Densification
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about densification
Project • By Beck Oser Architects • Apartments
Residential Building Langhag
This multi-family building with five condominiums is situated on a hillside in the Ergolz Valley, in a quiet residential area. The two-story structure, with its recessed penthouse and ground floor, is articulated by its L-shape, featuring two sloping sides and a staggered volume.
Börje Müller
The building maintains an appropriate scale and integrates seamlessly into the surrounding, predominantly small-scale neighborhood.
Börje Müller
The light-filled stairwell with elevator is located at the heart of the building, connecting the various sections. This creates interesting multi-level spaces and visual connections. Each apartment culminates in an open-plan living/dining area with an adjoining covered patio.... More
News • News • 14 Nov 2023
Studio LOES creates new living spaces in a dense inner city Berlin district
Berlin’s inner city Moabit district is an area characterized by its dense perimeter blocks. It is here that Berlin-based Studio LOES has been extending and adding to two existing residential buildings from Germany's Wilhelmine Period (1890 – 1918) and post-war period. The project incorporates the construction of a new “garden house” (dubbed “Element”) on an inner courtyard that sits between the two existing buildings. In addition, these two buildings have been extended upwards with new rooftop apartments (dubbed “Lingot”).
Nate Cook
Nate Cook
STUDIO LOES
Solving the challenge of creating new living spaces in a densely packed area, Element and Lingot are two co... More
Project • By Eike Becker_Architekten • Apartments
TLW
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