Architecture berlin

STUDIO VALE completed the renovation of a micro-apartment in a high-rise building in Berlin’s Hansaviertel, the centre of the 1957 International Building Exhibition, Interbau. The project draws on the neighbourhood’s experimental post-war architecture, combining mid-century references with compact contemporary living. Caption Reframing home The apartment towers surrounding Tiergarten were originally conceived as compact urban homes for a growing population seeking a more independent and less conventional way of living. The renovation takes cues from this original vision, preserving the open layout while adapting the apartment to contemporary needs. Caption An escape in the heart of the city Upon entering the apartm... More

HELMHOUSE is a modern seven-storey residential building nestled among a historic row of art nouveau and transitional style buildings in the heart of Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district. Its architectural language is recognisably rooted in the 21st century and at the same time a worthy addition to the historic buildings in the neighbourhood. The project fills a gap in the typical Berlin perimeter block development on Senefelder Strasse, not far from Helmholtzplatz, which also gave the project its name. Jonathan Landgraf Jonathan Landgraf Markus Loeffelhardt The U-shaped ensemble is conceptually based on the typical Berlin residential courtyard, consisting of a front building, side wings and a garden house, which enclose a green... More

 The urban structure surrounding Schmollerplatz in Berlin-Treptow was conceived in the 1930s. Yet most of the buildings on the square are housing complexes built in the 1950s. When a former supermarket from the 1970s was torn down, an unusually shaped and situated plot of land on Schmollerplatz was reconceived in an effort to take the neighborhood’s restructuring and its need for additional living space into account.Too small for a city block, yet too large for a single building, the project instead takes the form of two identical residential buildings positioned at 90-degree angles on a plateau raised by 0.75 meters. Through this arrangement, the buildings provide a spatial conclusion to the park-like area of Schmollerplatz. The... More

Amidst mature trees and listed villas in Berlin’s Pankow district stands Haus im Park: a building that houses a supported living program for people with disabilities, designed by Modersohn & Freiesleben for SKF Berlin e.V. (Catholic Women’s Social Service). The red and green building is made from prefabricated, standardised and natural materials, allowing easy and efficient assemblage while maintaining longevity. Large roof overhang, natural ventilation strategies and on-site renewable energy systems minimise operational impact while contributing to a calm and functional space that prioritises accessibility, efficiency and environmental sustainability. Sebastian Schels Modersohn & Freiesleben Architekten Partners... More

DOXS NKLN will transform a former industrial recycling yard on the banks of the Neukölln Ship Canal in Berlin into a “Haven of Culture,” benefitting future users and the local community alike. In recent years, the area in the southern section of Berlin’s Sonnenallee has changed from a blind spot on the urban landscape to a dynamic location with multiple high-rise and mixed-use projects under construction. GRAFT GRAFT’s plans foresee an urban ensemble of three new buildings with attractive outdoor areas and a publicly accessible canalside promenade. The concept envisages a mixed-use development consisting of office and commercial units as well as educational and cultural facilities. Two elongated blocks an... More

Koepenicker Strasse is, in terms of architectural history, an important artery between Berlin-Mitte and Kreuzberg. Here rough-and-tumble Berlin can still be experienced today in all its richness of contrast – from turn-of-the-century industrial buildings to the practical functionality of post-war architecture. Here brickwork meets plaster, and metal meets concrete. Klemens Renner coe48 Berlin stands on the corner of Koepenicker Strasse and Wilhelmine-Gemberg-Weg at Koepenicker Strasse 48, directly opposite the Mediaspree business centre. With its emphatic relief and sculptural interplay of bay windows, green terraces, and large window openings the façade strikes a new note amidst the historical ensemble of buildings on th... More

Avalanche is one of the top blockchain companies in the world and principal sponsor of the Andretti Formula-E racing team. Tempelhof Airport is one of the largest historic buildings in the world, with colossal and iconic hangar spaces arranged in a crescent form stretching over 1.2km in total length. Caption Caption The temporary design intervention inside Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport and associated with the Berlin Formula-E Prix in May 2022, was designed and produced to give high visibility and marketing impact to Avalanche’s brand. Caption Caption The design of a parametric undulating roof surface was installed inside Hangar 6 of the airport, taking its inspiration from the advanced technologies underlying... More

Borgos Pieper were commissioned to design a mixed-use regeneration project in Berlin´s Mitte District. The 1300m2 development sensitively recovered the historic building fabric of the 18th century building with a south facing courtyard and side wing. Four commercial units are at the base of the block which also houses 14  apartments over five storeys. Mark Seelen - AD The street front building retains vaulted basement spaces as well as a new build wing. Each apartment is unique and has been carefully recovered to show its historic brick fabric and original proportions. Interiors house a wonderful and eclectic collection of vintage furniture, designer pieces and accesories, sourced by a  Gallerist with a impeccable tast... More

With their design for a residential tower at Theodor-Loos-Weg in Gropiusstadt, Eike Becker_Architekten won first prize at a competition tendered by the Beamten-Wohnungs-Verein zu Berlin eG cooperative, marking the office's first cooperative project. The new building adopts the architectural language of the surrounding high-rise district erected in the 1970s and translates it into modern times. Gropius' original plans envisaged the integration of smaller buildings into the high-rise district, and EB_A's design has incorporated this idea by connecting a townhouse to the high-rise building through a shared plinth. The new tower will offer concierge services as well as designated areas for community events. A generous foyer will provide a commu... More

Combining affordable housing, shops and offices, green space and a climate-friendly power supply, Berlin-Lichtenberg’s new Am Rathauspark Quarter boasts high land-use efficiency and a wide range of potential uses with a slant towards contemporary technology and architecture. As design competition winners, Baumschlager Eberle Architekten were invited to create six buildings for a prominent part of this two-hectare development zone at the junction of Möllendorffstraße and Frankfurter Allee, two of Berlin’s major thoroughfares. The intersection is now marked by a 64m-high office tower which, together with an open perimeter-block development comprising businesses and shops, creates the structural framework for the new Ste... More

The gallery is located on the second floor of the listed Belle Epoque Palias Eger. Commissioned by the merchant brothers Carl and Paul Eger, the two-story palace was built in 1881 to designs by master builders Gustav Knoblauch and Hermann Wex as one of the most elaborate of its time. © Thomas Heimann The objective of the reconstruction was to complete and enhance the character of the Belle Epoque rooms and at the same time to find an abstract translation of opulence for the display rooms as well as for the library and to stage a flow of space from historical to modern. © Thomas Heimann In doing so, the means were to remain as invisible as possible on the one hand, and on the other hand, a new self-confident formal lang... More

At the height of the treetops of the wooded Jewish cemetery in Prenzlauer Berg, the small penthouse apartment is located over two floors on a side wing of an old Berlin building. © Thomas Heimann The special location and the residents' desire for intimacy and openness gave rise to a spatial plan with different floor levels and a coordinated carpenter's finish whose materiality and colorfulness are three-dimensional, space-creating. Color-contrasting joints in the dark rubber flooring are continued in the joints of the butt-sanded fiberglass surfaces of the cabinets and wall panels, which resemble paper in their feel and translucency. © Thomas Heimann The lower floor houses the bedrooms, bathrooms and workrooms, and the... More

Two new buildings with a total length of 42.52 m are facing an open community courtyard with green and playground on the rectangular plot along the Schleizer Straße in Berlin. ©Janina Heppner The street house is planned with 4 floors. On the ground floor, there is a cluster of apartments as assisted living and on the upper floors apartments of different sizes. The garden house has 3 floors and a step-back roof floor only for apartments. © Matthias Matschewski A total of 42 rental apartments with 1 to 5 rooms were designed. Access to all apartments is barrier-free. Twenty of them are barrier-free and nine apartments of them additional are wheelchair accessible. ©Janina Heppner The two buildings are buil... More

On the roof of an existing building in Berlin Neukölln, a small but lively and sensual world has been created in a simple style that belies its complexity – a dwelling that gives its occupants enhanced quality of life. Here the focus is on primary elements, allowing for an individual sense and experience not only of the space but also of the light, the shade, the wind, the air, the rain, the greenery, the sky, the sunrise and sunset. Werner Hutmacher The building was constructed in the early 1970s on the edge of what is known as the Bohemian Village, where a five-storey perimeter-block development dating from the boom years of the mid- to late eighteenth century abuts the one- and two-storey houses of the former village. T... More