Chilehaus was built as a office building for a shipping company. It shows well about archetype, prototype, and hybrid as using not only marine architecture, but also the Gothic cathedrals constructed in brick, dark red clinker, that are widespread in the northern part of Germany. It also shows in the form of a giant ocean liner. Its sharply pointed like the bow of a ship at the southeast corner helps it to be known as the best-known building. Hoger built three inner courtyards to supply enough light for all the rooms and the arching ribs within on the facades remind the Gothic style, too. After being completed, Chilehaus became a landmark of Hamburg.
Work Cited
Sabine Thiel - Siling, Icons of Architecture
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