TORTUE HAMBURG | DAVID CHIPPERFIELD
Hamburg, Germany
Text for the Tortue Hamburg by David Chipperfield is provided by © Design Hotels™ 2018. Grand boulevards; historic courtyards; landmark structures from the 1800s; hot new restaurants, bistros, and bars; exclusive shops—such is the regal, on-the-pulse setting for the new Tortue Hamburg, a 126-room masterpiece of hospitality and nightlife anchoring the Stadthöfe district in the city center.
Celebrating the era of the new Bohemian, Tortue thrillingly transforms the former Ministry for Urban Development building, with its stately historical façade and standout architectural features, into a gathering spot for gourmands who come for rare gastronomic experiences at the hotel’s French brasserie and its Asian Jin Gui restaurant. Socialites, meanwhile, can relish in see-and-be-seen moments at the stunning bar noir, bar bleu, and bar privé. At Tortue one is also enticed by stellar views from the hotel’s rooftop of the Elbphilharmonie, the harbor, and beyond. With a beguiling mix of modern, historical, and French-influenced design, Tortue Hamburg presents the stylized brilliance of multiple well-known interior designers whose work, all showcased inside one of the district’s eight buildings, somehow feels both wholly original and a part of the storied neighborhood.
Here, wool carpets by Kate Hume caress oak parquet floors in a lilac-, blue-, and red-colored environment defined by historic pillars, customized furniture and chandeliers, and large and welcoming courtyards that connect guests to the Stadthöfe, to other guests, and to their own personal sense of escape in Hamburg.
