Budapester Str. 35.
Grüntuch Ernst Architects. Berlin
Grüntuch Ernst Architects. Berlin
Competition 2015, 1. Prize, completion 2020
In the middle of Berlin’s City West, at Olof-Palme-Platz with the elephant gate of the Zoologischer Garten, the striking red rotunda of the former headquarters of the Berliner Volksbank will be replaced by a contemporary office tower with an extensive urban presence. The new sculptural structure marks the exposed street corner at the intersection of the curved Budapester Strasse, Kurfürstenstrasse and Nürnberger Strasse. Due to its polygonal basic shape, the building creates a different impression depending on its location and viewing angle: Coming from the west, it is very present in its entire width, while coming from Nürnberger Strasse it is narrowly visible from the side. The irregular octagon fits perfectly into the unusual site layout and creates clear urban edges. It crowns a Berlin block, emerging as a striking high point. The sloping roof edges reflect the crystalline ground plan motif. The multi-layered plasticity of the façade with its slightly inclined levels – like a pleated fabric – lends depth to the building envelope. The exposed new skyscraper in the City West will extend the urban life of the Zoofenster and mark the transformation of the urban space visible from afar.
Images from: Markus Gröteke - architectureshooting / Barings Real Estate / Grüntuch Ernst Architects
Text from: Grüntuch Ernst Architects
For more project information, go to: the-westlight.de / gruentuchernst.de
In the middle of Berlin’s City West, at Olof-Palme-Platz with the elephant gate of the Zoologischer Garten, the striking red rotunda of the former headquarters of the Berliner Volksbank will be replaced by a contemporary office tower with an extensive urban presence. The new sculptural structure marks the exposed street corner at the intersection of the curved Budapester Strasse, Kurfürstenstrasse and Nürnberger Strasse. Due to its polygonal basic shape, the building creates a different impression depending on its location and viewing angle: Coming from the west, it is very present in its entire width, while coming from Nürnberger Strasse it is narrowly visible from the side. The irregular octagon fits perfectly into the unusual site layout and creates clear urban edges. It crowns a Berlin block, emerging as a striking high point. The sloping roof edges reflect the crystalline ground plan motif. The multi-layered plasticity of the façade with its slightly inclined levels – like a pleated fabric – lends depth to the building envelope. The exposed new skyscraper in the City West will extend the urban life of the Zoofenster and mark the transformation of the urban space visible from afar.
Images from: Markus Gröteke - architectureshooting / Barings Real Estate / Grüntuch Ernst Architects
Text from: Grüntuch Ernst Architects
For more project information, go to: the-westlight.de / gruentuchernst.de