Like many industrial and work sites of the 20th century, the site of today’s BE-U | Behrens-Ufer was designed and realised as a place of optimised production processes and efficient workplaces. The aspect of design and representation was only realised in the new building of the National Automobile Company (NAG) by means of architecture. The …
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The 14-storey EQUALIZER office tower is currently under construction at Landgrafenstrasse 3-4 (City West). In keeping with the staggered heights and offsets of the perimeter block development in this area, the building is divided into three interlocking cubes of different heights. This is complemented by a representative street-side entrance area, a richly landscaped inner courtyard …
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As part of the further development of the “Mariengrün” housing estate in Berlin-Marienfelde, an additional residential neighbourhood is being created on Lichterfelder Ring. This consists of eight residential buildings with a total of 358 new flats and a day care centre. The linear buildings, typical of the neighbouring development to the north of the road, …
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The simply decorated, four-storey rendered building at Mehringdamm 51 is part of the characteristic perimeter block development between Gneisenaustraße and Bergmannstraße in ‘Kreuzberg 61’. Built in the 1860s, the neighbourhood is still characterised by the so-called Berlin Mix – a mix of residential and commercial buildings. The property at no. 51 is built on with …
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As one of the redensification measures in the Märkisches Viertel, the “Theodor-Quartier” on Senftenberger Ring was built on behalf of GESOBAU. The large West Berlin housing estate was built in the 1960/70s. It is characterised by space-creating, large-scale residential buildings on the periphery and infrastructure buildings surrounded by landscaped open spaces in the centre. Arnold …
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With the development of the “Alte Schäferei” framework plan, the heterogeneous building structures in the north of Französisch Buchholz are to be transformed into an orderly urban development. The instrument of the framework plan creates the preliminary planning work for the subsequent development plan procedure in order to secure long-term housing potential and to sound …
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A high-quality new commercial building is being constructed on the site of Schönhauser Allee 9 in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg. The exposed inner-city site is being given a new building to close the gap, which is arranged as an elongated structure in the centre of the site. The exterior space is framed by the new building and …
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During preliminary archaeological investigations for the construction of the North European Gas Pipeline (NEL), a gold treasure was recovered in 2011 not far from the town of Syke (district of Gessel). The so-called Gessel gold hoard comprises a total of 117 individual pieces. Due to the rare scientific excavation, the 3,300-year-old find is one of …
Continue reading...The new Chemical Invention Factory building by SEHW Architekur forms a new building block within the TU Campus, which represents contemporary and sustainable research thanks to its compact cubature, its economic grid and its materiality. The cube, which stands out from its surroundings with its simple, shiny metallic façade, serves as a figurehead and new …
Continue reading...In the course of the urban planning workshop procedure Blankenburger Süden, four planning teams were selected to develop a framework plan for the new residential and working location. The objectives are to create a quarter with 5,000 – 6,000 residential units including the necessary infrastructure and to provide an area of approx. 40 ha for …
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