The Hulbe House

The Hulbe House, in Hamburg

The Hulbe House is a fine residence of Dutch Renaissance style, built by an art craftsman of Hamburg. The Hamburg audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this elegant building of 1911, a witness of the taste for art and craft of the beginning of the twentieth century.

The art house of the bookbinder Hulbe

Raising the eyes, you admire this fine house of Dutch Renaissance style: it is the Hulbe Haus, the Hulbe house. It was built in 1911 for Georg Hulbe, a renowned art craftsman, bookbinder and leather worker, who wished to build his own house of art and craft. The house served thus, in addition to a dwelling, as a place of work, a workshop and a showcase for his know-how and that of his colleagues. Its façade, richly adorned with stepped gables, sculptures and refined details, is inspired by the architecture of the Renaissance of the former Netherlands, which marked the merchant towns of the north of Europe. This building testifies to the attachment of Hamburg to the decorative arts and to quality craft, at a time when these trades knew a renewal. A fine residence cared for down to the smallest details, the Hulbe House illustrates the architectural elegance of the town. A jewel of art craft, the Hulbe House is a fine stop of the discovery of Hamburg.

What to see

You admire the fine house of Dutch Renaissance style built in 1911 for Georg Hulbe, an art craftsman bookbinder and leather worker, as a house of art and craft serving as a dwelling, a workshop and a showcase, with a façade richly adorned with stepped gables, sculptures and refined details. The Hulbe House is a jewel of art craft of Hamburg. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Hulbe House lies in the heart of Hamburg, reachable on foot. You admire its façade from the street, raising the eyes; the interior access follows its own conditions. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

Who built the Hulbe House of Hamburg?

Georg Hulbe, a renowned art craftsman, bookbinder and leather worker, who had it built in 1911 as his own house of art and craft, serving as a dwelling, a workshop and a showcase; its façade of Dutch Renaissance style is richly adorned with stepped gables and sculptures.

Where is the Hulbe House of Hamburg?

In the heart of Hamburg, in Germany.