my berlin Projects 11 Created 03-May-14 By Stephen Bender, Gainesville, United States Netherlands Embassy Berlin, OMA - Rem Koolhaas embassy, housing GSW Headquarters Jewish Museum Berlin Slender - Bender Reichstag 4 8 Am Kupfergraben 10 9 Akademie der Künste Berlin 10 Berlin, Behnisch Architekten education, exposition space 5 NRW State Representation 11 Berlin, Petzinka Pink Architekten government, office 6 Berlin, Foster & Partners government Paul Löbe Haus Marie Elisabeth Lüders Haus Berlin, David Chipperfield s exposition space, gallery Berlin, deadline - office for architectural services apartment, office 3 Berlin, Daniel Libeskind museum Berlin, Stephan Braunfels education, government, library Berlin, Sauerbruch Hutton s office, renovation 2 Berlin State Library 12 Berlin, Hans Scharoun library 7 Berlin, Stephan Braunfels government, office http://wwwmimoaeu/users/s0db/guides/my%20berlin/ 1
Netherlands Embassy Klosterstrasse 50 10179 Berlin http://wwwniederlandewebde/ 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 3-2003 8500 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/s0db/guides/my%20berlin/ 2
photo: Thomas Bögl photo: Thomas Bögl GSW Headquarters Kochstrasse 22 10969 Berlin http://wwwgswde/ 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 1999 48000 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: http://wwwgswde/ subway U-Bahn Line number 6 to Kochstrasse Or take bus M29 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/s0db/guides/my%20berlin/ 3
photo: Jens Ziehe photo: Jens Ziehe Jewish Museum Berlin Lindenstraße 9-14 10969 Berlin http://wwwjuedisches-museum-berlinde/ 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 1999 15500 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, 248 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/s0db/guides/my%20berlin/ 4
photo: Klemens Ortmeyer photo: Klemens Ortmeyer Slender - Bender Hessische Strasse 5 10115 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 2004 200 m² deadline - office for architectural services Britta Jürgens, Matthew Griffin Christian_Welzbacher photo: Klemens Ortmeyer http://wwwmimoaeu/users/s0db/guides/my%20berlin/ 5
photo: Viktor Ramos photo: Viktor Ramos Reichstag Platz der Republik 1 11011 Berlin http://wwwreichstagde/ 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)30 22 62 99 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; http://wwwmimoaeu/users/s0db/guides/my%20berlin/ 6
Paul Löbe Haus Paul-Löbe-Allee 2 11011 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! 2001 32000 m² Stephan Braunfels Bundesrepublik Deutschland pkrajewski_pl http://wwwmimoaeu/users/s0db/guides/my%20berlin/ 7
Marie Elisabeth Lüders Haus Schiffbauerdamm 25 11011 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! 12-2003 33300 m² Stephan Braunfels Bundesrepublik Deutschland pkrajewski_pl http://wwwmimoaeu/users/s0db/guides/my%20berlin/ 8
photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen Am Kupfergraben 10 Am Kupfergraben 10 D - 10117 Berlin http://wwwcfa-berlincom/ 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 2007 2000 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/s0db/guides/my%20berlin/ 9
photo: Marco De Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio Akademie der Künste Berlin Pariser Platz 4 10110 Berlin http://wwwadkde/ 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/s0db/guides/my%20berlin/ 10
NRW State Representation Hiroshimastraße 12 11056 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/s0db/guides/my%20berlin/ 11
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 Hans Scharoun who had also designed the Philharmonie and the Chamber Music Hall at the Kulturforum In the year 1978 the new library building was opened to the public Soon, the building was well-known amongst others for its impressive reading room that also became one of the locations of Wim Wender s prize awarded film "Wings of Desire" ("Himmel über Berlin") photo: Maarten Thewissen 1978 Main designer, Hans Scharoun Edgar Wisniewski MI_MOA Monday - Friday 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/s0db/guides/my%20berlin/ 12