Projects
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Phased Concept
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green ribbon hugging the building
Volumes and spaces of the competition
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3
penetration of continuous of public space inside the building
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displacement of a part of the top of the tower
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concept of the basement as a glass case that collects spaces and forms
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4
displacement and thinning of the east wing of the building
lower east solar radiation
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The design mark
Designing is always a rationally creaÂ–Â‹Â˜Â‡ÇĄ Â?ƒ–—”ƒŽŽ› ˆ—Â?…–‹‘Â?ƒŽ ƒÂ?† †‡ƤÂ?‹tely instinctive act. This is what has guided us in every step of our project, from the embryonal phase of the concept to the choice of the most suitable surfaces for each area. Instinctively, our approach refers, as always, to the psychology of the spaces and how an individual would feel about it, we concentrate on what –Š‡› ™‘—Ž† Ž‹Â?‡ –‘ ƤÂ?† ƒÂ?† ™Šƒ– ‹•ǥ instead, preferable to avoid, always trying to be coherent and, as in this case, to not lose sight of the announcement’s directives. We were asked to plan this large foundation and this plural-destination tower in one of the most important squares in Europe, in full respect of Berlin. The requests of the announcement didn’t always seem appropriate, since they followed a rather old urban plan (1993). That’s why in the following pages, we will illustrate, in a more detailed way, all of the ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘Â?• –Šƒ– ™‡ …‘Â?•‹†‡”‡† –‘ Ƥ– best. We were dealing with a building intended for countless types of users, ‡ƒ…Š ™‹–Š †‹ƥ‡”‡Â?– Â?‡‡†•Ǥ What would a visitor of Alexander’Žƒ–œ Ž‹Â?‡ –‘ ƤÂ?†Ǎ ” ’‡”Šƒ’• ƒ ‡”liner that has known that square for 60 years? Certainly not a compulsion, certainly they would not like to see all that space closed that up to when the construction sites started, left the gaze free to wander all over.
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All it takes is going up on the roof garden, where a lounge club or a proper walk on the roof can make you relax and end a well-deserved working day.
And what about the tourists? What about who, for instance, loves to go shopping? We thought they would like to have a full and neat view of the internal space as soon as they step into the mall, without getting lost or wasting time, they would like to take a break somewhere that it allows them to feel in the centre of the organisation, in a privileged area, at the foot of a tower and with the gaze Ƥš‡† –‘ –Š‡ ’—„Ž‹…ǥ •Š‘’’‹�‰ ��‘™‹�‰ that no matter where they are, they are just a few meters from the kindergarten in which their child is playing.
But let’s talk about the people who will live in this place on a daily basis. Let’s think about an employee of a co-working, surely anyone could Šƒ˜‡ †‹ƥ‡”‡Â?– Â?‡‡†•ǣ –Š‘•‡ ™Š‘ ’”‡fer to work in a collective space, clearly paying less for their workstation, ƒÂ?† –Š‘•‡ ™Š‘ Â?‡‡† ƒ Â?‹Â?‹ ‘Ƽ…‡ ‘ˆ their own, or perhaps a private conference room, not forgetting about natural light, the outside views and common areas where you can take a break from work, and maybe even a private gym, where co-workers and ‘Ƽ…‡ ‡Â?’Ž‘›‡‡• …ƒÂ? Â?ƒÂ?‡ –Š‡ Â?‘•– out of their free hours without having to move to the other side of the city. What’s better than a spritz on a rooftop terrace at the foot of a tower and with a view on the city and on the historical buildings of Berlin?
The tower instead, it’s a big theme, –Šƒ– …ƒÂ? Šƒ˜‡ ƒ –Š‘—•ƒÂ?† †‹ƥ‡”‡Â?– †‡…Ž‹Â?ƒ–‹‘Â?ÇĄ ƒ –Š‘—•ƒÂ?† …‘Â?Ć¤Â‰Â—Â”Âƒtions. We chose to respect the tradition of the Berlin’s facades, where the rectangular modules prevail in every zone, from the centre to the suburbs, adding themes that are very dear to us, such as greenery and 0-km products. Each employee must have the chan…‡ –‘ –ƒÂ?‡ –Š‡‹” ‡›‡• ‘ƥ ‘ˆ –Š‡‹” ™‘”Â? for a moment to see some green. Š‡ ’•›…Š‘Ž‘‰‹…ƒŽ ‡ƥ‡…–• ƒ”‡ ™‡ŽŽnjÂ?nown, we work better, we produce more, and we are more in harmony with our workplace. And what about those who live the”‡Ǎ ‡ †‡•‹‰Â?‡† ‡ƒ…Š ƪ‘‘” ĥ ‹ˆ ‹– were the personal space of each resident, with private green areas where ƒÂ?›‘Â?‡ …‘—Ž† ƤÂ?† ƒ Â?‘Â?‡Â?– –‘ †‡†‹cate to this organism that lives and helps each family’s requirement.
‘” ‘—” –Š‡•‹• Â’Â”Â‘ÂŒÂ‡Â…Â–ÇĄ ™‡ Šƒ˜‡ chosen to interface with the ™‘”Ž† ˆ‘” –Š‡ Ƥ”•– –‹Â?‡ǥ exploiting and learning all the functions of this new design ™‘”Â?ƪ‘™ǥ ‹Â?–‡‰”ƒ–‹Â?‰ ‹– ™‹–Š teamwork collaboration
Archicad 22 was the software chosen for the design, used ™‹–Š ‹–• ˆ—Â?…–‹‘nality, which allowed us to ™‘”Â? ™‹–Š –Š‡ †‹ƥ‡”‡Â?– workstations but on the same Â’Â”Â‘ÂŒÂ‡Â…Â–ÇĄ Šƒ˜‹Â?‰ —Â?†‡” …‘Â?–”‘Ž ‡˜‡”› …ŠƒÂ?‰‡ Â?ÂƒÂ†Â‡ÇĄ ˆ”‘Â? –Š‡ largest to the details or to interior furnishings.
Having designed with BIM software, has also allowed us to have greater control of the information and imported models, mainly of objects belonging to existing companies, in the form of .ifc objects, the interoperability format par excellence.
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Ground Floor
ƪ designed as an organism that has to relate with the rest of the context ƪ Ǥ announcement asks, part of the Hotel Park Inn’s foundation will be demolished, creating a large shopping street inside the batch G2. ƪ stores and Flagship store, as well as all of the main building entrances. The entrances were thought as urban vacuums/suction, in which the con ǡ ǡ ƪ ǡ inside the perimeter of the building’s projection and create important spaces that also mark the prospects. We Ƥ ǡ two main ones on the south-east side and on the north-west one, that open on the big inner branch path, and two minor ones that overlook Alexanderplatz.
The main stores are located in the inner part of the complex, while the ƪ Ǥ ƪ ǡ tion to elevators and emergency staircases. It is possible to notice the volume of the tower that, in an iconic way, also enters in the foundation in the shape of light panels. In the north side instead, the one that ǡ Ƥ ǡ that manages the private residential and working part of the Highrise, while on the North-west there are the two main entrances to the coworking zones.
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27,890
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8,390
9,740
10,600
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27,154
7,700
71,400
4,502
15,221
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19,119
4,378
4,701
12,826
40,045
15,381
9,150
9,800
4,043
9,073
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Second Floor
Š‡ •‡…‘Â?† ƪ‘‘” Šƒ• Â?—Ž–‹’Ž‡ ˆ—Â?ctions, all of which are interconÂ?‡…–‡†Ǥ – •–‹ŽŽ ‹• ƒ ƪ‘‘” –Šƒ– „‡Ž‘Â?‰• –‘ the mall complex, so it features some ĆŞÂƒÂ‰Â•ÂŠÂ‹Â’ •–‘”‡•ǥ ™Š‹…Š ™‹Â?†‘™• ‘˜‡”look on the G2 street with a layout •‹Â?‹Žƒ” –‘ –Š‡ ‘Â?‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‰”‘—Â?† ƪ‘‘”Ǥ Next to the main escalators system, ™‡ …ƒÂ? ƤÂ?† –Š‡ ‹Â?†‡”‰ƒ”–‡Â? •’ƒce, that extends on two levels, connected to the other through nets, ropes and games that were thought for the child’s entertainment.
– ‹• ƒÂ? ƒ”‡ƒ ’”‘–‡…–‡† „› –Š‡ ƪ‘™ ‘ˆ people, with only two access that are obviously monitored by the kindergarten’s managers. It is located in an ƒŽÂ?‘•– …‡Â?–”ƒŽ ’‘•‹–‹‘Â? ‘Â? –Š‡ ƪ‘‘”ǥ so that no matter where one is, they can get there in a easy and fast way.
Â? –Š‡ Â•Â‘Â—Â–ÂŠÇŚÂ‡ÂƒÂ•Â– •‹†‡ ‹Â?Â•Â–Â‡ÂƒÂ†ÇĄ ™‡ …ƒÂ? ƤÂ?† ƒ „‹‰ Â…ÂƒÂˆÂąÇĄ –Šƒ– ™ƒ• †‡signed as a private space, but that has several windows, both on the mall and on the outside, that is brightened by natural light and that outlooks on the internal stairwells. The main inner streets usually end not with some closed volumes, but with windows that overlook to the outside, which allow the natural light to come in and which avoid restricting the line of sight when walking by.
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9,000
Second Floor
9,079
22,297
9,000
12,920
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36,375
12,708
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Third / Fourth Floor
ƪ the foundation, since several fun ǡ Ƥ ǡ ƪ ơ ơ views on the project. The commercial sector is no longer present, and the big staircase/square comes to an end, Ƥ mi-glazed wall, in which greenery and special areas act as the base of Ƥ ǡ suspended in the air on the glass. If ƪ ǡ end of the staircase can be seen as a turning-point. Heading towards the Ǧ ǡ Ƥ trance to the co-working, of which the internal spaces can be glimpsed, while turning the gaze towards the Ǧ ǡ Ƥ race of the café we have already en ƪ ǡ this time it takes place as part of the external walk on the roof garden. Right on this side, a breach opens in the direction of the new skyscraper by Frank Gehery, an architectural hole, a frame that points at a landscape of Berlin. There is the same system for the one that opens in the north side, that is this time located near the large, double height glazed window of the restaurant. The latter was imagined as an elegant space, far from the city noise, but where the lights of the city shines on it, and the location ơ Alexanderstrasse.
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The tower’s core keeps growing, with the related connecting bodies ƪ Ǥ ǡ Ƥ the elevators meant for the co-workers, who have the option to either go to their working place, or to the changing rooms of the private gym, ƪ Ǥ the actual square, with the impressive surge given by the feeling to be in an open space, but still inside the architectural organism. ƪ ǡ Ǧ sist, while the roof garden continues to grow in its path.
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Roof Garden
The roof garden has been designed thinking about all of the spaces it will host above and under it. The best method to understand it better, perhaps is of thinking about it as a high altitude walk. Starting from the concept of a green ribbon, which already was an iconic element in the Ƥ ǡ loped in this whole pedestrian area, ǡ ơ veral architectural sceneries. It starts from a height of 13 meters - so from ƪ Ǧ ͛͞ ǡ Ƥ titude for this square, since it marks the maximum height the buildings’ foundation need to have to best compete with the historical buildings of Alexanderplatz. This roof garden has three main materials that compose it, which are wood, greenery, and light marble. They alternate in a sequence of oppositions and overlaps which simulate the behaviour of the greenery ǡ ƪ altitude and increasingly thinner as it goes up, until it only becomes bare stone. Using this concept, we chose to represent this walk on the roof, to get to enjoy a 360 degrees sight on the square, in front of the Highrise.
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Office Floor
ƥ se’s surface. They unfold on a total of ͙͞ ƪ ơ the inside, based on the working positions and their necessities. In gene ǡ Ƥ semi co-working areas, where interns and employees work in open-space zones. Then, on the short sides, we Ƥ ǡ no more than two working stations. Ǧ ǡ Ƥ ƥ ǡ ƪ ƪ Ǥ Ƥ the Highrise, the thermoregulator, an organism made of glass and greenery that helps the bioclimatic of the building and that surely makes the surrounding space more pleasant.
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Residential Floor
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ƪ ƪ of the Highrise, except for some of these which have private balconies belonging to the larger apartments. ƪ ơ of apartments, the micro, with an area ranging from 30 to 40 square meters, the two-room apartments, with a surface area of around 60/80 square meters, and the large apartments with a maximum surface area of up to 120 that have been designed so basic, or they can become it in the form of an interconnected apartment, combining the two previous types.
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TGA Apartments
Apartments d' ŽĸĐĞ
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KĸĐĞ
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Roof Garden
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TGA Apartments
Apartments d' ŽĸĐĞ
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Space division and vertical connections
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Green and the psychology of working space Ƥ ǡ was a distinctive sign that outlined shapes and contents. Even here the green is one of the protagonists, pre ƥ ǡ operation as a natural shield for direct sunlight in the hottest periods. In addition to a functional purpose, it becomes a very important element that plays a fundamental role on the psychological factor of the worker, it is amply demonstrated in fact that working in environments where there is a presence of greenery, relieves tensions and work stress, making the space where you spend most of the day is more comfortable and pleasant.
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