Bornplatz Jewish Synagoge Reconstruction
 Previous synagogue on Bornplatz
Sponsor: Jewish Community, Hamburg, Germany ([email protected])
Location: Joseph-Carlebach-Platz, Hamburg, Germany
Type: International, RfQ, two-stage
Language: German
Fee: None
Eligibility: Licensed architects
(Must show at least €350,000 in work over past 3 years, etc.)
Timetable:
7 October 2024 – Registration deadline for documents
History
The Jewish community in Hamburg (a public corporation) has been endeavouring to rebuild the synagogue on Bornplatz since its destruction. In February 2020, the Hamburg City Parliament passed a resolution (Bürgerschafts- Drs. 21/19916) in which it declared its commitment to the goal of ‘making Jewish life in Hamburg more visible and supporting the demand for the rebuilding of a representative synagogue on the former site of the Bornplatz Synagogue’. The synagogue on Bornplatz, completed in 1906, was one of the largest synagogues in Germany. It was the religious, cultural and social centre of the Jewish community in Hamburg and had room for 1,200 people. During the November pogrom of 1938, the synagogue was desecrated and its interior destroyed. Two days later, a fire was set inside. In 1939, the community was forced by the city to sell the property for a low price and bear the costs of the subsequent demolition of the damaged building. Thousands of Jewish men and women from Hamburg lost their lives in the Shoah. Just a few months after the end of the National Socialist reign of terror, the Jewish community was re-founded by Jewish Hamburg residents on 18 September 1945. Under the impact of the Shoah, they decided to stay in Hamburg and rebuild the community. Since then, Jewish life in Hamburg has developed:
Exploring the Possibility of New Building
In 2020 a feasibility study was undertaken and was presented to the public in September 2022. Variant 1 envisages the construction of the synagogue building on the old floor plan with a comparable structural cubature. This variant of the study was declared the ‘master plan’ by the Jewish community in consultation with all those involved and is to form the basis of a competition for structural engineering and open space planning. At the centre of the structural engineering task is the new construction of an orthodox synagogue in the sense of a critical reconstruction or interpretation of the historical appearance. Together with this building, the neighbouring community rooms and a liberal synagogue space, the surrounding open space around the Bornplatz Synagogue is to be designed. An integrated consideration of the buildings and the outdoor areas, particularly with regard to ensuring the safety of Jewish life at this location, is a central component. Updating the spatial and functional programme will result in a total of approx. 6,000 sqm of usable space. (Translation by DeepL)
For more information:
Ted competition website:
https://ted.europa.eu/de/notice/-/detail/529910-2024
Address for submission of documents:
https://www.dtvp.de/Satellite/notice/CXP4YNVH428/documents
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