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ÖFFENTLICHE BAUTEN • PUBLIC BUILDINGS INNERE WERTE • INNER VALUES

Neben dem Konzertsaal beherbergt das Kuhhaus heute neun zum Teil doppelgeschossige Ferienapartments. •In addition to the concert hall, the cowhouse now accommodates holiday apartments, some of which have two floors.

G ut Hasselburg, which is half an hour's drive from Lübeck, enjoys a unique reputa- tial unit is occupied by a new concert hall including ancillary rooms such as the foyer,
tion among lovers of classical music in northern Germany. The audience apprecia-
cloakroom, bar and catering kitchen. The hall itself was built over a cross-shaped floor
tes the idyllic atmosphere of the baroque estate, which provides several venues. The ro- plan as a cross vault rising from the floor in fair-faced brickwork built of light-coloured
coco-style stairway hall of the manor house is often used for chamber music, while Danish bricks, while the floor was finished as polished fair-faced screed. Its special
major concert and opera performances take place in the so-called Concert Barn. The shape and puristic materiality lend the room an archaic, almost sacred atmosphere.
thatched hall, one of the largest in the German-speaking area, can hold up to 800 visi- Due to its cross shape and the central position within the building, the space also crea-
tors. Since the 1980s, Gut Hasselburg has thus established itself as a location full of at- tes various axial references.
mosphere among the North German classical music venues. In 2010, the Stahlberg
Foundation, established by music-loving industrialist Constantin Stahlberg from Ham- The rural character of the building is preserved
burg, took over the estate. Since then, important and partly overdue rehabilitation mea-
sures have been undertaken on the entire site. In 2013, the thatched barn was equipped These references are also reflected in the exterior appearance — on the courtyard side
with new stage technology, toilets and artists' dressing rooms. Subsequently, the gate- by the middle one of the three symmetrically arranged transverse gables, which add a
house was converted into a modern guest house. The project was carried out by Biwer rhythm to the façade; on the rear side facing the park by a newly created, rounded
Mau Architekten from Hamburg, who created a harmonious atmosphere appropriate to transverse gable, which refers directly to the concert hall behind it. The redesign of the
the rural idyll of the complex with simple but high-quality fit-outs (see AIT 6/2015). park side was made possible since the preservation order only partly applies to the
courtyard and the two gable fronts. During the renovation work they were newly un-
The former cowshed is turned into a concert and guest house derpinned by a concrete foundation, whereas the rear façade was redesigned to meet
the functional requirements of the interior. Due to the enormous building depth of 22
The former cowhouse has now also been renovated and put to a new use. Responsible metres, the architects decided on a two-tier layout. While public areas and common
for this was the young Hamburg-based architectural office of Uta Beissert and Hendrik rooms are located on the courtyard side, the holiday apartments were created on the
Gruss. As architect at Biwer Mau, Hendrik Gruss had supervised the gatehouse project. south side, where they could be opened up to ensure sufficient natural lighting. The
With a direct commission from the Stahlberg Foundation for the renovation and con- fit-out on the other side of the concert hall was based on the historical building stock.
version of the cowhouse, he and his partner became self-employed in 2016. Over the On the ground floor, a dark slate floor takes up the original paving, while the four-
past few years, they have transformed the stable building, which was built around 1760 metre high ceilings give an impression of the mighty timber construction made of
and is partly a listed building, into an impressive concert and guest house. A total of beams with sawing marks, which was reconstructed in its original form. Plain, white-
nine holiday apartments were created, some of which extend over two floors. In addi- washed walls and sedate, solid wood furniture round off the rural character. Beissert
tion, new offices for the Stahlberg Foundation as well as larger group rooms for confe- und Gruss succeeded in creating a harmonious, contemporary interpretation of the exi-
rences, seminars and yoga courses, for example, have been provided. The central spa- sting building down to the last detail.

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