Hamburg · town hall, Speicherstadt and Elbphilharmonie

What is shown – why – for whom

City, networks and transport in the model

• Section

  town hall · Speicherstadt · Elbphilharmonie – 2,800 × 1,800 m, 5.0 km², OpenStreetMap as of 30 October 2026.

• Landmarks

  Elbphilharmonie, St Michael’s church and Hamburg town hall.

• Buildings

  6,861 building blocks, buildings up to 147 m, 27 % of the area built up, 6.2 % green; 107 named buildings and 825 places.

• Streets

  8,036 path segments and 6,610 nodes with traffic lights, zebra crossings and crossings; pavements along every street.

• Venues

  1,884 shops, restaurants, bars and clubs, cultural venues, leisure and independent scene from OpenStreetMap – each one doing well, tight, struggling or closed.

• Water

  Elbe and Alster: 20 % of the section, with waves, foam along the banks and bridges.

• Water

  623 hydrants and 26 further points from OpenStreetMap; pipes assumed under the streets.

• Power

  708 street lights, 10 substations and 2 further points from OpenStreetMap; cables drawn schematically.

• Data

  34 street cabinets, 2 exchanges, 48 antennas and 1 connection point from OpenStreetMap; the network in between is assumed.

• Underground / Suburban rail

  Tunnels of the underground and suburban rail in true depth below the city.

• Flows

  Flows of people as arrowed bands of light, visible in every view.

• underground

  4 lines through the section, 14 stations, mostly in tunnels; trains run to a timetable (model), people board and alight at every stop.

• suburban rail

  4 lines through the section, 6 stations, partly in tunnels; trains run to a timetable (model), people board and alight at every stop.

• Bus

  In the model: ring line from the station with a limited number of seats; 101 bus stops from OpenStreetMap; a full bus glows pink.

• Cars, walking, cycling

  Cars keep their distance and obey traffic lights, priority and crossing pedestrians; queues take up space. Nobody disappears.

What the model can be used for

• Urban and transport planning

  The switch to bus and rail, denser service or a car-free centre can be adjusted. The analysis colours streets and paths and shows where a decision takes effect elsewhere.

  For whomurban planning, transport planning, mobility

• A city on the water

  A fifth of the section is water, and bridges cross it. You see how people between the town hall, the Speicherstadt and the Landungsbrücken are spread across U-Bahn, S-Bahn, bus and footpaths, and where flows back up at crossings.

  For whomtransport planning, public transport, city marketing

• Networks and utilities

  Beneath the city lie tunnels, water, power and data. The points come from OpenStreetMap, the routes are assumed. You see how many networks a city carries.

  For whomutilities, infrastructure, teaching

• School, university, exhibition

  How do living, working, transport and city life connect? The city runs around the clock, from day to night, and the demonstration also runs without anyone at the controls.

  For whomschools, universities, museums and exhibitions

What you can change

What the model brings

• 01

  The real city on the Elbe and Alster as a stage

  Streets, houses, tracks and bodies of water come from OpenStreetMap. You show Hamburg with the town hall, the Michel and the Elbphilharmonie as it lies, not as a diagram.

• 02

  See the effect at once

  Every control acts immediately: pavements, streets and trains fill up or empty, and the analysis shows where.

• 03

  Situations without damage

  Rail outage, congestion, a street festival or empty shops can be triggered. You see where it gets tight first, and set it back.

• 04

  For big screens and the browser

  Runs in the browser and on large projections, from day to night, with a demonstration that starts without anyone at the controls.

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  Berlin · Central Station, Chancellery and the Spree

  Berlin around the Central Station as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

• 

  Berlin · Bundestag, Unter den Linden and Museum Island

  Berlin's centre from the Reichstag building to Museum Island as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Frankfurt · city centre with Römer, Zeil and the Main

  Frankfurt's city centre between the main station, the Römer, Zeil and the Main as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Munich · old town with Stachus and Marienplatz

  Munich's old town between the main station, Stachus, Marienplatz and Odeonsplatz as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Bochum · city centre with town hall and Mining Museum

  Bochum's city centre as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Dortmund · city centre with Westenhellweg

  Dortmund's city centre inside the Wallring as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Essen · city centre with main station and town hall

  Essen's city centre between the main station and the town hall as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Duisburg · city centre with Königstraße and inner harbour

  Duisburg's city centre from the main station to the inner harbour as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.