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1 Inter-rail 2011 (east europe) Projects 115 Created 25-Feb-11 By Rodrigo Ruiz, Palencia, Spain Andel's Hotel Berlin Berlin, Jestico + Whiles bar, hotel, leisure, spa The Snake Chapel of Reconciliation Schlesisches Tor Social Centre Schlesisches Tor Kita U-Bahnhof Sankt-Quirin-Platz Galeriahaus Messestadt Riem 10 Five Courtyards Munich, Herzog and De Meuron commercial space, culture, exposition space, horeca, leisure, passage, shopping centre Olympic Stadium Munich 11 Herz Jezu Kirche Munich, Allmann Sattler Wappner church, religion Student Housing at Munchen 18 Sammlung Goetz 19 Jauch House 20 Unterföhring Park Village 21 Munich, MVRDV office, urban plan 12 Mercedes-Benz Centre 22 Munich, LAI Architekten commercial space, museum, showroom 13 Exhibition hall of the German Historical Museum 23 Berlin, IM Pei museum 14 Heinz Galinski Schule 24 Berlin, Zvi Hecker education, primary school 15 Munich, Behnisch Architekten olympic stadium, sport Munich, Gruber + Popp Architekten private house Munich, Röpke Architekten housing, restaurant, social housing 17 Munich, Herzog and De Meuron gallery Munich, Hermann + Öttl Architekten BDA train station 9 Berlin, Alvaro Siza Vieira kindergarten Academy of Fine Arts Garching, Fink+Jocher student housing Berlin, Alvaro Siza Vieira community centre 8 Berlin, Reitermann and Sassenroth chapel Munich, Coop Himmelb(l)au culture, education Berlin, Georg Bumiller housing 7 BMW Welt 25 Munich, Coop Himmelb(l)au commercial space, exposition space, showroom 16 Page Memorial 26 Berlin, Zvi Hecker memorial space, monument 1

2 Am Kupfergraben 10 Berlin, David Chipperfield s exposition space, gallery Galeries Lafayette Reichstag Akademie der Künste Berlin The Britz Metropolitan Settlement Wohnstadt Carl Legien Berliner Congress Center Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin 32 Apartment and Commercial Building Herrnstrasse Munich, Herzog and De Meuron housing, office Topography of Terror Documentation Center Berlin, Heinle, Wischer und Partner Freie Architekten archive, auditorium, education, information centre, library, meeting Kino International room, memorial Berlin, space, urban plan Josef Kaiser cinema U-Bahn Georg-Brauchle-Ring Philology Library 41 Museum Brandhorst 42 Munich, Sauerbruch Hutton s museum 33 U-Bahnhof Westfriedhof 43 Munich, Auer+Weber subway station 34 Science Center Medizintechnik 44 Berlin, Gnädinger en education, laboratorium 35 Berlin, Stirling Wilford and Associates commercial space, office 37 Berlin, Foster & Partners library, university Berlin, Hermann Henselmann congress centre 31 Berlin, Bruno Taut housing, social housing Turmrestaurant Steglitz Munich, Franz Ackermann subway station Berlin, Bruno Taut housing 30 Berlin, Behnisch Architekten education, exposition space 29 Berlin, Sauerbruch Hutton s fire station, police station 28 Berlin, Foster & Partners government Fire and Police Station Berlin, Ralf Schüler cafe, restaurant Berlin, Jean Nouvel commercial space, mall, shopping centre 27 U-Bahn Marienplatz 45 Munich, Alexander Freiherr von Branca subway station 36 HighLight Business Towers 46 Munich, Murphy-Jahn hotel, mixed-use development, office 2

3 Maximiliansforum Munich, Peter Haimerl art, installation, meeting room, passage GSW Headquarters Memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe Neues Museum Cafe Reitschule Montessorischool Kaufering ICC Berlin 50 Megastructure Schlangenbader 51 Haus am Checkpoint Charlie 52 Pavillons Kandinsky Munich, Palais Mai pavilion, shop 58 Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum 59 Dos Palillos 60 Auswärtiges Amt 61 Quartier Schützenstrasse 62 Berlin, Aldo Rossi apartment 53 Temporäre Kunsthalle Berlin 63 Berlin, Adolf Krischanitz bar, culture, gallery 54 Unité d'habitation Berlin 64 Berlin, Le Corbusier housing, social housing 55 Berlin, Peter Eisenman housing, mixed-use development, museum Interior Sulfurcell Berlin, Mueller Reimann Architekten government, office Berlin, Georg Heinrichs mixed-use development, social housing, tunnel Berlin, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec restaurant Berlin, Ralf Schüler congress centre 57 Berlin, Max Dudler library, university Kaufering, Palais Mai education, primary school 49 Munich, Palais Mai bar, cafe Pfadfinderhaus Ottobrunn Berlin, Anita Eyrich office Berlin, David Chipperfield s museum, renovation 48 Berlin, Peter Eisenman memorial space, monument Ottobrunn, Palais Mai leisure, meeting room Berlin, Sauerbruch Hutton s office, renovation 47 House of World Cultures 65 Berlin, Hugh Stubbins auditorium, congress centre, culture, music theatre, theatre 56 Swiss Embassy Extension 66 Berlin, Diener & Diener embassy 3

4 U-Bahn Hasenbergl Munich, Braun + Partner Architekten subway station Park Plaza Rewriting Stairs Funeral Parlour Munich-Riem Hansaviertel Crematorium in Berlin Großsiedlung Siemensstadt Ring settlement 70 Weiße Stadt 71 The Schillerpark Settlement 72 Photonic Centre Berlin, Sauerbruch Hutton s laboratorium, office, theme park 78 The Konrad-Adenauer-House (CDU Headquarter) 79 Mies van der Rohe Haus 80 U-Bahnhof Candidplatz 81 Velodrom 82 Berlin, Dominique Perrault olympic stadium, sport 73 Estrade-House 83 Berlin, Wolfram Popp housing, mixed-use development, office 74 Delbrück-Haus 84 Berlin, Hans Kollhoff office 75 Berlin, Bruno Taut housing, social housing Bauhaus archive Munich, Architekturbüro Egon Konrad subway station Berlin, Martin Wagner commercial space, mixed-use development, social housing, urban plan Berlin, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe museum, private house Berlin, Hans Scharoun housing, social housing 77 Berlin, Petzinka Pink Architekten government, office Berlin, Schultes Frank Architekten crematorium 69 Berlin, Alvar Aalto housing, mixed-use development, urban plan NRW State Representation Berlin, Walter Gropius museum Munich, meck architekten cemetery, memorial space 68 Munich, Olafur Eliasson art Berlin, Petzinka Pink Architekten government, office Munich, Otto Steidle housing 67 Lennéstrasse Residential and Office Building 85 Berlin, Petzinka Pink Architekten housing, office 76 Philharmonic hall 86 Berlin, Hans Scharoun culture, music theatre 4

5 Pariser Platz 3 Berlin, Gehry Partners commercial space, housing, mixed-use development Jewish Museum Berlin Glass Courtyard Paul Löbe Haus Marie Elisabeth Lüders Haus Transformer Station Parkside Apartments Berlin Central Station Stresemannstrasse Residential Building 91 AEG Turbinenfabrik Berlin, Peter Behrens factory Potsdamer Platz Office and Commercial Building 98 Pinakothek der Moderne 99 The Embassies of the Nordic Countries 100 Sony Center 101 Berlin, Murphy-Jahn cinema, commercial space, dwellings, museum, office 92 Mexico Embassy 102 Berlin, Teodoro González de León embassy, government 93 Slender - Bender 103 Berlin, deadline - office for architectural services apartment, office 94 Hausburgviertel Gymnasium 104 Berlin, Chestnutt Niess s sport 95 Berlin, Zaha Hadid s housing Berlin, Berger+Parkkinen embassy Berlin, Von Gerkan, Marg und Partner (GMP) train station 90 Berlin, David Chipperfield s housing 97 Munich, Stephan Braunfels museum Berlin, AssmannSalomon energy centre 89 Berlin, Stephan Braunfels education, government, library Spree Bridge Bathing Ship Berlin, Hans Kollhoff office Munich, Walter & Bea Betz office 88 Berlin, Stephan Braunfels government, office Office Complex Nymphe Berlin, AMP Arquitectos sport, swimming pool Berlin, Daniel Libeskind museum 87 Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor 105 Berlin, Alvaro Siza Vieira housing 96 Münich-Riem Church Centre 106 Munich, Florian Nagler church, religion 5

6 Micro Compact Homes Munich, Lydia Haack dwellings Mavida Balance Residential and Office Building Tempelhof International Airport KW Institute for Contemporary Art Moabit Prison Historical Park Lapidarium 110 Neue Nationalgalerie 116 Angel Root 117 Esplanade 118 Munich, Vogt Landschaftarchitekten park 111 Jewish Center 119 Munich, Wandel Hoefer Lorch Architekten synagogue, museum, community centre 112 Allianz Arena 120 Munich, Herzog and De Meuron football stadium 113 Berlin, Ruth Golan - Kay Zareh exposition space Jewish Museum Berlin 115 Berlin, Inside Outside embassy Berlin, Glaßer und Dagenbach memorial space, park, penitentiary, play ground 109 Berlin, Hans Düttmann atelier, exposition space, pavilion Public Passage Alter Hof Berlin, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe museum Berlin, Ernst Sagebiel airport 108 Munich, Allmann Sattler Wappner apartment, office Munich, Auer+Weber passage, tunnel Zell am See, Austria Niki Szilagyi hotel, spa 107 Netherlands Embassy 121 Berlin, OMA - Rem Koolhaas embassy, housing 114 Berlin, Daniel Libeskind museum 6

7 photo: Ales Jungmann photo: Ales Jungmann Andel's Hotel Berlin Landsberger Allee Berlin The 580-room andel's Hotel Berlin regenerates a powerful, redundant concrete shell in eastern Berlin's resurgent Prenzlauer Berg, some 20 minutes from central Berlin The building, originally designed by Studio Aldo Rossi as the mixed use 'Landsberger Arkaden' on Landsberger Allee, had stood unfinished and empty for a decade and a half since the fall of The Wall Its form is reminiscent of a classic four-sided castle enceinte, with a unique tower at each corner Bedrooms in the wings have either a 'city' or 'courtyard' aspect, with special suites located in the towers The vast lobby is a calm sea of white and stone, counter-pointed with flashes of acid colour with rich, tactile materials marking island lounge zones The conferencing facilities, amongst the largest in Berlin, accommodate a 600 sqm ballroom and a sq ft exhibition hall as well as meeting rooms The sky bar, in the crown of the tallest corner tower, has 360-degree views of the city photo: Ales Jungmann , Interior architect Jestico + Whiles Jestico UBM/Warimpex 24/7 7

8 The Snake Paulstrasse Berlin This big housing project of the German government in the city centre of Berlin is a residential building for government employees The original main building of 300 metres length was built according to plans by Georg Bumillers Its ground plan has the shape of a wavy, serpentine line, like the one made by a snake In addition to this complex with 718 apartments, the site contains four apartment blocks by Urs Müller, Rhode & Wandert and, in the western part, a brick building dating from 1934 Further buildings include a new gymnasium, a power plant and a children's day centre, designed by GKK Partners Public access unknown! Floor area/size m² Georg Bumiller Frankfurter Residential Society + German Non-Commercial Building Society pkrajewski_pl 8

9 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 2000 Reitermann and Sassenroth pkrajewski_pl Tuesday - Sunday: / Divine Service: Sunday 1000 / Devotion and prayer: Monday + Saturday 0730; Friday 1800; Saturday

10 photo: Vasco Cortez photo: Vasco Cortez Schlesisches Tor Social Centre Falckensteinstraße Berlin This building was built in the same period as the famous 'Bonjour Tristesse' building in Schlesisches Tor, Berlin Kreuzberg It's even located in the same block Unfortunately it is not well taken care of Project is not public! 1987 Alvaro Siza Vieira vortez photo: Vasco Cortez When you exit Underground Station 'Schlesiches Tor', you face the Schlesiche Straße right in front If you go straight ahead, the Falckensteinstraße is the first on the right (in the corner where the 'Bonjour Tristesse' building stands) A few metres ahead is the building at your right hand 10

11 photo: Vasco Cortez photo: Vasco Cortez Schlesisches Tor Kita Schlesische Straße Berlin This kindergarten is located next to the famous 'Bonjour Tristesse' building in Berlin Kreuzberg and was built in the same period Public access unknown! 1985 Alvaro Siza Vieira vortez photo: Vasco Cortez The building stands right in front of the exit of Schlesisches Tor Underground Station (U1) 11

12 photo: Christian Beirle Gonzalez photo: Christian Beirle Gonzalez U-Bahnhof Sankt-Quirin-Platz Sankt-Quirin-Platz Munich The hall of the subway station at Sankt-Quirin-Platz is characterized by a shell-shaped glass dome The extravagant effect of space is created by daylight pouring through the dome and the contrast of 'nature's force' and 'refinement' As a contrast for this sculptural structure, smooth, shining materials like polished stainless steel, glass and natural stone were used photo: Christian Beirle Gonzalez Hermann + Öttl Architekten BDA Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund christian_02 Subway Station St Quirin-Platz / U-Bahn Line U1 12

13 photo: Christian Beirle González photo: Christian Beirle González Galeriahaus Messestadt Riem Lehrer-Wirth-Straße Munich These 172 councils flats and 2 artist ateliers are accessed via a central hall with glass roof, the so-called Galeria The hall lies like an arcade between the two laterally arranged structures and offers the 600 multi-national residents an open space that is utilisable all-year round They impart an open, communicative atmosphere with access balconies, gangways and plants The flats themselves, each covering 33 to 110 m2, can be utilised variably with a living/dining/kitchen area photo: Christian Beirle González Project is not public! 1999 Röpke Architekten christian_02 U-Bahn Line 2 / Messestadt West 13

14 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Five Courtyards Theatinerstrasse Munich In the 20th century this area used to be Munich's central banking district As the various banks merged into one it was suddenly found that the entire area belonged to one entity So in 1998 the HypoVereinsbank decided to move their offices elsewhere and transform the remaining buildings into a modern center for shopping, restaurants & cafes, art galleries (among which the Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung), office space, and residential apartments and public art This network of passages and inner courtyards is an absolute pleasure to stroll through The Fünf Höfe is literally an area of five connected courtyards Every section has its own character In one area there are giant ivies over 10 meters long - hanging from the ceiling Another courtyard is actually a hortus conclusus Many other designers contributed to the gesamtkunstwerk Floor area/size m² Main designer, Landscape architect Herzog and De Meuron Burger + Tischer Landschaftsarchitekten Hilmer & Sattler and Albrecht Ivano Gianola Naomi photo: Naomi Schiphorst The Fünf Höfe is located in the very heart of the city, just a few hundred meters from Marienplatz The Fünf Höfe is located between Theatinerstraße, Salvatorstraße, Maffeistraße, and Kardinal-Faulhaber-Straße The five courtyards are called Amirahof, Maffeihof, Perusahof, Portiahof, and Viscadihof 14

15 Olympic Stadium Munich Spiridon-Louis-Ring Munich Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the Olympiastadion was the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics With a capacity of 80,000, the stadium also hosted events including football's 1974 World Cup Final and 1988 European Championship Final The Olympic Park in Munich is impressive with its outstanding architecture and it is still in keeping with the times In contrast to many other Olympic sites it still continues to be filled with life everyday Every year five million people come to the Olympic Park and buy a ticket - either to do sport themselves, to use tourist attractions or to watch the numerous top events and entertainments And this figure does not even include the many thousands of people walking or jogging in the park 1972 Main designer, Behnisch Architekten Frei Otto pkrajewski_pl Daily until 14 October: 830am - 830pm from 15 October: 900am - 430pm Entrance price 2 euro Public transport: U-Bahn line U3 to Olympiazentrum, about 10 min Then walk towards the stadium Tram line 20 and 21, stop at Olympiapark West Tram line 27 stop at Petuelring Tram line 12 stop at Infanteriestraße (Tollwoodgelände) Bus 173 stop at Olympiazentrum and Olympia-Eissportstadion Bus 52 stop at Infanteriestraße (Tollwoodgelände) 15

16 Herz Jezu Kirche Lachnerstrasse Munich The glass cube is not immediately recognizable as a church The church was designed as a room within a room A glass cave with a gigantic gate houses a wooden shrine, which is the real church Filtered light produces a sacred atmosphere in the interior (from Munich ure and DesignteNeues) Floor area/size m², Interior architect Allmann Sattler Wappner pkrajewski_pl Erzbischöfliches Ordinariat München Every day Tuesdays

17 Academy of Fine Arts Akademiestraße Munich Based on the idea of transforming the 3 different urban spatial systems which come together on the site: the axial system of Leopoldstrasse / Akademiestrasse with its stately buildings; the structure of Schwabing, developed over time with its small-scale, differentiated buildings; and the garden areas of Leopoldpark and Akademiegarten with their historical trees The open configuration of buildings is locked together produced a sequence of transitory space between the park and urban space: the glass facade as a media membrane, the gate to the Academy, the inner court, the studio terraces as the connecting link and gate to the park Diagonal ramps and gangways connect the functional areas of the various parts of the building and thus the different departments In this way, and energized complex is created, which corresponds ideally to the diversity of creative activity Floor area/size m², Interior architect Coop Himmelb(l)au pkrajewski_pl Freistaat Bayern Mon-Fr: 7-21 Sat:

18 Student Housing at Munchen Enzianstrasse Garching This hall of residence is located near a university campus on the outskirts of Munich The project is found in the confines of the metropolitan area on a plot that is right next to lands used for agriculture The location of university grounds on the outskirts of cities was a common practice of Modern zoning which often took these areas to very inconvenient places This segregated student life from the rest of urban life Besides the mention of urban planning, the building presents an interesting solution to the elements of the façade and a varied typology, though lacking spaces for interaction or any common element for that matter photo: Michael Heinrich Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Fink+Jocher Studentenwerk München aplust 18

19 photo: Evan Chakroff photo: Evan Chakroff Sammlung Goetz Oberföhringer Straße Munich The Gallery for a Private Collection of Modern Art, Goetz Collection in Munich, of 1992 is a free-standing volume that can be used as both a public and a private gallery The architectural conception for the building is derived from the collection of works that have been assembled, namely, art from the 1960s to the present Situated in a park like area of birches and conifers, the gallery appears as a simple flush-detailed form, yet upon closer inspection reveals itself as a complex study in composition (text from website wwwmomaorg) photo: Evan Chakroff 1992 Herzog and De Meuron evanc Goetz Collection Oberföhringer Straße 103 D Munich Tel Fax info@sammlung-goetzde Visitation is possible from during opening hours BY APPOINTMENT ONLY: Monday to Friday 2-6 pm Saturday 11 am - 4 pm Closed on sundays and bank holidays Take the Subway U4 to "Richard-Strauss-Straße" Change here for bus # 188 (direction Unterföhring, Fichtenstraße) to bus stop "Bürgerpark Oberföhring" Take the streetcar # 17 or # 18, or bus # 54 to "Herkomerplatz" Change here for bus # 188 (direction Unterföhring, Fichtenstraße) to bus stop "Bürgerpark Oberföhring" Individual timetable information:

20 photo: Hanns Joosten photo: Hanns Joosten Jauch House Sonnenblumenstraße Munich The task of modernization and reorganization of an existing house dating from the 1930s lead the architects to a clear addition of a new space for living Red anodized aluminium panels form an inspiring individual volume, connected to the existing building by a glass joint The anodized panels show the owners' longing for colour and the architect's ambition for sustainability Project is not public! photo: Hanns Joosten Floor area/size m² General consultant Gruber + Popp Architekten Institut für Nachhaltigkeit Lotte Jauch & Professor Karl-Walter Jauch timo_mecking 20

21 photo: Rob 't Hart photo: Rob 't Hart Unterföhring Park Village Betastraße Munich After winning the competition in 1999, MVRDV was commissioned to develop a master plan for an office park in a commercial area north east of Munich 19 different buildings are arranged on a shared plaza in order to create the highest possible density with an urban atmosphere A parking level under the entire site has one central exit to the plaza level The car free plaza functions as a public meeting point Private gardens, lawns and terraces on the roofs form another landscape, visible only from inside the offices Surrounded by trees and hedges, the ensemble receives a green belt The Village fills a central void in the commercial area of Unterföhring Park and thus becomes the new centre 4 of the 9 buildings in the first phase are planned by Lauber architekten (Munich) and five by MVRDV The houses vary in volume and façade material as determined by the master plan This results in a heterogeneous ensemble, contrasting the large-scale projects in the neighbourhood photo: Rob 't Hart Floor area/size m² Main designer, General consultant MVRDV BGSP+Kraemer Arup Merkur GmbH&Co MVRDV The masterplan in total is public to visit, the buildings however, are not 21

22 Mercedes-Benz Centre Arnulfstrasse Munich The transparent building offers optimal show possibilities on one of the busiest traffic bridges in Europe The completely glass structure looks like an over-sized display window and together withe the 65 meter tall, elliptical glass tower, it marks the western entrance to the city centre (from munich-archand desing; teneues) From me: Nice showroom and museum, not so good like "Mercedes Centre in Berlin" or "Bmw Welt" but anyway, you can make photos, and sit in almost every new car The elevation make the best attraction in the night 2002 LAI Architekten Mercedes-Benz pkrajewski_pl The Showroom is open on Monday - Friday: Saturday: Sunday: hr Tel or infomuenchen@mercedes-benzde 22

23 photo: René Rutgers photo: René Rutgers Exhibition hall of the German Historical Museum Unter den Linden Berlin The extension, which took four years to complete, is a sparkling addition to the city s skyline With its dramatic, glass-walled spiral staircase, the new wing stands in sharp contrast to its neighbors, the neoclassical Altes Museum and Neue Wache, built by Karl Friedrich Schinkel Pei called on specialists from across Europe to help construct his design: an Irish team built a special supporting framework; parts of the complex staircase were shaped in the Netherlands; he combined French limestone with North American granite and Finnish glass In an interview with German newspaper Die Zeit, Pei put his creation in context: "The architecture should seduce people to move through the whole building full of curiosity and pleasure I even want to tempt them to the top-most floor through ever more steps, new views" It s Pei s only project in Like the new glass cupola of Berlin s Reichstag by Norman Foster, the Pei wing is expected to attract tourists with its striking design Floor area/size m² photo: René Rutgers IM Pei German Historical Museum Daily 10 am - 6 pm The DHM will be closed 24 and 31 December 2008 rrutgers 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! Floor area/size 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 BMW Welt Am Olympiapark Munich ure has been very popular with car makers in recent years; one after the other they have embarked on high-visibility branding exercises Mercedes Benz engaged UN Studio to design a Mercedes museum in Stuttgart, and in the same city Porsche is building a museum designed by Delugan Meissl Meanwhile, in Paris, Citroen has just taken delivery of a new showroom on the Champs Elysées With 'car architecture', as with the cars themselves, each new project looks bigger, more streamlined and faster than the one before Coop Himmelb(l)au designed a spectacular steel and glass tornado for BMW World, 'a centre for brand experience and vehicle delivery' The new building complements the striking four-cylinder head office (Karl Schwanzer, 1973) and the adjacent, shell-shaped BMW museum Set on a corner plot, the double-conical structure with event room fans out into a sculptural roof beneath which the customer lounges are suspended in the main hall 2007 Coop Himmelb(l)au BMW pkrajewski_pl 25

26 photo: Michael Krueger photo: Michael Krueger Page Memorial Axel-Springer Strasse Berlin Many German synagogues were ransacked and more than two hundred of them were even burned down on Kristallnacht, November Among them was the Synagogue on the Lindenstrasse in Berlin, that had been built by architects Cremer and Wolffenstein in 1881 This modest page memorial for the Lindenstrasse Synagogue by the Polish-Israeli architect Zvi Hecker brings back the memory and traces of Jewish life in Kreuzberg that had been erased completely for many years Hecker has done so by reconstructing the arrangement of benches that had once stood in the synagogue The focus on this element reinforces a sensation of absence of the synagogue and even more, the loss of its congregation Floor area/size m² Associate architect Artist Zvi Hecker Eyal Weizman Micha Ullman Barmer Ersatzkasse Berlin olivier_van_den_hoven photo: Michael Krueger unregular The memorial is located in the courtyard of the Barmer Erzatskasse Check the satellite images to see its exact location You can recognize the design clearly 26

27 photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen Am Kupfergraben 10 Am Kupfergraben 10 D Berlin Here on the Kupfergraben canal the intention was to build a modern building which incorporates, but doesn t replicate the past As an urban repair, the new building occupies the footprint of the preceding building (destroyed in the war), while at the same time developing a sculptural quality The façades are composed of brick masonry on reconstituted stone consoles with no visible expansion joints While solid, age-resistant materials characterise the exterior, the interior is defined by daylight and proportion Throughout the 4 storeys the floor plan varies depending on the formation of the volume and the window openings The gallery spaces are lit from the side, and interior folding shutters make it possible to reduce the amount of daylight In contrast to a museum, the intention is to create good spaces, where one can live, work, or show art - in a townhouse dedicated to the arts, where it is not isolated from the world, but directly related to the cultural heart of the city Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Structural engineer Services engineer Services engineer David Chipperfield s Dreßler Bau Ingenieurgruppe Bauen JMP Ingenieurgesellschaft KMS Beratungs- und Planungsgesellschaft Celine and Heiner Bastian David_Chipperfield photo: Christian Richters Tuesday - Friday 11 am 6 pm Saturday 11 am 4 pm The gallery is closed between Christmas and New Year's Day The gallery is directly opposite of Berlin s Museum Island Take the U/S-bahn to Friedrichstrasse or the S-bahn to Hackescher Markt 27

28 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Galeries Lafayette Friedrichstrasse Berlin Known for his slick surfaces and shining facades, French architect Jean Nouvel has combined transparent and translucent surfaces in this department store, and so creates an unforgettable shopping experience on the corner of the Friedrichstrasse and Franzosischestrasse Once Berlin s fanciest shopping street Several glass cone-shaped volumes dominate the interior The main cone rises several stories upwards from street level to the top of the building A second, smaller, inverted cone drops from street level past two shopping levels and two parking levels underground Check out the satellite images on the map, to see the amount of cones in this building from above Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Jean Nouvel Arup Euro Projekt Entwicklungs GMBH NGHM photo: Naomi Schiphorst Monday - Saturday open, from 10 to 20:00 hr The building is block 207, between Franzosische Strasse and Mohrenstrasse Take the U-bahn to the Franzosische Strasse 28

29 photo: Viktor Ramos photo: Viktor Ramos Reichstag Platz der Republik Berlin Since 1999, the Bundestag has had its seat at the Reichstag Building in Berlin Built as a result of an architectural competition, the Reichstag was originally designed by Paul Wallot and completed in 1894 It is a bombastic building, with an overscaled above-ground basement level and four monumental facades During the night of 27 February 1933, the Reichstag was burned, destroying the interior and the dome which surmounted the building After further damage during the Second World War, a restoration of sorts was carried out between 1958 and 1972 After reunification, another architectural competition resulted in Foster and Partners being appointed to restore the building as a parliamentary center Foster removed the mezzanine floors inserted by Paul Baumgarten and added a new glass dome to the room, one of Berlin's much celebrated buildings and one primary tourist attraction of the city photo: Naomi Schiphorst 1999 Foster & Partners Deutscher Bunderstag boeboe The dome is open daily from 0800 to 2400 hrs (Last admission 2200 hrs) Entrance is at the west portal, right entrance (West B) The roof garden restaurant east of the dome is open daily from 0900 to 1630 hours and from 1830 to 2400 hours Visitors who have already reserved a table, can enter the building via the entrance below the west portal to the right (West C) Tables can be reserved by telephone on +49 (0) Guided tours are available, contact besucherdienst@bundestagde The German Bundestag (the Reichstag Building and the new buildings) can be easily reached on foot from the following stations and stops: Hauptbahnhof: Long-distance trains, regional trains, S-Bahn; Friedrichstraße: regional trains, S-Bahn, U-Bahn; Unter den Linden: S-Bahn; Reichstag/Bundestag: Bus routes 100, M 41; 29

30 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! Floor area/size m² Sauerbruch Hutton s City of Berlin Naomi You can call the station to ask if its possible to visit the building: 030/

31 photo: Marco De Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio Akademie der Künste Berlin Pariser Platz Berlin The new building for the Akademie der Künste in Berlin was built in 2005 by Behnisch Architekten The exterior regular steel and glass façade prelude to an amazing and glazed interior, made of steel and glass stairs which cross each other The building is used for exibition purposes and cultural events 2005 Behnisch Architekten Marco_De_Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio 31

32 The Britz Metropolitan Settlement Fritz-Reuter-Allee Berlin n_berlin/en/weltkulturerbe/siedlungen/britzshtml The Britz Metropolitan Settlement for 5,000 people was erected from 1925 onwards on the premises of the former Britz Manor Taut integrated architecture and topography, not only with the horseshoe surrounding a glacial pond that gave the settlement its name He used asymmetries and a staggered arrangement of the blocks of buildings as his defining urbanism principlethree-storey buildings of flats frame lower two-storey rows of individual houses This frame, with its "red front", appears almost rugged along Fritz-Reuter-Allee, a provocative demarcation from the neighbouring Eierteich Settlement with its traditionalistic design Upon protests from Conservative members of parliament, the magistrate had taken these premises out of Taut's area of planning and assigned them to DeGeWo That is why construction phases 3 and 5, with their rows of houses on Buschkrugallee and Parchimer Allee, are situated apart from the rest of the Horseshoe Settlement From 2008 on Unesco heritage list 1930 Main designer,, Landscape architect, Urban planner, Urban planner Bruno Taut pkrajewski_pl Martin Wagner 32

33 Wohnstadt Carl Legien Erich-Weinert-Straße Berlin n_berlin/en/weltkulturerbe/siedlungen/carl_legienshtml The Carl Legien Housing Estate was named after the first chairman of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund [German General Trade Unions Association] founded in 1919Taut, placed emphasis on a concentrated multi-storey construction and designed a metropolitan settlement with fourto five-storey houses In exemplary fashion, he used the street grid from the Hobrecht plan to prove the superiority of his new architecture to the traditional urban tenement development, even on its own ground Taut designed rows of houses, fringes of blocks and garden spaces in a semi-open space arrangement The individual flats clearly orientate themselves away from the street and towards the back gardens crossing Erich-Weinert-Straße This is emphasised by the use of colour: the fronts facing the streets are painted a sunny yellow, which optically broadens the narrow streets, while the backyards form colour schemes of their own From 2008 settlement is on the UNESCO World Heritage List 1930 Main designer,, Landscape architect, Urban planner Bruno Taut pkrajewski_pl Franz Hilinger GEHAG Gemeinnützige Heimstätten-Spar- und Bau-AG 33

34 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! Floor area/size m² Main designer, Hermann Henselmann Kerk-Oliver Dahm christian_02 U-Bahn and S-Bahn: Berlin Alexanderplatz 34

35 photo: Willie Miller photo: Willie Miller Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin Reichpietschufer Berlin The WZB Wissenschaftszentrum was designed by James Stirling and Michael Wilford and completed in 1988 The WZB was the largest non-housing complex in the IBA (Internationale Bauausstellung) programme Stirling's concept was to create "a friendly, non-bureaucratic place" that looked more like a college than an office building The implementation of this idea took place in a complex of buildings grouped around the former Imperial Insurance Office by August Busse in 1894 The new buildings reference well known typologies including a hexagonal campanile, a long building with gallery and street facade, a Greek Stoa and a fortified castle They enclose a picturesque garden and are connected to each other by a system of axes The elevational treatment of the buildings is relatively uniform with alternating bands of terracotta and sky blue banding for each floor with windows hooded in red sandstone photo: Willie Miller Project is not public! 1988 Stirling Wilford and Associates Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin wim Bus: M29 to Roseneck until Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand, 3 minutes walk 35

36 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Apartment and Commercial Building Herrnstrasse Herrnstraße Munich The 'Wohn- und Geschäftshaus am Herrnstrasse' in the old centre has a strong interaction between opening and closing Every second element in the floor-to-ceiling glazing is a sliding door The anthracite-brown galvanized window frames give the inner layout a maximum flexibility - and together with the wave-shaped sunscreens, the building has an ever changing appearance according to the weather On the roof top an intimate wooden penthouse is placed, with large windowsills, made out of oak wood The underground car park can be reached by an auto lift photo: Naomi Schiphorst Project is not public! 2000 Herzog and De Meuron Naomi The building is located in the city centre, in between Isartor and Marienplatz, near the Parkhaus at the tourist attraction Hofbräuhaus 36

37 photo: Photographs of ure photo: Photographs of ure Turmrestaurant Steglitz Schloßstraße Berlin The Turmrestaurant Steglitz, also known as Bierpinsel (beer brush), is a 46 m high gastronomy tower in the Steglitz neighborhood of Berlin It has a shape resembling that of an observation tower - the original architectural idea was that of a tree shape It was built from 1972 to 1976 by Berlin-based architects Ralf Schüler and Ursulina Schüler-Witte who later also designed the International Congress Center Berlin (ICC) The building has three floors usually equipped with restaurants and a night club The history of business usage is long and filled with bankruptcy featuring short periods of closing the building The location is very prominent at the metro station Schloßstraße (Palace street, the main street of Steglitz) and highway exit Filandastraße close to the Steglitzer Kreisel shopping center photo: Lukas Foljanty Floor area/size m² Main designer, Ralf Schüler Ursulina Schüler-Witte BEWOGE - Berliner Wohn- u Geschäftshaus GmbH Urbanty The tower is directly located at the underground station "Schloßstraße" (line U9) Multiple bus services 37

38 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 Floor area/size 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 38

39 photo: Kino International Karl-Marx Allee Berlin One of the remaining examples of socialist architecture on Karl-Marx Allee in Berlin is Kino International Designed by German architect Josef Kaiser and opened 15th november 1963, till 1989 the cinema functioned as DDR 'Premierenkino' The simple plan of the building is combination of two rectangles: 38x35m (ground floor) and 47x35 (first floor) It is a concrete steel construction covered by sandstone The front façade consists of the big glass surface suspended over the ground and closed by the side surfaces decorated with rich reliefs photo: mgglowacka Josef Kaiser mg_glowacka Monday-Sunday 39

40 photo: Christian Beirle González photo: Christian Beirle González U-Bahn Georg-Brauchle-Ring Georg-Brauchle-Ring Munich /mvv-netz/sis/sdb/bereich1/georg-brauchle-ring/indexhtml This subway station is the first of the new artistic station generation Its concept was created within QUIVID, the 'art on buildings program' of the Bavarian capital Munich The artist Franz Ackermann created here 'The Great Journey' from 400 metal panels - two huge colour screen walls Photos, paintings, postcards and maps are integrated The walls are lit in yellow, blue, green and red Each of the rectangles weighs 135 kg, each wall carries almost 30 tons The 7-metre high platform hall impresses as a linear, open room without columns Ackermann's colour staccato corresponds to the stone slabs on the platform photo: Christian Beirle González Artist Franz Ackermann MVV Munich christian_02 Subway Station U1 Georg-Brauchle-Ring 40

41 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 Floor area/size 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 41

42 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Museum Brandhorst Theresienstrasse 35a Munich The building of Sauerbruch Hutton architects from Berlin is a long, two-storey, rectangular structure abutting a considerably higher, trapezium-shaped section that widens to the north The precise contours of both parts are linked by a continuous ribbon glazing that culminates in the generous glazed area at the main entrance Here a corner window running the full height of the building cuts boldly through the structure to the North West, ensuring that the spacious foyer with the museum ticket desk, bookshop and restaurant receive natural light from three sides and enjoy different views All galleries have white walls and wooden floorboards of solid Danish oak which provide a neutral background for the artworks Their lightness, colours and materials ensure a naturally airy atmosphere The façade looks like an abstract painting and draws attention to the building s function as an art museum It comprises various layers with different functions photo: Christian Beirle González Sauerbruch Hutton s christian_02 Tram: Line 27: alight at Pinakotheken Underground: U2/U8: alight at Königsplatz or Theresienstrasse, U3/U6: alight at Odeonsplatz or Universität Bus: Line 154: alight at Schellingstrasse & Line 100: alight at Maxvorstadt The Museum Brandhorst is situated in the north-eastern corner of the Kunstareal that includes the Alte and Neue Pinakothek museums as well as the Pinakothek der Moderne With its entrance at the junction of Tuerkenstrasse and Theresienstrasse the Museum Brandhorst forms a 42

43 photo: Christian Beirle González photo: Christian Beirle González U-Bahnhof Westfriedhof Westfriedhof Munich The subway station "Westfriedhof" is located at the border of the districts "Neuhausen-Nymphenburg" and "Moosach" It was planned by the architecture office Auer-Weber and the municipal unit, the light concept was made by Ingo Maurer and his team 11 large lamps which measure 380 meters on the diameter bath the station in blue, red and yellow light, whereby they structure the platform into different colour shadings The walls and the ceiling are drenched in blue light and lend the station the character of a cave, whereas the platform itself is rather bright Despite the spotlights there are no dark corners The rough imposing walls come from the little-treated milled slot walls, between which the station has been excavated photo: Christian Beirle González 2001 Lighting designer Auer+Weber Ingo Maurer christian_

44 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Lorant Szabo Science Center Medizintechnik Ebertstraße 15a Berlin This organic and dynamic building is structured according to nature's principles, serving as a model for harmony between technology and humanity The façades consist of white bands wrapped around the structure, creating an open, friendly and easily accessible building Public access unknown! Supplier Gnädinger en GIRA Otto Bock krull photo: Dirk Verwoerd 44

45 photo: Christian Beirle Gonzalez photo: Christian Beirle Gonzalez U-Bahn Marienplatz Neues Rathaus Munich Among the differently designed stations in Munich, the central changing station Marienplatz has a special role The station is the most heavily used in the entire subway network Alexander Freiherr von Branca designed it in bright orange, dark blue and dark green Von Branca was also responsible for the changes in construction during the years , when new parts of the station were carefully integrated into the already existing concept Between 2003 and 2006, two approximately 100m long tunnels were carved in parallel to the platforms, connected in the form of a gallery to the present platform via 11 archways After the construction of the second principal S-Bahn (city and suburban railway), the route will be completed These tunnels, at their Northern ends, will then also provide access to the new S-Bahn station Marienhof photo: Christian Beirle Gonzalez 2006 Alexander Freiherr von Branca christian_02 Subway Stations U3 and U6, all S-Bahn stations 45

46 photo: Christian Beirle González photo: Christian Beirle González HighLight Business Towers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße Munich Two slim, 113- and 126 meter tail towers, connected by three bridges of glass and steel unmistakably take position at Münchner Tor The façade was designed by technological and ecological aspects in mind an gives the building a smooth, crystalline appearance The structure looks light and transparent Project is not public! 2004 Murphy-Jahn christian_02 photo: Christian Beirle González via Subway: Line U3 "Nordfriedhof" 46

47 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Maximiliansforum Maximilianstrasse Munich In the 1970's a traffic belt was placed around the city center of Munich which also cut the exclusive Maximilianstraße with its showrooms, galleries, studio theatres and the national theatre This pedestrian tunnel is the relict of plans for an unconstructed tunnel under the old city ring road at this junction It was not suitable for reunifying the divided streets During the revival a public place of art was created 3 Movable glass doors or walls create various space solutions: one big closed room, two opposite side spaces or an open accessible space This make the space suitable for different uses: art exhibition, permanent installation and parties The art space entrance can be found next to the bamboo overgrown moving stairs It is an underground space for returning art into the midst of life and also for reanimating art and nightlife A pedestrian subway as an art room and as a night bar Once a month, art, DJs and barkeepers will make it into an underground location photo: Naomi Schiphorst Floor area/size m² Peter Haimerl Bau- und Kulturreferat Munich Naomi 24/7 Located at the Karl-Scharnagi-Ring, minutes walking from the old town Tram 19 passes the Maximilianstrasse 47

48 photo: Thomas Bögl photo: Thomas Bögl GSW Headquarters Kochstrasse Berlin This is an extension to and renovation of a high rise slab It forms the extension to an office tower which was one of the first projects to be built during the reconstruction of Berlin in the 1950s One of the most exciting architectural projects of Berlin With a single building it answers to several complex urban planning questions The building not only combines the different urban scales and styles, but it is also able to transform them and melt them together to something completely new Floor area/size m² Sauerbruch Hutton s GSW Gemeinnützige Siedlungs- und Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Thomas_Boegl photo: Thomas Bögl You can visit the building, to make reservations visit the company's website: subway U-Bahn Line number 6 to Kochstrasse Or take bus M

49 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe Cora-Berliner-Strasse Berlin The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in the centre of Berlin is 's central Holocaust memorial site, a place for remembrance and commemoration of six million victims The Memorial consists of the Field of Stelae designed by architect Peter Eisenman and the underground Information Centre and is maintained by a Federal Foundation An interesting project which spreads over a huge area in the city centre Confusing, disturbing and playing with all senses photo: Dirk Verwoerd 2005 Peter Eisenman Stiftung Denkmal fur die ermordeten Juden Europas Thomas_Boegl The Field of Stelae is open to the public day and night and became one the tourists' magnets of the German Capital The Information Centre is open from 10 am to 8 pm (last entrance 715 pm, closed on Mondays) go to nearest subway station S-Bahn Unter den Linden 49

50 photo: Thomas M Krüger photo: Achim Kleuker Neues Museum Bodestraße Berlin The Neues Museum (New Museum) in Berlin, part of the Unesco World Heritage Museum Island, was built by Andreas Schlüter in 1856 and heavily destroyed in World War II After 40 years being a ruin, it is now renovated in an extraordinary way by David Chipperfield About 4000 visitors a day are fascinated by the Nofretete (Nefertiti) bust, the Greek and Aegyptian collection and the respectful restoration of the only museum with an original interior of the German Historism in the 19th century The New Museum finally opened in 2009 The reconstruction is only a part of the general renewal of the Museum Island In 2010 David Chipperfield will add a contemporary entrance building: the James Simon Gallery Here will start the new underground 'archeologic pathway', which will connect the four museums with a distinct thematic approach to each institution The first new building in the neighbourhood of the island by Chipperfield was the 'Am Kupfergraben' art gallery photo: Achim Kleuker David Chipperfield s TicketB Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: ural guided tours by wwwticket-bde more info: service@smbmuseum phone: +49(0) U-Bahn: U6 Friedrichstraße; U8 Weinmeisterstraße S-Bahn: S1, S2, S25 Friedrichstraße; S5, S7, S75, S9 Hackescher Markt Straßenbahn: M1, 12 Am Kupfergraben; M2, M4, M5, M6 Hackescher Markt Bus: 147 Friedrichstraße; 100, 200 Lustgarten; TXL Staatsoper 50

51 photo: Jörg Koopmann photo: Jörg Koopmann Cafe Reitschule Königinstraße Munich Almost 80 years ago, the Munich University s Riding School was first opened: an indoor riding arena with stables below and a restaurant with a view of the arena The institution Riding School is being re-interpreted Well known typologies and athmospheres such as the coffee house, the salon, the bentwood chair (and so on) were seized and redefined The examination of the somewhat rough, premodern archi-tecture of the builing itself lead to a sort of robusteness of fixtures and furni-ture To this, delicate elements form an appealing contrast: backlit reliefs, porcellan chandeliers, glas objects and a free standing drinking fountain in the Orangerie As a significant spatial change, the area that reflects the Orangerie-theme was opened up towards the restaurant The restrooms were relocated to the basement, thus requiring a new staircase The restaurant s encirclement of the riding arena is now much more pronounced, new views have been opened up photo: Jörg Koopmann Interior architect Lighting designer Palais Mai Markus Widmann Reitschule Gastronomie GmbH palais_mai 51

52 photo: Simone Rosenberg photo: Simone Rosenberg Montessorischool Kaufering Viktor-Frankl-Strasse Kaufering The new school is located on the southerly outskirts of Kaufering A railroad line to the north, a dense wood to the west and a state road to the east border the site To the south it opens up towards a field with oak trees The wooden front of the building is broken up by the large, copper-plated window frames In uniform order they surround the whole school building In this way, the three construction stages maintain a uniform appearance they become one big house Serving as furniture for reading or learning, the window frames also open up the classrooms to the outside Through an expansion of the hallways, spaces for individual studies are attached to the front of the atrium Three atriums with different dedications (schoolyard, water court, playground) form protected, partly roofed outdoor areas and create sight-lines across the courtyards The school is build in timber systems construction from prefabricated elements photo: Simone Rosenberg 2009 Structural engineer Palais Mai aka ingenieure Montessori Förderverein Kaufering ev palais_mai 52

53 photo: Lukas Foljanty photo: Lukas Foljanty ICC Berlin Messedamm Berlin The Internationales Congress Centrum (ICC Berlin) is located in the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in western Berlin annexed to the Messe Berlin fairgrounds and the Funkturm Berlin (Radio Tower Berlin) With 320 meters length, 80 meters width and 40 meters height, 80 conference rooms with capacities ranging from 80 to 5000 seats, the ICC Berlin is one of the largest congress centers in the world It was opened in 1979 after only 4 years of construction With almost 1 billion Deutschmark, it was one of the most expensive buildings ever built in Berlin The design of the ICC Berlin is characterized by the 8 double stairwells on which the spatial roof support is borne by neoprene bearings The "house-in-house" design reduces the exterior noise (a major autobahn interchange is right next to the ICC) to a minimum The spatial roof has a polished aluminum facade photo: Lukas Foljanty Floor area/size m² Main designer, Ralf Schüler Ursulina Schüler-Witte Urbanty The lobby can be accessed publicly All other areas are restricted to congress participants S-Bahn: station Messe Nord/ICC Underground: line U2, station Kaiserdamm Busses: M49, X49, 104, 218, 349 Autobahn: exit ramp AS Messedamm 53

54 Megastructure Schlangenbader Schlangenbader Straße Berlin The Autobahnüberbauung Schlangenbader Straße is a mega-structure that spans across a motorway over 600 m length During the time of its planning, West-Berlin was surrounded by the Berlin Wall and hence development sites were scarce This led to the concept of a multi-usage of traffic infrastructure space The 600 meters long and up to 46 meters high structure houses 1215 apartments with 120 different floor layouts On the 4th floor an inside pedestrian street connects all parts of the structure Every apartment has a terrace or a balcony, many of them are maisonettes The two motorway tunnels are located in the heart of the building on separate foundations to minimize vibration and noise inside the residential areas While the idea to build housing on top of a motorway can be found in other cities and by other architects such as Paul Rudolph's Lower Manhattan Expressway project, the Autobahnüberbauung in Berlin is worldwide the only project of its kind that has actually been realized photo: Lukas Foljanty Floor area/size m² Georg Heinrichs Urbanty Bus 186 stops directly at the site or it's a 10 minutes walk from metro stops Heidelberger Platz (metro line 3) Obviously, it has direct car access via motorway 54

55 photo: Thomas Bögl Haus am Checkpoint Charlie Friedrichstrasse Berlin Near the location of the Checkpoint Charlie guard house in Berlin is the Haus am Checkpoint Charlie, a private museum opened in 1963, two years after the wall was erected The museum was augmented with a new building in the 1980s A number of apartments can be found in the complex as well It is the first building from Peter Eisenman in Berlin (text from Wikipedia) 1985 Peter Eisenman Thomas_Boegl photo: Nazar Leskiw All year round: U-Bahn 6: Kochstrasse U-Bahn 2: Stadtmitte Bus M

56 photo: Jens Weber photo: Jens Weber Pavillons Kandinsky Königsplatz Munich For the Wassily Kandinsky retrospective in Munich, and before that for the Franz Marc Exhibition in 2005, two temporary pavillions were set up at Königsplatz The pavillions are reference to the exhibition, supplement the requested spaces and mark the two locations of the exibition, Lenbachhaus and Kunstbau The triangular buildings rotated positions guides the visitors between the two exibition spaces The smaller building contains the bookshop Walther König, the larger building houses the visitors office, ticket counter, safe-deposit boxes and toilets With close to expected visitors it seemed necessary to separate the service facilities from the main buildings while designing the temporary buildings in harmony with the surrounding buildings at Königsplatz and Lenbach-haus The pavilions do not try to compete with the prominent architecture at Königsplatz, they, however, maintain independence and self-confidence photo: Jens Weber Graphic designer Palais Mai Thomas Mayfried EON Energie AG palais_mai temporary building, remains until summer

57 photo: Florian Holzherr photo: Florian Holzherr Pfadfinderhaus Ottobrunn Buchenstrasse Ottobrunn The new scouts house is situated in a small wood, close to a school The structure barely touches the ground The building is entered through a tent-like, protected area below the upper floor There, raised up from the ground and into the trees, is the main area for meetings, communication, for play and cooking The broader of two stairs form something like an arena, connecting the light and spacious upper floor to the shadowy, weatherproof area on the ground floor Thus, the developing space continuum unites the inside with the outside, creating a multitude of locations, situations and qualities that can be used by groups of all ages in different ways The house is build with a wood frame construction The exterior skin is made of translucent acrylic glass panels At some points the front is opened up through ample glass elements towards the surrounding trees photo: Florian Holzherr Structural engineer Palais Mai aka ingenieure Municipality Ottobrunn & Munich palais_mai 57

58 photo: Ulrich Schwarz photo: Ulrich Schwarz Interior Sulfurcell Groß-Berliner Damm Berlin This project is the interior of a new office building, commissioned by a solar company based in Berlin Adlershof The foyer functions as a central area for employees and guests to meet and relax There is a coffee shop alongside the gallery The gallery railing transforms into a bench, which together with small tables and chairs, serves as a cafeteria The foyer unites materials that are used on the façade with those used throughout the offices, effecting an elegant transition from exterior to interior space The office area is suggestive of green energy with its palette of green (plants) and sand-colored (earth) The reduced range of materials and minimal use of colour are conducive to an efficient and comfortable working environment Floor area/size m² Interior architect Anita Eyrich Sulfurcell Solartechnik GmbH Anita_Eyrich_Architektin photo: Ulrich Schwarz S-Bahn to Adlershof 58

59 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 59

60 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 60

61 photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Thomas Bögl Auswärtiges Amt Werderscher Markt Berlin The Auswärtiges Amt is the foreign ministry of, and is responsible for both its foreign politics and its relationship with the European Union The seat of the ministry is at the Werderscher Markt square in the historic centre of Berlin-Mitte This new wing was designed by architects Thomas Müller and Ivan Reimann It was built from 1997 to 1999 and houses the visitors centre, cafeteria, library and offices of the United Nations Mueller Reimann Architekten Thomas_Boegl photo: Nazar Leskiw 61

62 photo: Thomas Bögl photo: Nazar Leskiw Quartier Schützenstrasse Schützenstrasse Berlin Quartier Schützenstrasse consists of a classical Friedrichstadt block defined by the Schützenstrasse, Markgrafenstrasse, Zimmerstrasse, and Charlottenstrasse Aldo Rossi s used the historical urban structure of the division of land into small plots as his concept for Quartier Schützenstrasse The individualized houses signal individual plots but the total number of façades exceeds the number of houses standing independently of each other While two of the buildings are reserved exclusively for residential apartments the rest provide for a mixture of residential and commercial use The plan, inspired by the building blocks of 19th century Berlin, is organized around two large and two small interior courtyards that fill the block with light The Quartier Schützenstrasse is a collage of icons and archetypes with several obvious references to other Rossi buildings as well as historical references (text from wwwarcspacecom) photo: Nazar Leskiw Public access unknown! 1998 Aldo Rossi Thomas_Boegl 62

63 photo: Thomas Bögl photo: Thomas Bögl Temporäre Kunsthalle Berlin Schlossplatz Berlin The Temporäre Kunsthalle Berlin is a one-time project: at Schlossplatz, in the centre of the capital, it offers contemporary fine art - produced in Berlin - a platform for a period of two years Funded exclusively by private means, it supports Berlin s significant scene of international, contemporary art as a production site and showcase The exhibitions, of which guest curators are in charge, are made accessible to a broad, international audience through lively mediation formats A varied event program of talks, panel discussions, video screenings, and the Montags Bar make Adolf Krischanitz building a new cultural meeting place on the banks of the Spree With its program, the Temporäre Kunsthalle Berlin addresses relevant issues of our time and invites the audience to actively participate in cultural discussions It maintains a national and international network with culture, politics, and business, and is supported by strong partners (text from project's website) photo: Thomas Bögl 2009 Adolf Krischanitz Thomas_Boegl Daily: Saturday: S-Bahn: Hackescher Markt S and U Bahn: Alexanderplatz Bus 100, 200: Ams Lustgarten 63

64 photo: Anna Armstrong photo: Anna Armstrong Unité d'habitation Berlin Flatowallee Berlin Le Corbusier designed several variations of the Unité d Habitation, the most famous of which is in Marseille, France All were derived from Le Corbusier s visionary 1922 city plan, known as Ville Contemporaine The plan envisioned massive residential blocks set in open green areas towers in parks, bringing light and air to the residents of urban housing The Unité type was most notable for its creation of internal streets and accommodation of social and communal functions: kindergartens, medical facilities, recreational spaces, all within the housing block The Berlin Unité lacks most of the amenities (save a shop and a post office on the ground floor), but is considered unique for its more generously-sized apartments It accommodates 530 units on 17 floors The internal streets here are oppressive, windowless corridors Still, the building is in quite good condition; its hilltop setting, iconic formal qualities, and polychromatic façades are very striking (text from Galinskycom) Public access unknown! 1957 Le Corbusier jeooren photo: Anna Armstrong 64

65 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,

66 photo: Nazar Leskiw Swiss Embassy Extension Otto-von-Bismarck-Allee 4A Berlin bberhtmlhtml The Swiss Embassy in Berlin was built in 1871 by Paul Baumgarten It is the only prewar building - apart from the Reichstag - that remains in the area The extension by Diener & Diener keeps the nineteenth-century building almost unchanged, enlarging it asymmetrically photo: Umschauen Public access unknown! 2000 Diener & Diener archviews 66

67 photo: Christian Beirle Gonzalez U-Bahn Hasenbergl Dülferstrasse Munich /mvv-netz/sis/sdb/bereich2/hasenbergl/indexhtml In this station the barrier levels and the platform hall are separated from each other only by stairs and glazed galleries, but apart from that they are connected in a continous unit Free sight, linear room structures without supports and dark corners result in a construction with an especially clear view The most striking design element is the leafy ceiling sail of mother-of-pearl coloured sheet metal panelling, on a dark blue background over the platform Arranged in parallel with light elements that are installed under this construction, it makes the ceiling look like a great reflector and provides optimal illumination The side walls of the platform hall attract the passengers by unusual reflection and light effects of the material used on the walls - glass panelling with glass webbing in stainless steel frames In contrast with that, the floor covering is made of large-sized slabs in geometrical forms All other surfaces are in quiet dark blue , Interior architect Braun + Partner Architekten christian_02 photo: Christian Beirle Gonzalez Subway Station U2 Hasenbergl 67

68 Park Plaza Hans-Dürrmeyerstrasse Munich This high-rise residential tower in the newly structured city neighborhood on the Munich Theresienhöhe, is very cheerful to all sides, with extending balconies and its beautiful colour Otto Steidle's yellow, 43-metre-high Park Plaza is situated next to KPMG accounting office, a new branch of the Deutsche Museum and a large pedestrian square Project is not public! 2002 Otto Steidle christian_02 photo: Christian Beirle González Go to U-bahn stop: Schwanthalerhöhe in the neighborhood of Theresienhöhe 68

69 photo: Christian Beirle González photo: Christian Beirle González Rewriting Stairs Heimeranstrasse Munich This artistic staircase is designed by Olafur Eliasson and is called Umschreibung (Rewriting), and was completed in 2004 This beautiful merging of art and architecture is a 9 meter-high walk-double spiral of steel It is located in the courtyard of the global accounting firm KPMG in Munich Artist Olafur Eliasson KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft christian_02 photo: Christian Beirle González 69

70 photo: Christian Beirle González photo: Christian Beirle González Funeral Parlour Munich-Riem Am Mitterfeld Munich The funerary complex at Munich-Riem by Andreas Meck and Stephan Koppel is a distinguished addition to the modern Northern European tradition of buildings that honour rites of passage with quiteness and thoughtfulness The simple, clear buildings, together with the rough enclosing, form a place of silence Three courtyards divide the lot The buildings are classified as serious, with oak, steel and stone Corte (concrete and stone) determining the image All materials are massive and left untreated Under a stone roof, one can find the parlour: a smooth oak cube photo: Christian Beirle González meck architekten christian_02 October - February: / March - September: / April - August: During summer the cemetery is open one hour later than during winter Bus stop 'Friedhof Riem': Bus

71 Hansaviertel Klopstockstraße Berlin The Hansaviertel is a small locality between the Tiergarten park and the Spree river within the central Mitte borough of Berlin It was almost completely destroyed during World War II, but was rebuilt from 1957 to 1961 as a housing estate project of international master architects like Alvar Aalto, Egon Eiermann, Walter Gropius, Oscar Niemeyer etc, called Interbau 1957 (IBA 1957) The whole ensemble is now protected as a historic monument The quarter received its name for its streets named after Hansa cities, with the Hansaplatz in the centre This square contains a small shopping arcade, a library and the Grips-Theater The Hansaplatz subway station was already built in 1957, though the U9 line did not open before 1961 Some Gründerzeit buildings remained north of the Stadtbahn railway The Altonaer Straße, named after Altona, Hamburg, leads to the Victory Column Schloss Bellevue, the residence of the German President is nearby (text from Wikipedia) 1957 Main designer, Alvar Aalto Arne Jacobsen Egon Eiermann Godber Nissen Hans Scharoun Jacob Bakema Ludwig Lemmer Max Taut Oscar Niemeyer Pierre Vago Walter Gropius Werner Düttmann pkrajewski_pl 71

72 Crematorium in Berlin Kiefholzstrasse Berlin With up to 12,000 cremations a year carried out there, it was necessary to provide an appropriate setting for mourners as well The two functions -cremation and funeral ceremonies take place on separate floors of this monolithic exposed concrete structure Access to the building is via three recessed forecourts, which lead into the large central vestibule This square hall can accommodate up to 1,000 people and is spatially articulated by 29 monumental circular columns with so-called?light capitals? at their heads Supported only by cantilevered brackets at the tops of the columns, the rough concrete roof seems to hover over this space like a translucent canopy The lines of the climbing formwork to the walls create an ordering structure (text from detailde) 1999 Schultes Frank Architekten pkrajewski_pl 72

73 Großsiedlung Siemensstadt Ring settlement Geißlerpfad Berlin n_berlin/en/weltkulturerbe/siedlungen/siemensstadtshtml Siemensstadt Metropolitan settlement antedates the modern concept of a relaxed atmosphere in the city green surroundings even more strongly than "White City", which was built at the same time in Berlin, thereby pointing the way to the domestic construction after World War II Scharoun arranged the rows of houses strictly in a north-south direction The population of old trees was conserved, emphasising the countryside character of the settlement right from the beginning Despite its strict urban design, the settlement appears architecturally diversified It demonstrates the whole range of new architecture, ranging from Walter Gropius' cool functionalism to Scharoun's strictly differentiating style of design to Hugo Häring's organic variety of designs From 2008 the settlement is on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a part of "Berlin Housing Estates of the 1920s" 1934 Main designer,, Urban planner Technical engineer Hans Scharoun pkrajewski_pl Fred Forbat Hugo Häring Walter Gropius Max Mengeringshausen Gemeinnützige Heimstättengesellschaft Primus mbh der Stadt Berlin 73

74 Weiße Stadt Aroser Allee Berlin n_berlin/en/weltkulturerbe/siedlungen/weisse_stadtshtml White City is a metropolitan settlement with an open-plan internal structure, consisting of fringe buildings and rows of houses as well as intertwining green spaces At the time of construction, rationality and economic efficiency were the dominating aspects The dimensions of the development, but also of the buildings themselves, were determined on the basis of profitability calculations It was thus possible to pre-fabricate building components The multitude of facilities was unique: 25 decentralised shops, a children's home, a medical practice, a café, and a district heating station (which was pulled down at the end of the 1960s) with affiliated central laundry facilities were part of the settlement From 2008 "White City" is on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a part of "Berlin Housing Estates of the 1920s" 1931 Main designer, Urban planner, Urban planner Associate architect Landscape designer Martin Wagner pkrajewski_pl Bruno Ahrends Otto Rudolf Salvisberg Wilhem Büning Friedrich Paulsen Ludwig Lesser Non-homestead society Primus Ltd 74

75 The Schillerpark Settlement Barfusstraße Berlin n_berlin/en/weltkulturerbe/siedlungen/schillerparkshtml The Settlement was the first metropolitan housing project in Berlin during the Weimar Republic Taut's urban planning reflects modern Dutch architecture, particularly the work of Jakobus Johannes Pieter Oud His choice of materials also reflects the brick buildings of Amsterdam Colour as an element of design is predominantly restricted to the interior Instead, the design of the façades focuses on building materials and a spatial structure visible from the outside - such as a jamb floor without joints on which laundry facilities and drying rooms have been located A third flat, which juts out from the row of buildings with three flats per floor, provides for a particularly striking façade relief of the buildings that were constructed first Buildings erected at a later stage do not have this feature any more This reduction of shape, tending towards minimalism, not only reflects the contemporary architectural trend, but is also economically motivated From 2008 on the UNESCO List 1930 Main designer,, Urban planner Bruno Taut pkrajewski_pl Max Taut 75

76 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 Public access unknown! Floor area/size 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 76

77 NRW State Representation Hiroshimastraße Berlin This building is located in the diplomatic district of Hiroshimastraße in BerlinThe immediate neighbours are the embassies of Japan and the United Arab Emirates The spectacular new building of NRW with its façade of parabolic diamond wood has a 50% lower weight than other houses of comparable size The Representation of North Rhine-Westphalia in the capital, is essentially made of wood, steel and glass construction Only in the basement area and stairs for the building material is concretethe energy of the building differs from the known paths from structural engineering In cooperation between the state of NRW and the company RWE Plus is the first time in a building this size, the new fuel cell technology and a novel micro was used The fuel gas can be used for the production of electricity, heat and cold than be exploited(text from NRW website) Project is not public! 2003 Petzinka Pink Architekten pkrajewski_pl 77

78 Bauhaus archive Klingelhöferstraße Berlin The Bauhaus Archive or the Museum of Design in Berlin deals with the research and presentation of the history and impact of the Bauhaus ( ), the most important school of architecture, design, and art of the 20th century It is the most complete existing collection focused on the history of the school and all aspects of its work and is accessible to allthe museum building is a late work of Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus It was planned in 1964 for Darmstadt and was built in modified form in Berlin Today, its characteristic silhouette is one of Berlin's landmarks 1979 Walter Gropius pkrajewski_pl Wednesdays to Mondays, 10am - 5pm The museum is closed on Tuesdays On Tuesdays following public holidays the museum is open from 10am to 5pm Access by public transport: U-Bahn Nollendorfplatz Bus 100, M29, 187 und 106 Lützowplatz 78

79 The Konrad-Adenauer-House (CDU Headquarter) Klingelhöferstraße Berlin The Konrad-Adenauer-House is limited to a heigth of 18 m, as are the surrounding buildings Two upright attic floors highlight the corner block at the Lütkowplatz Only the ground floor of the office building spans across the entire reach of the plot boundary From above, it stands out as an elipse-formed body of construction From the first until the fourth floor, it is completely surrounded by a glass rhombus that takes up the entire plot boundary and encloses the structure with a winter gardenon the fifth and sixth floors, the structure grows out of its glass-made outer skin A roof garden was created on the north-western point of the sixth floor An apparatus was also installed on the roof that produces energy The wide front entrance leads visitors into the light-filled foyer The wide front entrance leads visitors into the light-filled foyer Floor area/size m² Petzinka Pink Architekten House Association of the Christian Democratic Union of pkrajewski_pl 79

80 Mies van der Rohe Haus Oberseestraße Berlin This small and unassuming house on the shores of Lake Obersee is the last building designed by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe before his emigration to the USA After the War it was used by the Soviet army as a garage and later as a wash-house In 1977, East Berlin authorities declared it a historic monument In 1998, artist Günter Uecker installed an exhibition depicting the changes undergone by the house over the years Besides this permanent exhibition, the museum also shows temporary exhibitions of contemporary art (text from Home & Abroad) 1932 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe pkrajewski_pl Tuesday - Thursday: / Saturday & Sunday:

81 photo: Christian Beirle González photo: Christian Beirle González U-Bahnhof Candidplatz Candidplatz Munich Architekturbüro Egon Konrad who worked on this station together with the U-Bahn department of the City of Munich It is located under the Pilgersheimer Straße in the southern area of the city under the Candidbrücke and thus opens the densely populated part Untergiesing The railway station is named after the painter and sculptor Pieter de Witte, called Candid Pietro, who in the 16th Century worked for residences and for churches in Munich, and created numerous works of art and altarpieces The whole platform area, like walls, pillars and ceilings, is painted in a rainbow-like gradient At the northern end it starts with purple and goes on to red, yellow and green to dark blue at the southern end of the platform, where a ramp on a lock level is reached The coloring-design comes from Sabine Koschier photo: Christian Beirle González Artist Architekturbüro Egon Konrad Sabine Koschier Munich U-Bahn christian_

82 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 Floor area/size m² Dominique Perrault City of Berlin, represented by OSB Sportstättenbauten GmbH pato 82

83 photo: Wolfram Popp Estrade-House Choriner Strasse Berlin Wolfram Popp built the seven-story Estrade-House on Choriner Straße in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg (ten apartments, two offices, one shop) with his own development company, at the same time refuting the well-established view that nothing new could be developed in residential architecture Each of the two apartments per floor, measuring 108 and 79 square metres respectively, consists of a main area and a service zone which runs the full depth of the unit The two are so sensitively correlated, both with one another as well as with the exterior, that the whole is a successful combination of spaciousness, comfort and privacy Two elements determine these relations First, there are the estrades - hence the name - which are elevated platforms, each 40cm high and 18m deep, running along the entire width of the apartment, at front and rear The second is the 'gill-wall', reaching though the entire depth of the unit, and separating the main room from the service area (text by Angelika Schnell) photo: Wolfram Popp Public access unknown! Wolfram Popp Hans

84 Delbrück-Haus Potsdamer Platz Berlin This building is 69 metres high and borders the northern side of Potsdamer Platz It is built in the style of skyscrapers in big cities in the USA in the first half of the twentieth century Next to the building stands the very similar 'Ritz Carlton Berlin', designed by architects Himler+Sattler+Albrecht in 2004 (text from book 'Berlin - New architecture') Public access unknown! 2003 Hans Kollhoff pkrajewski_pl 84

85 Lennéstrasse Residential and Office Building Lennéstrasse Berlin This building is situated on the north-eastern corner of the so-called 'Lenne-Triangle' and takes a prominent position in the city between Potsdamer Platz and the Reichstag building Its fascinating transparent façade consists of two glass shells (text from book 'Berlin - New ure') Project is not public! 2004 Petzinka Pink Architekten pkrajewski_pl 85

86 photo: Evan Chakroff photo: Dirk Verwoerd Philharmonic hall Herbert-von-Karajan-Str Berlin Wildly controversial at first, today universally regarded as an emblem of the city of Berlin: Hans Scharoun s Philharmonie In 1956 the architect s design won the competition for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra s new concert hall, but his modern, visionary conception also unleashed a great hubbub The building went up ( ) in the face of great resistance In the meantime, this concert hall with its unique architecture and acoustics has become a model for many others all over the world The Philharmonie can be visited even when no concert is taking place within its walls either virtually, online, or with a guided tour, on site (from website philharmoniker) photo: Dirk Verwoerd 1963 Hans Scharoun MI_MOA Guided tours of both the Philharmonic Hall and the Chamber Music Hall are offered daily (except 24, 25, 26 and 31 December and 1 January) Starting time: 1 pm Meeting point: Artist s entrance (Doorman of the Philharmonic Hall) Access across the parking lot Fees: 300, 200 (for students, unemployed, retired and disabled persons) Groups of more than 10 persons are asked to make a reservation by contacting: Tel +49 (0) tour@berliner-philharmonikerde with the U-Bahn: take line U2 to Potsdamer Platz or Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park stations with the S-Bahn: take lines S1, S2, S25, S26 to Potsdamer Platz by bus, directly to the Philharmonie: lines 200 (to Philharmonie), M48 (to Kulturforum); other bus lines (within a short walk): M29 (to Potsdamer Brücke), M41 (Potsdamer Platz) 86

87 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 87

88 Jewish Museum Berlin Glass Courtyard Lindenstrasse Berlin This addition to the Jewish Museum in Berlin is located in the courtyard of the original building, which was built in 1735 The new building is inspired by the Sukkah huts that are used for gatherings during the Jewish festival of Sukkot The extension has a transparent glass roof and curtain walls that offer unobstructed views of the garden In the summer, sliding doors can be opened along the lower front elevation to transform the courtyard into an outdoor space Studio Daniel Libeskind worked together with Matthias Reese of Reese Architekten to complete the project (text from website architect) Floor area/size m² Associate architect Daniel Libeskind Matthias Reese Jewish Museum Berlin pkrajewski_pl Monday: Tuesday - Sunday: Admittance will be granted until 1900 Tuesdays - Sundays, 2100 on Mondays 88

89 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! Floor area/size m² Stephan Braunfels Bundesrepublik Deutschland pkrajewski_pl 89

90 Office Complex Nymphe Nymphenburgerstrasse 3 Munich The project is divided into five buildings, some of which are interconnected The first building raised on Nymphenburger Strasse is a 10-story high-rise through which an open passageway leads into a quiet, planted inner courtyard The remaining buildings are grouped around a pavilion located in the center of the courtyard The office ensemble on Stiglmaierplatz is in a central yet tranquil location Mostly undisturbed by trends, Walter & Bea Betz have created buildings that continually emphasize the value of atmospheric qualities that sensually convey architecture to its users Their fields of work are office and administrative buildings, school and university buildings, residential buildings and complexes, and cultural facilities Al the buildings with their signature have irregular floor plans and large, clear surfaces photo: Christian Beirle González Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Walter & Bea Betz christian_

91 Marie Elisabeth Lüders Haus Schiffbauerdamm Berlin The Marie ELisabeth Lüders Haus is situated on the eastern bank of the River Spree It creates a functional and formal unity with the Paul Löbe House on the western bank The two buildings are connected via a public footbridge The circled volume next to the river is used as the parliamentary library Besides this building, the parliamentary offices are located, as well as other scientific and academic services and offices Public access unknown! Floor area/size m² Stephan Braunfels Bundesrepublik Deutschland pkrajewski_pl 91

92 Transformer Station Thaerstrasse Berlin This transformer station in Berlin is part of a block concept with the switchyard from the Bewag on Eldenaer street Openings in the monolithic structure permit a view into the interior Despite the fact that the building has got a very distinct shape and colour, it relates to the height and proportions of its neighbouring buildings Project is not public! 1999 AssmannSalomon pkrajewski_pl 92

93 Parkside Apartments Am Park Berlin The Parkside Apartments are so named due to their exclusive location directly on the Tiergarten park in the centre of Berlin The 10 storey apartment building forms the northern border of a new hotel, office and residential development, namely Beisheim Center on Potsdamer Platz The building accommodates 36 apartments The high degree of flexibility in the design of the floor plans - spanning traditional to flowing room concepts forms the basis for all apartments, as does the constant presence of the surrounding green space All apartments have balconettes and generous loggias The 9th-floor apartments are maisonettes, the upper floors of which provide access to the roof terrace with its far-reaching views over the Tiergarten park and the city of Berlin Public facilities such as cafes, restaurants and shops are located on the ground floor The main entrance to the apartment block is located in the centre of these facilities (text from website architects) Project is not public! Floor area/size m² David Chipperfield s IMMAGO Real AG pkrajewski_pl 93

94 Berlin Central Station Europaplatz Berlin Berlin Central Station (Berlin Hauptbahnhof) is located on the site of the historic Lehrter Bahnhof The central design principle is the prominent emphasis of the existing railway tracks in the urban landscape Large filigree glass roofs as well as two bridging office buildings translate this principle with architectural means In the central area of the station cross, which rests on a building socle, the ceilings of all levels are equipped with large openings, allowing daylight to penetrate as far as the underground platform levels, simultaneously ensuring a clear spatial orientation Barrel vaults characterize the station hall located in a tunnel The columns of these 'vault tables' are all centrally located on the platforms respectively between the railway tracks The formal character of the cross vault ceilings in the north-south platform hall is also continued on the level above (text from website architects) Floor area/size m² Von Gerkan, Marg und Partner (GMP) Deutsche Bahn Group pkrajewski_pl 94

95 Stresemannstrasse Residential Building Stresemannstrasse Berlin This is one of Zaha Hadid's projects which was realized before she became famous It was built in The structure is a residential building with an acute-angled corner on the corner of Stresemannstrasse and Dessauer Strasse Hadid designed oblique wall constructions which were shifted towards each other The eight-storey building is cladded with bronze, which results in changing light reflections Project is not public! 1994 Zaha Hadid s pkrajewski_pl 95

96 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 96

97 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 Floor area/size m² Associate architect Artist AMP Arquitectos Gilbert Wilk Susanne Lorenz Stadtkunstprojekte ev 97

98 Potsdamer Platz Office and Commercial Building Potsdamer Platz Berlin The 18-storey building between Alte Potsdamer Strasse and the new city park was erected on a triangular shaped plot It is one of the three skyscrapers that form a gateway to Potsdamer Platz Like the Debis Tower, this building is faced with yellow-ocher terracotta bricks and glass elements The expressive roof over the main entrance and the glass corner construction which appears like the bow of a ship, are impressive (text from 'Berlin, New ure') Public access unknown! 2000 Hans Kollhoff Daimler Chrysler pkrajewski_pl 98

99 photo: Christian Beirle Gonzalez photo: Christian Beirle Gonzalez Pinakothek der Moderne Barer Strasse Munich Designed by German architect Stephan Braunfels, the Pinakothek der Moderne was inaugurated in September 2002 after seven years of construction The rectilinear façade, dominated by white and grey concrete, is interrupted by large windows and highrising columns, the latter supporting the extensive canopied roof Each of the four corners of the building, connected by a central rotunda, is dedicated to a special collection The Museum is thus divided into Art (Kunst), ure (Architektur), Design (Design) and Works on Paper (Graphik) photo: Christian Beirle Gonzalez Stephan Braunfels FilippoBrandini Daily except Mondays: / Thursday: Closed: Mondays; Shrove Tuesday; 1st of May; 24,25 and 31 December Open on Easter Monday and Whit Monday 99

100 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 Floor area/size 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" 100

101 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Sony Center Potsdamer Platz Berlin In the reconstruction of Berlin, Sony Center stands for a new technical vision and order It is not a building, but a part of the city The spatial dynamics and variety is contrasted by a minimal and technological attitude Light, both natural and artificial, is the essence of the design Sony Center is luminous, not illuminated Façades and roof act as a fabric which moderates the natural and artificial light They become a screen With its characteristics of transparency, permeability to light, reflection and refraction, there is a constant change of images and effects during day and night Sony Center is a group of buildings for the new age of entertainment There is a serious effort for tailoring an architecture to the stimulating contemporary confusion of private and public space (s statement) photo: Dirk Verwoerd Floor area/size m² Murphy-Jahn Tishman Speyer Gmbh MVar By Bus and Train: Potsdamer Platz Subway Station (Line U2); Potsdamer Platz Elevated Train (S-Bahn) Station (Lines S1/S2/S25/S26); Bus Lines 148/200/248/348/N5/N52 By Car: A100, A113, A114; Underground parking garage entrance at Ben-Gurion-Straße and Bellevuestraße 101

102 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! Floor area/size 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 102

103 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 Floor area/size m² deadline - office for architectural services Britta Jürgens, Matthew Griffin Christian_Welzbacher photo: Klemens Ortmeyer 103

104 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 104

105 photo: Brighdino photo: João Sousa Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor Schlesische Straße Berlin International recognition came to Siza in 1980 with his design of the Schlesisches Tor (Bonjour Tristesse), a large public housing block in Berlin Many have read this project, Siza's first to be built abroad, as the embodiment of the "contextual" qualities of his architecture, seeing proof of Siza's trademark sensitivity to his surroundings in the rhythms of the windows, in the apartment block's evocation of the street's curve, and in the slit between the new and old buildings I prefer to see it as a mirror of the melancholia of urban life Now known by the name Bonjour Tristesse scrawled clandestinely on its facade, the Schlesisches Tor - with its outer wall of identically sized windows - is animated only by the abstract evocation of a horizontal line, broken by a small dip as the building encounters the sky - ruefully reminds us that architecture is not, after all, always a joyful reflection of contemporary living Project is not public! Alvaro Siza Vieira JMMM photo: Justien "Schlesisches Tor" - (Berlin U-Bahn) 105

106 photo: Stefan Müller-Naumann photo: Stefan Müller-Naumann Münich-Riem Church Centre Platz der Menschenrechte Munich In this shared church centre for Catholic and Protestant believers, architect Florian Nagler defined the spatial presence of the church in terms of urban planning Free-standing Catholic and Protestant churches, each with its own spire, would have been farcical, so instead Nagler has housed the mix of spaces in an ensemble that presents itself outwardly in a snow-white shell: in situ-concrete walls faced with white painted brick surround the complex, giving it a sacred aura The two church spaces are identifiable from the outside by full-length concrete lamellae the Protestant church rather spartan, based on a square floor plan, the Catholic slightly more luxurious, with expressively designed windows and a trapezoid floor plan The meeting halls, nursery, administrative offices and clergy accommodation are arranged around two courtyards There is no sense of a dominant architectural figure here; on the contrary, the church centre fits in excellently with the surrounding buildings 2005 Florian Nagler Kirchenzentrum München-Riem Ursula_Baus photo: Stefan Müller-Naumann Located in the Munich-Riem area U-Bahn station 'Messestadt-West' is nearby 106

107 photo: Sascha Kletzsch photo: Sascha Kletzsch Micro Compact Homes Grasmeierstrasse Munich Small, easily transportable spaces for low-red-tape deployment have been realized by a generation of new architects They are unconventional cellular spaces designed to be mounted on or docked with existing houses, as suspended or standalone units They form a category distinct from campervans and caravans, which remain within the domain of automotive design The Micro Compact Home, however, does a wonderful job of straddling the dividing lines between the disciplines of town planning, architecture and car design The cuboid home with an overall length of 266 metres in not intended for modern nomads but primarily for use on temporarily available sites for the likes of students The cubes consist of a wood sandwich construction with an aluminium outer skin and an inner cladding of ployurethane foam and PVC They are gently staggered along a slightly raised pathway offering a degree of collective cohesion to counterbalance their individuality photo: Sascha Kletzsch Project is not public! 2005 Main designer, Structural engineer Associate architect Lydia Haack John Hoepfner Brengelmann Engineers Richard Horden Studentenwerk München Ursula_Baus U-Bahn station 'Studentenstadt' is nearby From the station, walk down Grasmeierstrasse The Micro Compact Homes will be located on the left 107

108 photo: Mavida Balance Hotel photo: Dirk Wilhelmy + Mavida Balance Hotel Mavida Balance Kirchenweg 11 A-5700 Zell am See Austria The former Hotel Katharina was turned into the region s first Design hotel with an ambience of wellbeing Ma vida is Spanish and means an attitude towards life: to derive pleasure from food, drink and celebrating, to enjoy life It is situated in the heart of the Europa Sport Region Zell am See Kaprun The hotel stands well away from the noisy traffic routes, on the southern bank of the beautiful Zeller Lake The architecture is in line with the hotel s philosophy The use of traditional materials and the clear-cut lines are noticeable throughout the hotel The Interior Designer Niki Szilagyi from Munich had already gathered experience while working in the team of famous architect, Matteo Thun, and had participated in hotel projects such as the Vigilius Mountain Resort in South Tyrol and the Side in Hamburg photo: Dirk Wilhelmy + Mavida Balance Hotel Main designer, Interior architect Interior architect Niki Szilagyi MI_MOA Evi Märklstetter Balance Hotel GmbH 108

109 photo: Florian Holzherr photo: Florian Holzherr Residential and Office Building Nymphenburger Strasse Munich Münich architects Allmann Sattler Wappner have converted a listed factory building, mainly for their own use With the exception of the external walls, a few iron supports and an old stairwell, the insides of the existing building (dating from 1893) were completely removed The architects now occupy the first floor and the attic and, as one would expect for a factory conversion, the large office is completely open-plan The rooms on the attic storey were set well back from the original wall line, allowing space for a roof garden The second building on the site, an elongated six-storey block that extends between the street and the factory, now contains nine apartments The technical innovation in this building is to be found in the staggered, street-facing windows: to achieve soundproofing, the window units have several parts: behind the upright rectangular façade panel, there is a horizontally pivoting window that can be used to regulate ventilation without admitting traffic noise photo: Florian Holzherr Project is not public! 2005 Landscape designer Allmann Sattler Wappner Realgrün Undisclosed Christian_Welzbacher U-Bahn stations 'Mailingerstrasse' and 'Rotkreuzplatz' are both nearby 109

110 photo: Kris Leenders photo: Günter Wicker (Photur) / Berliner Flughäfen Tempelhof International Airport Platz der Luftbrücke Berlin The airport was a part of Albert Speer's plan for the reconstruction of Berlin It turned out to be the largest built entity worldwide During the Soviet blockade in 1948/49, the Berlin Airlift operated from here, turning Tempelhof into a symbol of a free Berlin The 400 m long flight gate hall has no central supports The hangars directly join both sides of the hall, forming a curved building with a length of 1200 m The front is structured by staircase towers at intervals of 70 m The façade is clad with shell limestone panels, dominated by endless rows of windows So many times Tempelhof has made arriving in Berlin a thoroughly enjoyable experience for me Each time my plane taxied right up to the building and I could get out, sheltered from the weather by the huge canopy After a short walk through an amazingly simple and luminous hall, I found myself right in the heart of Berlin As of October 2008, when Tempelhof is due to close, arriving in Berlin will never be the same again photo: Kris Leenders Floor area/size m² Ernst Sagebiel Reichsluftfahrtministerium Kris_Leenders 24/7 (the airport is set to shut in October 2008) take the plane (the subway U6 to Platz der Luftbrücke will do too) 110

111 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 Floor area/size 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 111

112 photo: Kris Leenders photo: Kris Leenders Moabit Prison Historical Park Invalidenstraße Berlin The Moabit penitentiary, constructed in 1849, was demolished in 1958 The prison wall is restored The original size and star-shaped layout of the buildings is traced by a combination of elements Sloped lawns with concrete frames represent the prisoners' wings A walk-in concrete sculpture is a reproduction of one of the cells (it should contain a sound installation, which I couldn't hear or find) Paving stones in the lawns indicate the location of the courtyards The central point of surveillance is represented by a cubic 'panopticum' sculpture A cube of beech trees traces the administrative wing Towards the housing on Lehrter Straße, the lawn turn into woods, with play grounds and picnic tables The starkish design certainly does evoke the starkness and isolation of imprisonment, all the more since the park is never crowded (though I was there on a sunny Sunday afternoon, I never saw more then five people at a time) The project won the Deutsche Landschaftsarchitektur-Preis 2007 photo: Kris Leenders Floor area/size m² Landscape architect Glaßer und Dagenbach Bezirksamt Mitte von Berlin Kris_Leenders April - September: / October - March: take the train or the S-Bahn to Hauptbahnhof, situated just on the other side of Invalidenstraße 112

113 photo: Kris Leenders photo: Kris Leenders Lapidarium Schönhauser Allee Berlin At the end of the 1990's, the Jewish cemetery was in a bad condition, due to bombings during World War II and violation of graves The original plans of the cemetery buildings (architect Johann Hoeniger, 1892) were found in archives The Lapidarium has been built on the foundations and cellar of the original mourning hall, next to the entrance to the cemetery The street façade is closed, as an extension of the cemetery wall Only a small part of the façade is slightly set back and glazed, to give a glimpse into the exposition hall A horizontal elongated window band along the street symbolizes the Eternal Light The façade looking to the cemetery is entirely glazed The Lapidarium displays 64 gravestones, whose original location could not be determined Ten information panels explain the Jewish funeral rituals photo: Kris Leenders Floor area/size m² Ruth Golan - Kay Zareh Jüdische Gemeinde zu Berlin Kris_Leenders monday - thursday friday closed on Jewish holidays take the subway U2 to Senefelder Platz 113

114 photo: Jens Ziehe photo: Jens Ziehe Jewish Museum Berlin Lindenstraße Berlin It is "like other museums, with white walls where pictures can be hung and objects exhibited" (Daniel Libeskind, 2000) The Jewish Museum Berlin is one of the most spectacular museum buildings in Since the beginning it has been a magnet for the public, attracting 350,000 people even as an empty shell before it opened in fall 2001 The architecture was undoubtedly the cause for this initial popularity Numerous views and opinions have been expressed on the Jewish Museum Berlin Whether visitors see Libeskind's new building as a "spectacular" or a "normal" museum, a deconstructivist masterpiece, a ground breaking creation, intellectuality in the form of a house, or even an exhibit in its own right? the architect placed great emphasis on people's perceptions of the building and these are formed anew day after day Floor area/size m² Daniel Libeskind Stiftung Juedisches Museum Berlin NiER photo: Wojtek Gurak Monday from 10 am to 10 pm Tuesday-Sunday from 10 am to 8 pm Admittance will be granted until 7 pm Tuesdays-Sundays, 9 pm on Mondays Take the subway: U1, U6 Hallesches Tor; U6 Kochstraße Or the Bus: M29, M41,

115 photo: Andreas J Focke photo: Andreas J Focke Public Passage Alter Hof Alter Hof Munich Passages are often regarded as no more than a link between A and B and that is usually what they look like, too: anonymous and non-designed Small wonder that such urban spaces quickly deteriorate into places you would rather avoid Pfarré Lighting Design created the reverse - a passage so inviting that you would willingly go out of your way to walk through it This passage takes the form of a flight of steps that runs through the former imperial residence of Munich, the Alter Hof Thanks to the bronze sheets cladding walls and ceiling, the space has a distinctive, warm character The variously sized sheets are arranged in vertical bands with every so often a gap for recessed white fibre optics which present as subtle light slits The main lighting is integrated with the underside of the specially designed handrail in the middle of the stair With the aid of reflectors, the light shines down onto the granite treads from where it is bounced upwards to reflect off the bronze sheeting 2006 Main designer, Artist Auer+Weber Pfarré Lighting Design City of Munich Kirsten_Hannema photo: Stefan Mueller-Naumann The passage connects the Alter Hof with the Sparkassenstrasse 115

116 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Neue Nationalgalerie Potsdamer Straße Berlin The Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery), the 'temple of light and glass' designed by Mies van der Rohe, houses a collection of 20th century European painting and sculpture It s main exhibition spaces are below street level The building comprises almost 5,000 square metres of exhibition space and around 800 metres of wall space a surprisingly large capacity hidden half underground beneath the famous steel and glass construction The spacious glass hall at ground level lures the visitor inside, underneath the great black structural steel canopy Along with Mies Barcelona Pavilion, the Neue Nationalgalerie is considered one of the foremost examples of structural abstraction emblematic of the International Style photo: Dirk Verwoerd 1968 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Neue Nationalgalerie NGHM Mon closed Tue 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Wed 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Thu 10:00 am - 10:00 pm Fri 10:00 am - 10:00 pm Sat 10:00 am - 10:00 pm Sun 10:00 am - 6:00 pm U-Bahn U2 (Potsdamer Platz) S-Bahn S1, S2, S25 (Potsdamer Platz) Bus M29 (Potsdamer Brücke); M41 (Potsdamer Platz Bhf / Voßstraße); M48 (Kulturforum); 200, 347 (Philharmonie) The Neue Nationalgalerie is south of the Tiergarten and west of Potsdamer Platz, next door to the Philharmonie 116

117 photo: Aura Luz Melis Angel Root Klosterstrasse Berlin Inside Outside designed the interior for the Dutch Ambassy in Berlin The requirements for lights and acoustics along the building s glass façades lead to a series of curtains In the multipurpose room are 2 large woven-to-size linens that respond to the required light and sound program, while emphasizing the connection and reflection of the exterior into the interior space The organic shape of the large scale image and the vivid colours (lime & cream; black & white), form a strong counterpart to the square aluminium building It was the first time Inside Outside sought had its own cloth produced, in collaboration with the Textile Museum in Tilburg (NL) It was in Holland that the design was woven in a classic jacquard technique, creating double-sided, damask linen The lime green refers to the spring leaves of the acacias in the adjacent park, the Angel Root to Holland s moist soil and vegetable garden tradition, the horizontal lines to Holland s flat and spacious horizons photo: Aura Luz Melis Interior architect, Landscape architect Inside Outside Aura_Luz_Melis Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs You can only visit the central entrance hall, and on some rare, pre-programmes days the whole building is open for the public There are no tours, nor exceptions made Real close to U and S bahn Alexanderplatz And even closer to U-bahn Klosterstrasse 117

118 photo: Allianz Arena photo: Allianz Arena Esplanade Werner-Heisenberg-Allee Munich The surroundings of the Allianz Arena are an entire landscape All visitors reach the stadium itself via the Esplanade, a roof of waves, curves and ripples over the car parks measuring 543 metres by 136 metres and landscaped to blend in with the prevailing heath vegetation of the surrounding area The building and the landscape architecture are mutually dependent Spectator routes emerge directly from the car parks, the bus parking and via a short transition route from the Fröttmaning underground station Routes are cut lengthways into the Esplanade, housing retail facilities and 55 ticket kiosks, with a full and uninterrupted view of the Arena from within This hybrid combination of landscape and park is intended not only as a platform for the stadium building but also as a deliberate starting-point, a route for the football fans through which their enthusiasm and anticipation on the game grows as they approach the stadium photo: Allianz Arena Floor area/size m² Landscape architect Vogt Landschaftarchitekten Allianz Arena / FC Bayern München & TSV 1860 München MI_MOA The stadium organizes guided tours at 1 pm daily! see: Ticket offices inside the Esplanade: Mon - Fri Matchdays: The stadium opens 35 hours before Bayern home games, 25 hours before TSV 1860 home games The shop World of Brands is closed, and guided tours do not operate, on matchdays and days featuring an event Spectator routes emerge directly from the car parks, the bus parking and via a short transition route from the Fröttmaning underground station From Munich's main station or Munich East catch the S-Bahn to Marienplatz and change to subway line U

119 photo: Jewish Museum St-Jakobs-Platz photo: Jewish Museum St-Jakobs-Platz Jewish Center St-Jakobs-Platz Munich St-Jakobs-Platz, adjacent to Marienplatz and Viktualienmarkt, is home to a new building complex which includes the Jewish Museum run by the city of Munich, as well as the new Jewish Center run by the Jewish community Saarbrücken-based architects Wandel Hoefer Lorch, commissioned with the design of the entire complex, have given the three buildings a unified appearance by using the same material on all facades At the same time, St-Jakobs-Platz is being redesigned into an arena for urban life that can serve many different purposes Regina Poly designed the platform or tray on which the new buildings rest photo: Jewish Museum St-Jakobs-Platz Main designer, Landscape architect Wandel Hoefer Lorch Architekten Regina Poly City of Munich MI_MOA Tuesday-Sunday: 10 am-6 pm 119

120 photo: Allianz Arena photo: Allianz Arena Allianz Arena Werner-Heisenberg-Allee Munich Built in a record time of 30 months, the Allianz Arena is one of the most modern and architecturally unique football stadiums in Europe It has not only captivated football fans, but many others with its breathtaking architecture and spectacular illuminated facade Swiss architects Herzog and De Meuron designed the building purely as football stadium The façade and roof is a composition of transparent and translucent ETFE laminate panels on a steel supporting structure Every panel has a transparent inner Those forming the facade have a translucent white outer, but the roof panels are completely transparent, allowing sunshine and light to fall onto the pitch The stadium is lighted in the colours of the two Munich clubs (FC Bayern München red colour and TSV 1860 blue) who have their home-base in this arena; white for national games Capacity of the Arena is 69000, unique 3-tier Arena in with a great closeness to the pitch through a high inclination of the tiers photo: Allianz Arena Floor area/size m² Landscape designer Associate architect Herzog and De Meuron Vogt Landschaftarchitekten Herzog and De Meuron Allianz Arena / FC Bayern München / TSV 1860 München MI_MOA World of Brands (ArenaTours): Mon Sat , Sun + Public holidays Arena a la carte restaurant: daily Ticket office: Mon - Fri Matchdays: The stadium opens 35 hours before Bayern home games, 25 hours before TSV 1860 home games The World of Brands is closed, and guided tours do not operate, on matchdays and days featuring an event The stadium organizes English guided tours at 1 pm daily! see: All visitors reach the stadium itself via the Esplanade, a landscaped roof over the car parks Spectator routes emerge directly from the car parks, the bus parking and via a short transition route from the Fröttmaning underground station From Munich's main station or Munich East catch the S-Bahn to Marienplatz and change to subway line U

121 Netherlands Embassy Klosterstrasse Berlin The new Dutch embassy is located in the Berlin-Mitte district, the earliest heart of the German capital, in-between the River Spree and the omnipresent TV tower on Alexanderplatz In 2005 OMA won the Mies van der Rohe Award for the Netherlands Embassy in Berlin: The jury felt that the embassy was a powerful reconceptualization of the notion of an embassy, a government agency, and a building block within a city OMA's refusal to either adapt to the city grid or create a monument, choosing instead to create a carefully formed fragment that leaves open the question of what the identity of a government or a country should be, was much appreciated It was also felt that the spiraling trajectory that winds its metal-clad way through the whole block while allowing carefully framed views of the neighbouring city, produced such a seductive series of spaces carried out with such a sophistication of materials and visual effects and so revealing of its context, that it should receive the prize Floor area/size m² Main designer, Interior architect Services engineer Cooperating designer Lighting designer Project manager Supplier OMA - Rem Koolhaas Inside Outside Huygen Elwako Inside Outside OVI, Washinton DC Royal Haskoning Lensvelt Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs MI_MOA 121