Kinzo

Where music finds space – and we right along with it

Sometimes everything just falls into place: Karsten Jahnke Konzertdirektion is looking for new premises, we are looking for new challenges – and we find ourselves in the heart of St. Pauli. A place that sounds like music and smells like attitude. It was clear from the very first tour: this is where we’re staying. Chris Middleton: “It immediately felt like home.” So we didn’t just make plans, we signed the lease right away. Who says architects can’t be spontaneous?

Design? Restraint with attitude. A light gray tone runs like a common thread through the walls and furniture, while the orange-red of the corporate identity takes center stage—for example, in the spiral staircase, which not only connects but is also Instagram-worthy. The foyer? Stage, meeting place, retreat—all at once.

Long curtains play the role of masters of transformation, sometimes open, sometimes closed.

Karsten Jahnke sums it up: “It was important to us that this place makes our history tangible—while remaining open to new ideas.”

Mirrored ceilings open up the space, dark green glazed wall units add depth, and plants bring life to the room. Acoustic spray plaster on the ceiling makes the sound so smooth that even the loudest ideas seem quiet.

For Kinzo, the project is more than just a job: it’s a statement. Hamburg, attitude, identity—and a little bit of club feeling. Welcome to an architecture of resonance.