JOH 3 Apartments in Berlin, Germany by J. Mayer H. Architects (designed using ArchiCAD. Maya, and Rhino)

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Property development group Euroboden is building a unique apartment house at Johannisstraße in Mitte, Berlin’s downtown district. J. MAYER H. architects’ design for the building, which will soon neighbor both Museum Island and Friedrichstrasse, reinterprets the classic Berliner Wohnhaus with its multi-unit structure and green interior courtyard.

Main Facade (Image Courtesy Ludger Paffrath)

• Architects: J. Mayer H. Architects
• Project: JOH 3 Apartments
• Location: Berlin, Germany
• Project Team: Juergen Mayer H., Hans Schneider, Wilko Hoffmann, Filipa Frois Almeida
• Competition Team: Juergen Mayer H., Thorsten Blatter, Marcus Blum
• Invited competition: 2008, 1st Prize
• Project: 2008-2011
• Software used: ArchiCad, Maya, and Rhino

Interior View (Image Courtesy Ludger Paffrath)

• Completion: Spring 2011
• Client: Euroboden Berlin GmbH, München
• Architect on Site: Architekturbuero Wiesler, Stuttgart with Thomas Quinten Projektmanagement, Berlin
• Structural Engineers: EiSat GmbH, Berlin
• Building Services: Ingenieurgesellschaft Striewisch mbH
• Model: Werk5, Berlin
• Model Photographer: Ludger Paffrath, Berlin
• Visualization: Buenck + Fehse, Berlin

Interior View (Image Courtesy Ludger Paffrath)

The sculptural design of the suspended slat facade draws on the notion of landscape in the city, a quality visible in the graduated courtyard garden and the building’s silhouette and layout. Plans for the ground floor facing the street also include a number of commercial spaces. The generously sized apartments will face south-west, opening themselves to a view of the calm, carefully designed courtyard garden.

Entrance (Image Courtesy Ludger Paffrath)

Spacious, breezy transitions to the outside create an open residential experience in the middle of the city that, thanks to the variable heights of the different building levels, also offers an interesting succession of rooms. The units’ varying floorplans and layouts indicate a number of housing options; condominiums are organized into townhouses with private gardens, classic apartments or penthouses with a spectacular view of the old Friedrichstadt. The integrated design concept, which incorporates everything from façade to stairwells, elevators to apartment interiors, promises a unique spatial and living experience with an eye to high design.

Garden View (Image Courtesy Ludger Paffrath)

Pent House (Image Courtesy Ludger Paffrath)

Roof Terrace (Image Courtesy Ludger Paffrath)

Diagram

Diagram

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Longitudinal section

Standard Floor

Site Plan

Tags: Berlin, Germany

Categories: Apartments, ArchiCAD, House, Maya, Rhino

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