect: Rudolf Klophaus, August Schoch & Erich Putlitz.Mercury statue on Mohlenhof flanked by symbols representing the five continents by Richard Kuöhl. Hamburg, Germany.

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