Berlin Projects 10 Created 31-May-12 By Gidi K, London, United Kingdom Potsdamer Platz Office and Commercial Building 2 Pariser Platz 3 3 Gehry Partners commercial space, housing, mixed-use development Philharmonic hall Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor 4 Unité d'habitation Berlin Crematorium in Berlin 8 Haus am Checkpoint Charlie 9 Peter Eisenman housing, mixed-use development, museum 5 Alvaro Siza Vieira housing 7 Schultes Frank Architekten crematorium culture, music theatre Berlin State Library library Hans Kollhoff office Großsiedlung Siemensstadt Ring settlement 10 housing, social housing 6 Le Corbusier housing, social housing http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gidi_k/guides/berlin/ Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia 11 Prague, Czech Republic Karel Prager government, museum 1
Potsdamer Platz Office and Commercial Building Potsdamer Platz 10 10785 Berlin http://wwwpotsdamerplatzde 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 Client Hans Kollhoff Daimler Chrysler pkrajewski_pl http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gidi_k/guides/berlin/ 2
photo: Marco De Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio Pariser Platz 3 Pariser Platz 3 20100 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gidi_k/guides/berlin/ 3
photo: Evan Chakroff photo: Dirk Verwoerd Philharmonic hall Herbert-von-Karajan-Str 1 10785 Berlin http://wwwberliner-philharmonikerde/en/ Wildly controversial at first, today universally regarded as an emblem of the city of Berlin: 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 (1960-63) 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 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)30254 88-156 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) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gidi_k/guides/berlin/ 4
photo: Brighdino photo: João Sousa Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor Schlesische Straße 1-8 10997 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! 10-1983 Alvaro Siza Vieira JMMM photo: Justien "Schlesisches Tor" - (Berlin U-Bahn) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gidi_k/guides/berlin/ 5
photo: Anna Armstrong photo: Anna Armstrong Unité d'habitation Berlin Flatowallee 16 14055 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gidi_k/guides/berlin/ 6
photo: Maarten Thewissen photo: Maarten Thewissen Berlin State Library Potsdamer Strasse 33 10785 Berlin http://staatsbibliothek-berlinde/ The so called New State Library (Neue Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) located in the Kulturforum of Berlin is part of the institutions of the Prussian Cultural Heritage (Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz) and is one of the dependances of the State Library that has its main building in the street Unter den Linden The building in the Potsdamer Straße was built by the architect who had also designed the Philharmonie and the Chamber Music Hall at the Kulturforum In the year 1978 the new library building was opened to the public Soon, the building was well-known amongst others for its impressive reading room that also became one of the locations of Wim Wender s prize awarded film "Wings of Desire" ("Himmel über Berlin") photo: Maarten Thewissen 1978 Main designer, Edgar Wisniewski MI_MOA Monday - Friday 900-2100hr Saturday 900-1700hr Every third Saturday of a month there is a guided tour through the building of the New State Library at Kulturforum, whih takes 1,5hr and is free, no registration required Guided tours information: Tel +49 (30) 266-0 and http://staatsbibliothek-berlinde/service-und-benutzung/fuehrun gen-und-schulungenhtml see also http://wwwkulturforum-berlincom The Staatsbibliothek lies south of the Tiergarten and west of Potsdamer Platz Ubahn/Sbahn: S1, S2, U2 Station: Potsdamer Platz http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gidi_k/guides/berlin/ 7
Crematorium in Berlin Kiefholzstrasse 221 12435 Berlin http://wwwkrematorium-berlinde/ 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gidi_k/guides/berlin/ 8
photo: Thomas Bögl Haus am Checkpoint Charlie Friedrichstrasse 43-45 10969 Berlin http://wwwmauer-museumcom/ 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: 0900-2200 U-Bahn 6: Kochstrasse U-Bahn 2: Stadtmitte Bus M29 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gidi_k/guides/berlin/ 9
Großsiedlung Siemensstadt Ring settlement Geißlerpfad 1 13627 Berlin http://wwwstadtentwicklungberlinde/denkmal/denkmale_i 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 Client pkrajewski_pl Fred Forbat Hugo Häring Walter Gropius Max Mengeringshausen Gemeinnützige Heimstättengesellschaft Primus mbh der Stadt Berlin http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gidi_k/guides/berlin/ 10
Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia Wilsonova 4 110 00 Prague Czech Republic The building of the Federal Parliament of Czechoslovakia was built in 1973/74 by architect Karel Prager After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, it was used by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty until November 2008 Today, it is property of the National Museum and will be reconstructed for museum expositions and connected to the historical building of the National Museum, adjacent to the right (text from Wikimapia) Public access unknown! 1974 Karel Prager pkrajewski_pl http://wwwmimoaeu/users/gidi_k/guides/berlin/ 11