26.10.2023 - After long preparation, work is now beginning on the restoration of this landmark in Rothenburgsort, which has been a listed building since 1965.
The so-called “Druckturm” (literally “pressure tower”), a striking feature of Hamburg’s cityscape, once served to secure the city’s water supply. Planned by the engineer William Lindley in 1848, partly in response to the epidemics then raging in Hamburg, it served to regulate the pressure in the water distribution network. Hamburg was the first city on the European mainland to establish a central drinking water supply.
The restoration mainly involves the preservation of the approx. 64 m high tower and renovation of the masonry in accordance with the requirements of conservation. At the same time, access to the top of the tower via the spectacular inner spiral staircase will be ensured. Our services for the structural design mainly include the verification of the stability of the now approx. 175-year-old structure while taking today's technical requirements into account.
