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REINVENTION
Its bad enough to throw out
a plastic bottle imagine
throwing out a whole Building
when you are done with it!
New construction is highly
inefficient , which is why for
example, 90 percent of
construction activity in the
US over the next ten years is
expected to be on existing
buildings. A grain silo
becomes an art museum
( Cape Town, SA) , and an

Energy Bunker, Hamburg, Germany

Can a Bunker become a power plant?

This concrete Second World War
bunker in Hamburg has been
converted into a renewable
energy plant and visitor centre
by urban development
company IBA Hamburg
IBA Hamburg restored and
expanded the 42-metre-high
ruined concrete shell, which
had remained unoccupied since
the end of the war. Working
with German energy firm
Hamburg Energie, the company
transformed the bunker into a
plant that provides heat and

Energy Bunker, Hamburg, Germany

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After standing empty for more

than sixty years, followed by a
seven-year project
development and construction
phase, this war monument has
been transformed into a sign
of the dawn of a climatefriendly future.

Energy Bunker, Hamburg,

Germany

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Bunker, and serves as the

centre of a local heating
network for the Reiherstieg
district.
The reservoir is fed by the
heat from a biomass thermal
power plant and a wood
burning unit, as well as a
solar thermal system on the
roof. This is supplemented
by the waste heat from a
nearby industrial plant.
By bringing these different
sources of energy together
in an effective way, the
Energy Bunker is able to
supply the adjacent Global
Neighbourhood with heat,
and in future will be capable
of providing heat to most of
the Reiherstieg district.

Energy Bunker, Hamburg,

Germany

Rows of photovoltaic
panels covering the south
facade and a thermal
power station feed power
into the electricity grid.

The cafe contains an

interactive monitor that
displays current energy
production data and
visitors can take guided
tours around the plant.

 The imposing
structure is circled
by a balcony
towards the top,
above which sits
four cylindrical
forms at each corner
that are connected
by the cantilevered
ledge.
A public cafe that
spills out onto the
balcony through a
glass wall and an
event space were
also added on the
upper level.

Energy Bunker, Hamburg,

Germany

To make the building safe to occupy, concrete

was sprayed onto the disintegrating facade
to stabilise it and thermal insulation was
added to keep the cafe warm. Inside, the
bombed floor slabs were removed and
replaced plus an elevator and staircases were
added.
The total cost of the work amounted to
26.7 million. As a flagship project, it was
funded by the European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF) and the Hamburg
Climate Protection Concept.

Overview of the Power Supply

Efficient and large-scale use of renewable
local energy
Simultaneous generation of electricity and
heat through combined heat and power,
based on biomethane
Storage of (heat) energy, to compensate
for the non-controllable solar energy and to
increase power generation in the combined
heat and power unit, in a large reservoir,
with a capacity of approximately 2000
cubic metres, within the bunker
Use of solar energy in a large-scale unit
covering around 2000 square metres

Hotel Jal Mahal