The extension of the town hall from the 1960s in the Müllerstraße, in opposite to the Leopoldplatz, was converted by Rüthnick Architekten and technically as well as energetically updated to the latest technological standards.
A special influence on the plans for the transformation of the listed ensemble was the preservation of the draft character of Fritz Bornemann.
Between 1964 and 1966, according to the plans of the architect Fritz Bornemann, a twelve-story high-rise and an upstream single-storey annex were built, which, at the time, served as the district council hall (BVV-Saal).
More attractive for the staff was the goal of the project. The atmosphere of the former company cafeteria of the 1990s was anonymous and had a cool effect.
The new color concept in black and white, with color accents in different shades of green, provides a fresh and regenerating effect. An improved lighting and acoustic concept create a warm and pleasant indoor climate. The wood-clad gallery and staircase refer to the existing wooden doors and windows.
Danish office ADEPT wins international museum competition in Berlin
For more than 20 years, the protected ‘Marinehaus,‘ originally a union club for naval officers, was left neglected in the central Berlin neighborhood, Mitte. Now the building, as a central part of the vision of the Berlin City Museum to establish a cultural cluster, is to be resurrected as a new museum typology. With a strong house-in-house concept, ADEPT wins the international competition ahead of 20 invited competitors.
The transformation of a 7.800 m2 protected building is part of the future strategy for Stadtmuseum Berlin, that includes a new type of museum – a creative and cultural pivot that anchors the museum in the everyday life of the neighborhood through exhibitions, workshops and as a community center for the locals.
ADEPT’s winning proposal shows how a simple house-in-house concept can create synergy between the new community functions and the historical frame, already integrated in the urban context. The existing floors are removed and replaced by a new interior wooden structure, allowing visual connections between floors and a warm inclusive identity to the project.
Office principals Andreas Reeg and Marc Dufour-Feronce place special attention on the local connection of their buildings. This also applies to the choices of materials they use. With the cork screw house they developed a base out of rammed concrete for the lower ground living levels. The outdoor walls of the long stretched pool are also lined with the material. The base was supposed to look and feel „like it was excavated“ explains architect Andreas Reeg. The century old construction material is traditionally applied in layers and then manually compacted. This results in an open, porous and characterful textured surface.
The project brief required the provision of a working space and a sleeping area in a 10m2 room of a ground floor apartment at an “Altbau” building in Friedrichshain, Berlin.
The 3.40m height of the room allowed the sleeping area to be located at the top part, leaving the ground floor free for a generous workspace.
The clients wanted the staircase to the mezzanine to be comfortable and sturdy, but with a light appearance.
Ideally to be used also as a bookshelf for few books.
From May to September 2018 raumlaborberlin creates a visionary inner city offshore laboratory for collective, experimental learning: Floating University Berlin. Students and scientists from more than twenty international universities come together with artists from all over the world, local experts, architects, musicians, dancers, neighbors and visitors for this experiment of applied science to challenge routines and habits of urban practices.
The omnibus depot is a facility for public transport buses in the German capital Berlin, in the district of Britz. 220 buses are located on an area of 44 500 square meters. The depot opened in 1910 as a tram depot. As usual at these times, the staff was housed on the site in service apartments.
The current building was built by Jean Krämer in 1925/1926 and modified in 1928 to 1933.
Together with the residential area near the depot, the complex is on the list of cultural monuments in Berlin-Britz.
A semi-detached house in the north of Berlin had become to small for the to date family of four. The house from the 1930s with rooms all smaller than 15 m2 and a ceiling height of 2,70m had been extended with attachments for bathroom, kitchen and vestibule several times through the last century. As result the living room at the ground floor had lost its connection to the garden and the centrally located dining area – the functional center of the house – had become de facto inlying.
Directly in the middle of Berlin the Residential District “The Garden” with owner-occupied as well as rented flats was completed in August 2016. Right across from the new headquarter of the German Secret Service a complex of buildings with 5 to 7 above-ground levels was built. 161 exquisite rented flats, 115 owner-occupied flats, 7 commercial units and 88 underground parking spaces find a place there now.
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