As an extension of the Digital Campus in Berlin’s Quartier Heidestrasse, SCOPE Architekten designed a new 700-square-metre Work Café and Open Office environment in Building D. The project continues the spatial concept developed for Buildings A–C while deliberately reinterpreting it through a more fluid and expressive design language. Across a 300-square-metre Work Café and an adjoining 400-square-metre workplace, progressive design and multifunctionality come together in a setting conceived for communication, collaboration and concentration.
The Work Café draws inspiration from the diversity and dynamic rhythm of Berlin. Organic forms, strong colours and contrasting materials create a lively environment in which spatial boundaries appear fluid rather than fixed. Intelligent zoning accommodates spontaneous interaction and creative exchange alongside more private seating niches, allowing different modes of use to coexist within the relatively compact footprint.
At the centre of the concept is a contemporary interpretation of the traditional marketplace. A monolithic tiled table combined with translucent PVC lamella curtains evokes the archetype of a market stall while translating it into a distinctly contemporary architectural element. An integrated cooling plate allows the installation to accommodate different catering formats, making it both a visual focal point and a flexible functional element.
The idea of fluidity continues throughout the interior. Tiled benches and tables appear as continuous sculptural elements that accommodate both dining and meetings. Hand-blown Artemide Stellar Nebula lamps float above the space like iridescent bubbles, introducing lightness and transparency and reinforcing the dynamic character of the environment. Rather than assigning one function to each setting, the design allows eating, working, meeting and informal exchange to overlap.
Flexibility is equally important to the social and event functions of the Work Café. A grandstand with adaptable seating creates a setting for informal communication as well as larger gatherings, while integrated media technology allows the area to be transformed for presentations and events. More intimate niches provide a counterpoint to these open settings and create opportunities for retreat within the active environment.
In the adjoining 400-square-metre Open Office, the design language of the Work Café continues into the workplace. Flex desks, open and enclosed meeting rooms and think tanks provide a range of settings for different working modes. The concept simultaneously extends and reinterprets the design of Buildings A–C, maintaining a coherent identity across the Digital Campus while giving Building D its own distinctive atmosphere.
Through its combination of flowing forms, expressive material contrasts and adaptable spatial elements, Building D expands the Digital Campus with a workplace that deliberately blurs conventional boundaries between work, communication and hospitality. The result is an environment in which flexibility is expressed not only through function, but through the architecture itself.
