Residential, Office and Hotel Building in Am Zirkus / Eike Becker Architekten

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Text description provided by the architects. To the left stands the Berliner Ensemble theater, to the right the Weidendammer Bridge, and in front Schiffbauerdamm and the Spree River. Within this expansive, open space the building – stretching southeast – northwest and with a width of approximately fifty-five and depth of some eighty-two meters—occupies a solitary, arresting position. Not only is the property a prime location, but it also has an interesting history. On this very site stood the Grosses Schauspielhaus (great theater), designed by Hans Poelzig and headed by Max Reinhardt, which remained standing until the late eighties, when it was demolished.