Free model of an 1963 harbour crane from Rostock

[Markus Schweizer]

Hello,

there is an art project in Zurich (Switzerland) where they transfered an old harbour crane (built in 1963) from Rostock (Germany) to the city of Zurich.
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Controversial_artwork_towers_over_Zurich_.html?cid=38409580

This inspired Mrs. Klaudia Meisterhans to create a free downloadable paper-model of the crane.
Link to the model:
http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/zuerich/bellevue/Basteln-Sie-Ihren-eigenen-Hafenkran/story/24201203

In another thread she describes the scale as 1:105.

Kind regards

Markus Schweizer

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

These are both quite interesting.
Thank you for sharing them with us!

 

[zathros]

Do you know how much weight that crane could support? Just build 5 or so Penthouses into the structure, some restaurant structures, so the crane in buried, but see in the structure and watch the prices of these units fly right up to the sky!

 

[Markus Schweizer]

Hello,
the crane itself has a weight of 90 tons, but I found no information what it can support. A coworker of me once worked as an electrician inside the cranes, perhaps I can ask him.

Somebody in the netherlands had a similar idea and converted an old crane to a hotel:
the harbour crane hotel in Harlingen. It has room for only 2 persons.
http://www.vuurtoren-harlingen.nl/eng/index3.php
Prices start at 319€ (approx. 435 US $) per night..
In the description they say that You can rotate the crane 360°, also while lying in bed and watch different views.

 

[zathros]

With the right engineer, I bet that crane could be the bases for a very interesting set of apartments, offices, stores, or all of the above.