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MOMM Apartment / Studio Loes

April 24, 2024

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Architects: Studio Loes
Area: 264 m²
Year: 2023

aware lab Berlin / Kessler Plescher Architekten

April 10, 2024

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Architects: Kessler Plescher Architekten
Area: 120 m²
Year: 2023

Wilmina Berlin / Grüntuch Ernst Architects

April 06, 2024

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Architects: Grüntuch Ernst Architects
Area: 6000 m²
Year: 2022
Professionals: GTB-Berlin Gesellschft für Technik am Bau, StudioC Nicole Zahner

Budapester Straße Berlin / Grüntuch Ernst Architects

April 05, 2024

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Architects: Grüntuch Ernst Architects
Area: 19500 m²
Year: 2020
Professionals: FPB Freie Planungsgruppe Berlin mbH, GuD Planungsgesellschaft für Ingenieurbau mbH , Wolfgang Menzel, hhpBerlin Ingenieure für Brandschutz GmbH, Corpo Two, +3

DOJO Office Headquarter Berlin / UNDPLUS

March 17, 2024

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Architects: UNDPLUS
Area: 200 m²
Year: 2023
Manufacturers: Plus Kouple

Leveraging Building Services as a Framework for the Evolution of Building Envelopes

March 12, 2024

Rising demands for energy efficiency, technical functionality, and interior comfort in buildings necessitate the development of more efficient building envelope constructions. The building envelope serves as a mediator between a building's exterior and interior. In today's architectural landscape, it performs a multitude of functions to enhance the building's performance. These functions include building control systems, energy supply (such as gas and electricity), and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), among others. These elements primarily determine the functionality, efficiency, and safety of building spaces. Given that the nature of building envelopes heavily depends on these services, how can they serve as primary frameworks for building design development?

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Building Berlin's Future: Construction Begins on MVRDV's LXK Office and Residential Campus

March 11, 2024

MVRDV has just begun construction on the LXK Office and Residential Campus in Berlin. Situated in Friedrichshain, near Berlin Ostbahnhof, the development spans approximately 61,200 sqm and boasts city center views from its green rooftops and terraces. Designed as two buildings, a horizontal band encircles the middle of either structure, serving as a distinctive landmark in Berlin.

A Hub for Musical Exploration: GRAFT Wins Competition for Carl Bechstein Campus in Berlin

March 04, 2024

GRAFT Architects has just won the competition to design the new Carl Bechstein Music Campus. Located centrally in Berlin, the Carl Bechstein Foundation’s main goal with the campus is to create a cultural hub entirely devoted to piano music. Serving as a focal point for the Bechstein Brand, established in 1853 and known for its variety of Bechstein pianos, this campus will serve as a focal point and a new headquarters for the foundation.

Maximilians Quarter / Modersohn & Freiesleben Architekten Partnerschaft

March 03, 2024

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Architects: Modersohn & Freiesleben Architekten Parnerschaft
Area: 20800 m²
Year: 2020
Manufacturers: Feldhaus Klinker, Vibia, Bega, Alsecco, BNB, +5Casalgrande Padana, Kone, Müller Metallbau, RZB, Wehner Tischlerei GmbH-5
Professionals: "Groth u-invest Achtzehnte GmbH & Co. Maximilians Quartier KG", AWD Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Lützow 7 Müller Wehberg Landschaftsarchitekten PartGmbB

Reactivating Residual Public Spaces with Community-Led Design

Subscriber Access | January 23, 2024

Contemporary cities and urban settlements manifest as intricate structures that demand deep reflection and a careful approach. The social models and spatial layouts within them are in constant evolution, transforming over time. In this context, a crucial question arises: What is the predominant model for cities today? Many contemporary cities result from a paradigm that reached its apogee in the 19th century, characterized by intensive densification and urbanization in response to needs that weren't always reflective of its inhabitants.

In some cases, due to the transformations experienced by large cities, certain urban sectors have fallen into disuse, becoming residual spaces or moving away from purposes oriented to community development. Recognizing that people are the driving force behind the dynamics of cities and human settlements, it is imperative to reclaim these spaces. To this end, theoretical approaches such as the one proposed by Henri Lefebvre's right to the city and the 15-minute city are presented as alternatives. In these cases, people regain the focus, becoming key elements in the design, and allowing for the re-establishment of a community-person-space bond.

VILVIF Senior Residence / Tchoban Voss Architekten

January 18, 2024

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Architects: Tchoban Voss Architekten
Area: 21380 m²
Year: 2023
Manufacturers: Bruag
Professionals: van geisten.marfels architekten, CPM GmbH Gesellschaft fuer Projektmanagement, atelier VAN GEISTEN Landschaftsarchitektur, JOI-Design Innenarchitekten A D joehnk + partner mbB, Ingenieurbuero Ruediger Jockwer

World Habitat Awards 2024 Recognize Housing Initiatives that Empower Communities

January 09, 2024

International non-profit organization World Habitat, in partnership with UN-Habitat, has announced the World Habitat Awards 2024. The prizes strive to highlight projects that demonstrate novel and transformative approaches to housing that incorporate principles of climate change adaptation and community-driven solutions. This year, 8 projects have been selected, out of which 2 projects were recognized with the Gold World Habitat Award.

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Rescuing Architecture: Stories of Buildings Saved from Demolition

December 25, 2023

Regarding urban development, the choice between demolition and adaptive reuse holds far-reaching implications. From debates around the cultural and historical significance of structure to the environmental impact of the process of razing and rebuilding, compared to the cost of preserving and adapting, the matter of demolitions has ignited the architectural community to come together and ask for more responsible assessment strategies in hopes of rediscovering the value of existing structures. This article gathers some of the stories of buildings facing the threat of demolition and the processes that led to their rescue.

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