Tempowerk, Hamburg

Into the future on three wheels: in 1928, ingenious Hamburgers used a loophole in the law that allowed cars with fewer than four wheels to be driven without a driving license, and built the first Tempo, a three-wheeled motor vehicle. This success grew into the Tempowerk factory which – after multiple takeovers – continued producing right up to 1978. Seven years later, professors from the Technical University of Hamburg founded the "Hamburg Institute for Technology Promotion (HIT)" on the grounds of the Tempowerk, which later became hit-Technopark and since 2021 – going back into the past – was once again named the Tempowerk. A bright red three-wheeled truck, built in Hamburg in 1951 and now prominently displayed, also points to the future: as it has been restored and converted into an electric vehicle. In keeping with the Centre of Technology and Start-up Park, which have also been thoroughly renovated, the Hotel Tempowerk.

100 companies from 45 sectors with 800 employees in over 20 buildings – that's the Tempowerk today. It is logical that conferences are on the agenda today and that there are many overnight guests. Four air handling units are installed on the roof of the building to ensure that they can work and sleep well in oxygen-rich air. Each one is equipped with a counter-flow heat exchanger, which is used to recover cold in summer and recover heat in winter. The thermal energy is transferred from one air flow to the other without it mixing. The roof-top unit for the kitchen area is also VDI-2052-compliant. It has an encapsulated EC extract air fan and an integrated hydraulic control group as an injection circuit.

Inside, there are Kampmann fan coils wherever you look: around 200 ceiling cassettes are installed in the offices and hotel bedrooms of the Tempowerk and their control is also integrated into a higher-level BMS. The fan coils are integrated into the suspended ceiling grid as well as uncased under the concrete ceiling of the lounge, preserving the industrial character of the building. The ceiling cassettes heat and cool especially comfortably thanks to their side air diffusers.

The same applies to the KaDeck. 20 of these discreetly attractive fan coils are in operation at the Tempowerk. Some of them are encased in project-grey with a one-sided air outlet. In some areas, the KaDeck has been designed specifically for the project to fit exactly into the recesses. The fan coils blend perfectly into the interior architecture. The KaDeck is especially quiet and highly efficient. Other benefits include its low height of only 160 millimetres and the advanced service and maintenance concept, whereby maintenance can be carried out fully through the cover of the unit.

Kampmann MPC-Q multifunctional ceiling diffusers are installed in the suspended ceiling for the supply of fresh air to the kitchen area. Behind the simple perforated front panel is a modular system that allows different types of air supply: from displacement ventilation, radial air supply to a variable four-sided air outlet. The MPC can be cleaned easily through its hinged front in accordance with VDI 6022.