AJOUR is a redevelopment project for the listed Klöpperhaus on Mönckebergstraße in central Hamburg, Germany. Commissioned by Tishman Speyer, which initiated the project, it is intended to transform the former department store into a mixed-use building. Completion was planned for mid-2026.
Designed by architect Fritz Höger, the Klöpperhaus was built between 1913 and 1915 as a Kontorhaus, a type of commercial office building. Its roof was rebuilt after the Second World War, and in 1965 the building was converted into a department store, substantially changing its interior. The nine-storey building stands between Hamburg Central Station and the city centre, and acts as an urban link to the Kontorhausviertel.
A feasibility study for the redevelopment was prepared by agn Leusmann, Brussels-based noAarchitecten and JES Socialtecture. The plans combine retail, restaurants and public uses on the ground and lower-ground floors with offices above, alongside new city apartments. The project also includes partially opening floor slabs to create an atrium connecting several storeys.
The design is intended to retain the building’s historic character while adapting it for new uses. Plans include restoring the brick façade and redesigning the roof in reference to the original architectural concept, in coordination with the city. The article gives the completed building’s total lettable area as about 34,000 square metres: around 28,000 square metres of offices, 4,900 square metres for retail and restaurants, and 19 apartments. Hamburg Commercial Bank is named as the main office tenant, with about 13,400 square metres.
The source does not specify a project founding date; it identifies Tishman Speyer as the party that launched AJOUR.