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1 Berlin Projects 32 Created 24-Jul-16 By Mi-Jung Gim, Delft, Netherlands Katholische Kirchengemeinde St Canisius Berlin, Heike Büttner, Claus Neumann and George Braun church Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum Berliner Congress Center House of World Cultures KW Institute for Contemporary Art Spree Bridge Bathing Ship AEG Turbinenfabrik 7 Paul Löbe Haus Bundeswehr Memorial 14 Mexico Embassy 15 The Embassies of the Nordic Countries 16 Berlin State Library 17 Berlin, Hans Scharoun library 8 Institute of Physics 18 Berlin, Augustin und Frank architekten laboratorium, university 9 Havelland Grundschule 19 Berlin, Augustin und Frank architekten primary school 10 Quartier Berlin, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners housing, office, shopping centre 11 Berlin, Peter Behrens factory Berlin, Berger+Parkkinen embassy Berlin, Reitermann and Sassenroth chapel 6 Berlin, AMP Arquitectos sport, swimming pool Chapel of Reconciliation 13 Berlin, Teodoro González de León embassy, government Berlin, deadline - office for architectural services apartment, office 5 Berlin, Hans Düttmann atelier, exposition space, pavilion Slender - Bender Hausburgviertel Gymnasium Berlin, meck architekten memorial space, monument Berlin, Hugh Stubbins auditorium, congress centre, culture, music theatre, theatre 4 Berlin, Hermann Henselmann congress centre Berlin, Chestnutt Niess s sport Berlin, Max Dudler library, university 3 Atelier Katharina Grosse 21 Berlin, Augustin und Frank architekten atelier 12 Berlin, Stephan Braunfels government, office Remise Schlesische Strasse 22 Berlin, Augustin und Frank architekten office 1

2 Atelier Huthmacher Berlin, Augustin und Frank architekten atelier, office, private house Heinz Galinski Schule Fire and Police Station Fashion Center Labels II 26 Ludwig Erhaud Haus Daimler Chrysler 29 Topography of Terror Documentation Center Berlin, Heinle, Wischer und Partner Freie Architekten archive, auditorium, education, informationlibrary centre, library, meeting Philology room, memorial Berlin, space, urban plan Foster & Partners library, university Dos Palillos Berlin, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec restaurant 27 Berlin, HHF s commercial space, office, workshop 25 Berlin, Sauerbruch Hutton s laboratorium, office, theme park 24 Berlin, Sauerbruch Hutton s fire station, police station Photonic Centre Berlin, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners housing, office, retail Berlin, Zvi Hecker education, primary school 23 Velodrom 33 Berlin, Dominique Perrault olympic stadium, sport 28 Berlin, Grimshaw government, office, stock exchange Pariser Platz 3 34 Berlin, Gehry Partners commercial space, housing, mixed-use development 2

3 photo: Artur Salisz photo: Artur Salisz Katholische Kirchengemeinde St Canisius Witzlebenstraße Berlin The Church is located in Berlin, Charlottenburg and was built between 2000 and 2002 It was designed by the Berlin architects Heike Büttner, Claus Neumann and George Braun The project won the Architekturpreis Berlin in 2003 photo: Artur Salisz Public access unknown! Heike Büttner, Claus Neumann and George Braun asalisz 3

4 photo: Maarten Thewissen photo: Stefan Müller Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 1/ Berlin The Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum is the new central library of Humboldt University, located on the famous old boulevard Unter den Linden, near Museum Island and Brandenburg Gate It's the biggest freehand library in and contains 2 million books, all of them public accessible and not in closed depots Berlin-based Swiss architect Max Dudler won the competition, in which 277 architects participated, with a typical 'Berlin style' rationalist building Behind a strictly orthogonal façade, the visitor encounters the big reading hall, which refers to the terraces of the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis The space is illuminated by natural roof light and contains green desks and lamps with stone covers for 250 people, all designed by the architect The atmosphere of the hall breathes a similar spirit as the big library hall by Labrouste in Paris Most of the 1250 workstations are located directly at the façade with tremendous views over the city photo: Stefan Müller 2009 Max Dudler TicketB Monday - Friday: Saturday & Sunday: S-Bahn: Friedrichstraße Visits for groups can be booked by wwwticket-bde 4

5 photo: Christian Beirle González photo: Christian Beirle González Berliner Congress Center Alexanderstraße Berlin In , the Haus des Lehrers ('House of Teachers') was built on Alexanderplatz, together with the accompanying Kongresshalle ('Congress Hall') Hermann Henselmann chose a box form for the 12-storey building, which was a typical solution for post-war, modern skyscraper architecture Influenced by contemporary Mexican murals, the building was given a monumental, multicoloured frieze by Walter Womacka The Congress Hall (now known as the bcc / Berliner Congress Center) is striking for its transparency, clear forms and many interesting architectural details The shiny aluminium dome can be seen from far away A wide view of the cityscape opens out from the foyer The combination of the bcc and the neighbouring House of Teachers forms a tense architectural ensemble on Alexanderplatz Berlin-based architect Kerk-Oliver Dahm has refurbished and modernized the building in 2004 (text from project's website) photo: Christian Beirle González Project is not public! m² Main designer, Hermann Henselmann Kerk-Oliver Dahm christian_02 U-Bahn and S-Bahn: Berlin Alexanderplatz 5

6 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Christian Beirle González House of World Cultures John-Foster-Dulles-Allee Berlin The Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin is 's national centre for contemporary non-european art It presents art exhibitions, theater and dance performances, concerts, author readings, films and academic conferences on non-european art and culture The building is located in the Tiergarten park and a direct neighbour of the Carillon and the new German Chancellery It was formerly known as the Kongresshalle conference hall, a gift from the United States, designed in 1957 by the American architect Hugh Stubbins Jr as a part of the Interbau exhibition John F Kennedy spoke here during his June 1963 visit to West Berlin On May 21, 1980 the roof collapsed killing one and injuring numerous people The hall has been rebuilt in its original style and reopened in 1987 at the 750 years jubilee of Berlin To Berliners it is also known as the Schwangere Auster ("pregnant oyster") photo: Dirk Verwoerd 1957 Hugh Stubbins christian_02 Open: Mon - Sun 10 am - 7 pm (exhibitions Wed - Mon 11 am - 7 pm) Tickets and Infos: Mon Sun 10 am 7 pm Telephone (0) , info@hkwde Bus M41 or M85 or M100, S bahn: 5, 7, 9,

7 photo: Regis Pennel photo: Kris Leenders KW Institute for Contemporary Art Auguststraße Berlin KW defines itself as "a laboratory for communicating and advancing contemporary cultural developments by means of exhibitions, workshops and resident artists' studios, as well as by collaborating with artists or other institutions and by commissioning works" The front on Auguststraße is occupied by a baroque "Stadtpalais" (city palace), a listed building from the second half of the 18th century Once passed the gateway, you discover a pleasant courtyard, often used for open air exhibitions and installations In the corner of the courtyard, the American artist Dan Graham added the Café Bravo pavilion (architecturally realized in collaboration with Johanne Nalbach) The glass and steel construction sets its surroundings in motion, playing a game of refraction, reflection and transparency At the rear of the courtyard is a late-19th-century margarine factory On a second courtyard behind the factory, the Berlin architect Hans Düttmann built a classical white cube exhibition hall photo: Kris Leenders m² Main designer, Artist Hans Düttmann Dan Graham Johanne Nalbach Kunst-Werke Berlin Kris_Leenders Tuesday - Sunday: / Thursday / admission: 6,00 euro take the subway U8 to Weinmeisterstraße or S-Bahn to Oranienburger Straße 7

8 photo: Klemens Ortmeyer photo: Klemens Ortmeyer Slender - Bender Hessische Strasse Berlin Slender/Bender is an attempt to reconcile conservative urban planning with contemporary architecture Bender is the renovation of an existing building, while Slender is a residential and office building addition The proud six-storey structure with its gently curved exterior is wrapped in stainless steel bands, dividing it into a three-part architectural sculpture Its broad façade, attached to the building like an outsized bay window, opens up with what for Berlin are unusually large windows Everything about the building is drawn out lengthways: rooms and open spaces are lined up like a long chain, visitors are kept constantly in motion, exploring the depths of the house, climbing the stretched stairway to the upper floors, the miniature roof garden, a suspended platform in the two-storey bedroom, a protruding balcony If Slender/Bender is about flowing spaces and dynamic outlines, then the building also seems to reflect deadline's creative ethos that owes to the AA in London m² deadline - office for architectural services Britta Jürgens, Matthew Griffin Christian_Welzbacher photo: Klemens Ortmeyer 8

9 photo: Uwe Walter photo: Uwe Walter Spree Bridge Bathing Ship Am Flutgraben Berlin The floating swimming pool in the River Spree (Spreebad Mitte) contemplates re-cycling an old river barge, turning it into a bathing place for the people of Berlin The proposal has brought about a new social relationship between the city and the river, producing a re-activation of all this stretch of the banks of the Spree photo: Uwe Walter m² Associate architect Artist AMP Arquitectos Gilbert Wilk Susanne Lorenz Stadtkunstprojekte ev 9

10 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Chapel of Reconciliation Bernauer Straße Berlin This oval shaped building is located on the plot of land where the Protestant Reconciliation Church, dating from 1894, used to stand before it was blown up in 1985 It was located on the so-called 'death strip' of the Berlin Wall The loam community building, which contains an organ loft and a single upper window, has an ambulatory added to the front Its façade is dominated by a lamella wall In the back part of the ambulatory, the foundation walls of the predecessing building are visible through a small opening in the ground The chapel's bells hang in the separate bellcote on Bernauer Strasse photo: Piotr Krajewski 2000 Reitermann and Sassenroth pkrajewski_pl Tuesday - Sunday: / Divine Service: Sunday 1000 / Devotion and prayer: Monday + Saturday 0730; Friday 1800; Saturday

11 photo: José F García Martín photo: José F García Martín AEG Turbinenfabrik Huttenstrasse Berlin Designed between 1908 and 1909 for the Allgemeine Elektricitäts Gesellschaft (AEG, a German electrical concern founded in 1883), the AEG Turbinenfabrik (Turbine Factory) was placed strategically at the southern edge of the factory complex along Huttenstrasse and Berlichingenstrasse, facing Berlin and the world as a show front of the prosperous industrial magnate Complying with such expectations and following his own ideological stance, Behrens built a magnificent iron and glass hybrid of two eminently classical temple traditions -the Greek and the Egyptian-, meant to glorify industrial might In accepting the challenge of designing his first industrial building, Behrens s concern was not to recast all of architecture in terms of industry and the machine, as was most often the case with the next generation of modern architects Rather, his concern was levating so dominant a societal force as the factory to the level of established cultural standard (text from ural World) photo: José F García Martín Project is not public! 1909 Structural engineer Peter Behrens Karl Bernhard AEG Jose_Garcia Bus M27 has a stop at nearby Reuchlinstrasse 11

12 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Paul Löbe Haus Paul-Löbe-Allee Berlin This building to the west of the river Spree is part of the 'government ribbon' It is connected to the Chancellery and together with the Marie-Elisabeth-Luders House on the opposite side of the Spree it forms a formal and functional whole The building contains more than 900 offices for the parliamentary deputies It's 200m long, 100m wide and 22m high It has the form of a double comb with eight outer courtyards The main entrance in the west is situated under a large imposing porch with four filigree columns A large glass-roofed hall with glass-enclosed elevators and transparent staircases are in the middle of the block The building is named after the last parliamentary president, until 1933, Paul Löbe (text from book 'Berlin-New ure') Public access unknown! m² Stephan Braunfels Bundesrepublik Deutschland pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski 12

13 photo: Werner Huthmacher Hausburgviertel Gymnasium Otto-Ostrowski-Strasse Berlin In 19th-century Prussian industrial architecture, brick was the dominant material, and its red colour ensured that the halls of Berlin's main slaughterhouse complex were visible from afar Many structures on the site have now been demolished and the surviving listed buildings are being integrated into a new mixed-use quarter The former cattle hall, for example, has been converted into this gymnasium Compared with the original brick structure, the neo-modern cube of the new sports hall stands out clearly, dominated on the outside by horizontal wooden slats, made of larch The light falling through the slats into the interior creates a striking effect: the roof construction, spanning the hall in a single unsupported slab with integrated skylights and acoustic elements, appears to float The pine load-bearing structure is trussed with steel tie rods fixed in the centre of the hall by V-shaped brackets photo: Werner Huthmacher 2006 Structural engineer Chestnutt Niess s Eisenloffel, Sattler & Partners Federal State of Berlin Christian_Welzbacher S-Bahn stations 'Landsberger Allee' and 'Storkower Strasse' are nearby 13

14 photo: Timo Mecking photo: Timo Mecking Bundeswehr Memorial Hildebrandstraße Berlin The Bundeswehr Memorial is the central site for commemoration of all members of the German Armed Forces who lost their lives in the course of their service for the Federal Republic of Prof Andreas Meck was responsible for the artistic concept of the building, which is a simple rectangular structure of prefabricated reinforced concrete elements, covered by a fine mantle of perforated bronze A sliding wall element permits the memorial to be closed either on the side facing the road or the parade ground of the Federal Ministry of Defence The semi-oval openings in the bronze shell are shaped in the form of identity discs that every soldier wears in duty The broken off half stands for every soldier who has died The perforations in the bronze mantle are arranged according to code based on the Morse alphabet, reproducing the oath every regular soldier or officer has given to the Federal Republic of photo: Timo Mecking meck architekten Federal Armed Forces timo_mecking Monday to Friday from 9:00 h to 18:00 h Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 10:00 h until 18:00 h Bus M29 to Hiroshimasteg or Bus 200 to Tiergartenstraße 14

15 photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga Mexico Embassy Klingelhöferstrasse Berlin The project was the winner of a competition in 1997, where 8 architectural firms participated The building is located in the central part of Berlin, near the Tiergarten The intention was to create a building with an unmistakable image and unforgettable in the urban memory It gives a changeable image of solidity and transparency, with a dynamic effect depending on the position of the viewer It creates a monumentality, lightness and transparency game, that tries to express the Mexican reality photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga Public access unknown! m² Main designer, Structural engineer Teodoro González de León Francisco Serrano Cacho ASSMANN BERATEN + PLANEN Mexico Government MVar The Berlin metro (U-Bahn) to Wittenbergplatz, there south east to An der Urania (big avenue with a boulevard), and there north crossing the river on the left hand side in the first corner 15

16 photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga The Embassies of the Nordic Countries Rauchstrasse 1 D Berlin Five Nordic countries = Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden decided to build their embassies together on one site The intention is to show the relation between ure and Nature in the North of Europe In the centre of the building there is an open Plaza, and as a symbol for the ocean connecting of all Nordic countries a waterbasin is cutting through the complex in a clear geometric form Al 5 buildings are enclosed by a 226m long copper band The house for joint activities is called Fælleshus a house for all, both for members of the embassies as well as for visitors and people from Berlin photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga m² Main designer, Project manager Lighting designer Services engineer Landscape designer Berger+Parkkinen 3XN PK Arkitektar Snøhetta VIIVA arkkitehtuuri Oy Wingårdh Arkitektkontor Drees & Sommer GmbH George Sexton Associates IGH Berlin Karsten Böcking Danish Ministry of Housing and Building Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs Iceland Government Engineering Contracts Norway Statsbygg Public Construction + Property Sweden Statens Fastighetsverk MVar The Felleshus / Pan Nordic Building of the Nordic Embassies is open daily to the general public Advance notification is not required You can obtain information from our Nordic staff members, have a look at a current Nordic exhibition, inform yourself about coming events in the Felleshus or pay a visit to the Nordic canteen Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 7:00 pm Saturday Sunday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm S-Bahn: S3, S5, S7, S75 and S9: stop Zoologischer Garten, then bus 100 or 200 to stop "Nordische Botschaften" S-Bahn: S1, S2, S25: stop Potsdamer Platz, then bus 200 to stop "Nordische Botschaften" Bus 100, 200 or 187 to stop "Nordische Botschaften" 16

17 photo: Maarten Thewissen photo: Maarten Thewissen Berlin State Library Potsdamer Strasse Berlin The so called New State Library (Neue Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) located in the Kulturforum of Berlin is part of the institutions of the Prussian Cultural Heritage (Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz) and is one of the dependances of the State Library that has its main building in the street Unter den Linden The building in the Potsdamer Straße was built by the architect Hans Scharoun who had also designed the Philharmonie and the Chamber Music Hall at the Kulturforum In the year 1978 the new library building was opened to the public Soon, the building was well-known amongst others for its impressive reading room that also became one of the locations of Wim Wender s prize awarded film "Wings of Desire" ("Himmel über Berlin") photo: Maarten Thewissen 1978 Main designer, Hans Scharoun Edgar Wisniewski MI_MOA Monday - Friday hr Saturday hr Every third Saturday of a month there is a guided tour through the building of the New State Library at Kulturforum, whih takes 1,5hr and is free, no registration required Guided tours information: Tel +49 (30) and gen-und-schulungenhtml see also The Staatsbibliothek lies south of the Tiergarten and west of Potsdamer Platz Ubahn/Sbahn: S1, S2, U2 Station: Potsdamer Platz 17

18 photo: Werner Huthmacher photo: Werner Huthmacher Institute of Physics Newtonstrasse 15 D Berlin Institute of physics of the Humboldt-University Adlershof m² Augustin und Frank architekten Humbold-Universität zu Berlin augustinundfrank photo: Werner Huthmacher Monday - Friday 8:00-20:00 S-Bahn Station Adlershof 18

19 photo: Werner Huthmacher photo: Werner Huthmacher Havelland Grundschule Kolonnenstrasse 30 D Berlin Extension of a primary school School building as a noise barrier Project is not public! m² Structural engineer Augustin und Frank architekten Pichler Ingenieure Bezirksamt Schöneberg-Tempelhof von Berlin augustinundfrank photo: Werner Huthmacher S-Bahn Station Kolonnenstr 19

20 photo: Nazar Leskiw Quartier 206 Friedrichstraße Berlin This project was proposed by the Berlin Senate to resuscitate the Friedrichstrasse, pre-war Berlin's main shopping street An international competition specified development of three city blocks with connecting links, or Passagen Ultimately it was deemed economically and politically judicious to award the individual blocks to different developer-architect teams This proposal was consequently redesigned in specific response to its new location on the central block, retaining only the organic connections of the original scheme with underground parking and a retail concourse stretched across all three blocks photo: Nazar Leskiw m² Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Nazar 20

21 photo: Heji Shin photo: Werner Huthmacher Atelier Katharina Grosse Lehrter Strasse 57 D Berlin Home and studio of the artist katharina grosse Situated close to the main station of Berlin The outer walls are made of reinforced concrete with inside insulation photo: Werner Huthmacher Project is not public! m² Structural engineer Augustin und Frank architekten Pichler Ingenieure Katharina Grosse augustinundfrank 10 minutes walk from main station 21

22 photo: photo: Werner Huthmacher Remise Schlesische Strasse Schlesische Strasse 28 D Berlin Reuse and renovation of an heritage building from the end of the 19th century Project is not public! m² Structural engineer Augustin und Frank architekten Pichler Ingenieure Verwaltung Berliner Grundstücke GmbH augustinundfrank photo: Werner Huthmacher Subway station Schlesisches Tor 22

23 photo: Werner Huthmacher photo: Werner Huthmacher Atelier Huthmacher Goethestrasse 16 D Berlin Conversion of a former market hall and office building to house one studio photographers Project is not public! m² Structural engineer Augustin und Frank architekten Pichler Ingenieure Werner Huthmacher augustinundfrank photo: Werner Huthmacher S-Bahn Station Niederschöneweide 23

24 photo: Michael Krueger photo: Michael Krueger Heinz Galinski Schule Waldschulallee 73 / Berlin In 1990 Polish-Israeli architect Zvi Hecker won the competition for a Jewish School in Berlin with a remarkable proposal The building was thought as an unfolding sunflower Its many curving walls and roofs conceal a fragmented world of classrooms, squares and corridors Hecker refers to the concept of the school becoming a city This project marked the start of a European chapter for the office because it has its permanent base in ever since photo: Michael Krueger Project is not public! m² Services engineer Structural engineer Associate architect Landscape designer Zvi Hecker Barbara Schmelz Gerhard Pichler Inken Baller Kamel Louafi Judische Gemeinde zu Berlin olivier_van_den_hoven You can only visit this project when making an appointment at forehand 24

25 photo: René Rutgers photo: René Rutgers Fire and Police Station Elisabeth-Abegg-Straße Berlin This is a renovation and extension of a former Goods Yard Building The new station for the governmental police and fire departments is an extension to a free-standing 19th century structure which was originally part of the Prussian customs and tax authorities complex, close to the river Spree The single-banked rear wing of the building is used as a back-bone for the extension The space underneath the new building provides covered accommodation for the various vehicles, whilst the yard accommodates the necessary manoeuvres of the large fire engines As the building is set back considerably from the main road and lies approximately sic metres below street level, the visitor approaches the police station across a new foot-bridge (sauerbruch hutton) photo: Naomi Schiphorst Public access unknown! m² Sauerbruch Hutton s City of Berlin Naomi You can call the station to ask if its possible to visit the building: 030/

26 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Photonic Centre Carl-Scheele-Strasse Berlin The two buildings of the Photonic Centre are conceived as volumes with soft contours which create a strong identity within the existing rectilinear context and yet which do not challenge the gentle coherence of the site However, the sinuous forms of the buildings are at the same time a direct response to the requirements of the brief The laboratory building is a case study for the integration of architecture, construction and services It is built with an economical prefabricated concrete structure: the floor slabs are corrugated in section so that every point within the flexible plan can be serviced from above and below The plant rooms on the roof and in the basement are connected by risers along the central corridor The horizontal distribution is facilitated by prefabricated U-sections that span up to 10m, either to beams or directly through to the façade, where they are supported by paired columns The twin columns lend the external skin a certain depth and rhythm photo: Piotr Krajewski Public access unknown! m² Sauerbruch Hutton s Wista management pkrajewski_pl Photonic Centre is situated in the Science and Technology Park The Adlershof By car: direction Flughafen Schönefeld; exit at Adlershof Public transport: bus no 260 departs from S-Bahn station Adlershof via airport Schönefeld to U-Bahn station Rudow For your departure from Adlershof use buses no 162, 163, 164 from Walter-Nernst-Straße or from Magnusstraße (BVG); S-Bahn from Adlershof station (S-Bahn Berlin GmbH); subway (U-Bahn) from Rudow station (BVG) More info on website 26

27 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Fashion Center Labels II Stralauer Allee Berlin The fashion center Labels Berlin 2 is a concentration of showrooms for international fashion brands in one building including public spaces such as an event hall, a restaurant and a lounge at the top floor The design strategy is based on the adjacent warehouse building Labels 1 The interior spaces of this historical building are strongly characterized by the repetition of arched windows used in the façade This motif became one of the starting points for the design of the projectthe use of two differently cut sine curves generates a specific aesthetic for both the supporting structure and in a modified form with the sine waves for the façade The result is that the structure and rhythm establish the formative motif for the perception of the new building and link it to the existing neighbourhood photo: Piotr Krajewski Public access unknown! 2010 HHF s Labels Projektmanagment GmbH & Co KG pkrajewski_pl 27

28 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Ludwig Erhaud Haus Fasanenstrasse Berlin The Ludwig Erhard Haus is a unusual and futuristic building located in the borough of Charlottenburg The long building complex which consists of three main parts is connected with atria made of glass The spectacular look of the building - fifteen tremendous arches create the building's signature ribbed structure - which is called "Gürteltier" (armadillo) is characterized by the combination of glass and steel The individual hung-from-arches form was derived from a logical exploration of how to enclose the maximum possible building volume, while following Berlin's very prescriptive building regulations to the letter Traditional parapets set 22m above the local streets govern the height of any new structures in the district, while the desks of workers in prime office accommodation have to be within 7m of a naturally lit window The elliptical rib cage structure enabled the building to meet the regulations, while creating a distinctive and very open public area at its heart photo: Dirk Verwoerd m² Grimshaw Berlin Chamber of Commerce dirkverwoerd S-Bahn: Zoologischer Garten (S3, S5, S7, S75) U-Bahn: Zoologischer Garten (U2, U9) Bus: M46, X9, X10, X34, 100,109,110, 200, 204, 245, 249 Regionalexpress: Zoologischer Garten RE1, RE2, RE7, RB

29 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Daimler Chrysler Link Strasse Berlin These three buildings comprise of two buildings for offices and retail and a third building with three levels of retail and 72 residential apartments The brief defined mixed use of office space, housing and retail, with the traditional Berlin block plan of no more than 9 stories in height and the facades featuring terracotta block panels; the hall mark of the Renzo Piano plan One of the main objectives of the design was to create innovative, low-energy buildings with a high-quality user comfort The key to this strategy was the erosion of the blocks at their south-east corners to allow daylight to penetrate the central courts, which were turned into covered atria, to illuminate interiors, and to facilitate views out of the buildings it was estimated that energy consumption in the office buildings would be half that generated by a conventionally air-conditioned building photo: Dirk Verwoerd m² Structural engineer Services engineer Building physics consultant Structural engineer Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Ove Arup and Partners Roger Preston & Partners Schmidt Reuter Weiske & Partner Daimler Chrysler dirkverwoerd 29

30 photo: Timo Mecking photo: Timo Mecking Topography of Terror Documentation Center Niederkirchnerstraße Berlin Between 1933 and 1945, the central institutions of Nazi persecution and terror were located on the grounds of the present-day 'Topography of Terror', where nowadays various tours of this site provide the unique opportunity for a differentiated examination of Nazi policies of terror and their consequences up to the present Since 1987 a permanent exhibition has informed the public about this historic site After years of uncertain financial situation and public discussion a competition was held in 2006 The built proposal by Heinle, Wischer und Partner consists of a simple box-shaped structure which provides adequate and consigned space for an exhibition ground and conference rooms Translucent metal grid-façades provide an open view of the historic surrounding with its cautious and dunning landscape architecture and calm internal courtyard photo: Timo Mecking m² Main designer,, Interior architect Landscape architect Associate architect Heinle, Wischer und Partner Freie Architekten Prof Heinz W Hallmann Ursula Wilms Federal Republic of timo_mecking Open daily 10 am - 8 pm Closed on Dec 24th, 31st, Jan 1st Due to an event the documentation center will close at 545 pm on August 24th Admission free Information Phone Fax Appointments for guided tours Phone Fax Niederkirchnerstraße is located near Potsdamer Platz and is a five-minutes-walk from Undergroundstation and Trainstation S-Bahn: S1, S2, S25 Underground: U 2 Bus: 200, 347, M41, M48, M85, N 2 Train: RE3, RE4, RE5 30

31 photo: Maarten Thewissen photo: Christian Beirle González Philology Library Habelschwerdter Allee Berlin The Philological Library is the newest component on the campus of the Free University of Berlin This library by Foster and Partners, built in 2005, is known as the Berlin Brain Norman Foster sheltered the stacks of the university library with a double-layered canopy that opens for natural ventilation The library has become the centerpiece of the university's Dahlem campus and a Berlin architectural landmark It holds 700,000 volumes The structure can be seen silhouetted on the canopy The canopy's glowing, flowing panels inspire movement-driven floorplan The overall blob shape results from an overall sense of place and movement This movement culminates a yellow epicenter, a passageway to the next building This building is about collective movement and transitions photo: Christian Beirle González m² Foster & Partners Freie Universität Berlin christian_02 Monday - Friday 9:00-22:00 Uhr Saturday - Sunday 10:00-18:00 Uhr Subway U3 Thielstraße 31

32 photo: Paul Tahon and Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec photo: Paul Tahon and Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Dos Palillos Weinmeisterstraße Berlin Dos Palillos is the restaurant of the Casa Camper Hotel in Berlin Mitte It is a one of a kind culinary experience offered by Albert Raurich, el Bulli s former chef In order to celebrate his cuisine, the concept of the restaurant gives full means of expression to his culinary art The environment is articulated around one long wooden table and the stainless steel kitchen, one module facing the other Seating is located on different ground levels so that the guests are able to have a global experience, as if they were attending an artistic performance Throughout the project, the level of intervention is reduced to the utmost to let the scenery express itself Indeed, the space is voluntarily raw with very few elements and materials to sustain the idea that the legitimate sense of the space comes from the relation between the guests and the cuisine Large glass windows separate the space from the street, to invite people passing by to participate to the kitchen-show photo: Paul Tahon and Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Interior architect Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Casa Camper Naomi Call Casa Camper Hotel Berlin at: Tel: Weinmeisterstraße subway station is just a one-minute walk from Casa Camper The vibrant bars and restaurants of Hackescher Markt are within walking distance Museumsinsel with the Altes and Pergamon Museums is a short stroll from Casa Camper 32

33 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Velodrom Landsberger Allee Berlin At the time of the competition in 1992, Berlin was hoping to be selected as the host city of the 2000 Olympic Games, eventually held in Sydney The Velodrom and nearby swimming pool were indeed realised, although in watered down versions, modified to serve as multi-functional facilities The site, covering ten hectares, is situated in the eastern part of Berlin, where the boundaries of three city districts intersect The Velodrom has multiple uses: cycling, athletics, tennis, sports education, horseracing, concerts, etc It can accommodate spectators photo: Piotr Krajewski m² Dominique Perrault City of Berlin, represented by OSB Sportstättenbauten GmbH pato 33

34 photo: Marco De Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio Pariser Platz 3 Pariser Platz Berlin Pariser Platz 3 in Berlin is a mixed-use building comprised of the Berlin Headquarters of the DG Bank and a residential component with 39 apartments The commercial component of the building is oriented towards Pariser Platz and the Brandenburg Gate Its inner courtyard is covered by a conical glass structure The residential component is oriented towards the Behrenstrasse 2001 Gehry Partners Marco_De_Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio The interior hall of the DG Bank is open to the public 34