Photographenatelier Gebr. Dransfeld, Carl Dransfeld, Broschekhaus, Verlagshaus der Tageszeitung Hamburger Fremdenblatt, Hamburg-Neustadt, silver gelatine paper, black and white positive process, image size: height: 22,30 cm; width: 15,70 cm, inscribed: recto on the cardboard: in ink, top: Photo: Dransfeld, Hamburg 39; bottom: photo of the photographer : Buchdruckerei Broschek Hamburg, Architect, D.W.B. Fritz Höger Hamburg, architectural photography, facade ,house, building, profane architecture, The photo studio Dransfeld Bros. was founded in 1902 by the trained lithographer Carl Dransfeld and his brother, the painter Adolf Dransfeld, in Berlin and moved to Hamburg in 1904. Building director Fritz Schumacher commissioned the Dransfeld brothers to document the public buildings he had constructed since 1909. This prestigious commission established the Dransfeld brothers as leading architectural photographers in 1920s Hamburg. Among the architects for whom the studio worked were Fritz Höger, Martin Elsaesser, Distel & Grubitz or the Gerson brothers. With their photograph of the Chile House designed by Höger, Carl and Adolf Dransfeld created an icon of architectural photography. By creating a strong view from below and using a wide-angle lens, they reinforced the expressionist character of the building's top, thus contributing significantly to the popularity of modern Hamburg brick architecture. The Broschekhaus was built as an office and commercial building in 1925/26 in Hamburg's Neustadt district, also according to Höger's plans. The building was the premises of the publishing house Broschek & Co, which also published the Hamburger Fremdenblatt, and is now used as a hotel. (Sven Schumacher)

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