By a few interventions, a newly acquired attic apartment gains its individual character – in the entrance, a wardrobe made of linoleum-covered panels complements the stand-alone fireplace to create a grey sculpture with a surprising color inside.
How can we renovate carefully a house by retaining its character and as much as possible of its original substance while at the same time meeting the requirements of its new residents and of today’s times? We try to do so in House P and are happy to see how the attic space has gained warmth, air and light.
First snow flakes in Berlin – the rebuilt traditional windows facing the street of house P in Tempelhof do not reveal the secret of a new annex with a great view into the garden.
The construction work in apartment H is coming to an end – now it’s time to fill the space with furniture, lighting and life!
Apartment H is finally under construction – we are working with room-in-room ideas and the existing historical arches of the doors!
After the first demolition phase the original wall colors dating from the 1920s appear in house V – what a surprise in orange, yellow and wine red!
The black beauty!
It looks as if the hide-out will be ready for the new season!
This window has been the highlight and favourite spot in the vacation apartment in Ftan since 10 years – what a view!
A renovation of an apartment in Hamburg – the bathroom turned into a black beauty ! Thanks to the team of contractors for the perfect work and to Tim for the photo !
Subtle accents by perfect built-in pieces and color splashes in a new Berlin apartment – many thanks to Lukasz Machnik and Tischlerei Wähner.
The new working level in the studio of Professor Monica Bonvicini’s sculpture class at University of the Arts Berlin will soon be completed – a movable steel platform that can be placed in front of the glass facade or in the back of the studio as required, offering a new spatial experience and more space for student work.
A touch of rose, slight adjustments and additions to the built-in furniture as well as a new bathroom – the family moves into their new home and takes the charm of apartment X with them.
When the combination of built-in-furniture, colors and architecture creates a space it get’s to the point of calling it interior architecture, ;-)!
We admit – there is a weakness for community projects! But look how our tiny house on one of the Berlin islands is growing!
Proposal for a new gallery level in the sculpture studio of Professor Bonvicini’s class at the Berlin University of the Arts.
Recovering the charming original pieces of a country side house in Ostprignitz-Ruppin…
Colour me yellow! Bright colour combination with livid green and a light grey in the bathroom of a berlin attic.
A new broom sweeps clean – the year starts with the visit of our construction site in lovely Ostprignitz.
It needs just a bit of cleaning and unwrapping, then the new attic can be furnished to move in!
Nice to have this glazed tile shower up in the rooftop of Bahrfeldstraße now!
Wonderful photos by Jan Bitter of the teacher’s room at Freie Waldorfschule Berlin-Mitte – a project in cooperation with Doris Götz.
Now online: the latest project of this year!
Workshop and exercise on the subjects scale, guidelines and light in the 3rd semester in interior design department at the Berlin International University. A great experience for the students and the lecturer!
You won’t miss the entrance to the new teachers room of Waldorf school!
Here you have the wonderful parquet layer’s work by Chudy & Pastucha Bau.
The construction site was a complicated one – but now guests are warmly invited to step into Neues Heim!
Details in black and white at Märchenbrunnen…
Let’s take the last material decisions at Märchenbrunnen…
Finally we have the corporate color at the reception, in the meeting areas and the phone boothes!
Last details to add to the in-built-furniture of apartment L.
A house is built into a house…
We are glad to celebrate the inauguration of the light installation “5 Säulen” on the forecourt of the culture and education centre with mosque in Marburg with noumerous guests!
I’s the kid’s hideout in the parent’s flat…
Still a secret space…
Just fix the last details and the built-in furniture in the villa H65 will be ready for use –
here the fitting room!
Kitcheninstallation in the villa Ahrenshooper Zeile…
Demolition works are completed in Huuskoppel – the finishes in bath and kitchen can be done now!
Photo: Nico von Hantelmann
The project in Marburg ist starting now: We got the official confirmation for the light installation “5 Säulen” in front of the culture and education centre with mosque!
Project with Peter Scior, photo: Peter Scior
The construction work in the apartment Dunckerstraße is done – now the site is ready for mounting the in-built furniture.
The apartment in Duncker Straße is now under construction – we hope to finish by the end of March.
Finally – the shop for unpackaged food Chez Mamie Zurich will open in March!
The construction work in Strelitzer Straße is done – one can move in !
Here they are, the pictures of the apartment Cantianstraße …
The material has arrived in the attic flat of Strelitzer Straße, the carpenter’s work can now be installed:
stair, kitchen, alcove, study desk and cupboards, cabinets.
The next step is done – GoEuro has now a canteen for the staff !
The contribution by EPEA Internationale Umweltforschung and Prof. Michael Braungart on the 15th International Architecture Exhibition Venice 2016 titled “Reporting from the Front” is ready for visiting: “Celebrating our Human Footprint – A building like a tree – A city like a forest”.
The canteen kitchen of GoEuro is under construction – looks great !
Here we are : the construction site Strelitzer Straße is ready to start !
Very nice – I’m happy to have my website finally online !
Thanks to everybody supporting me and have fun clicking through !
The sculpture studio of the class of Professor Tony Cragg located in the ensemble of the main building of the Berlin University of the Arts was planned and built in 2000-2002 by the former student office 1:1.
The building consists of two parts, a core and a shell. The supporting core was built in concrete on the existing foundations of the former studio, referring on the height of an existing wall and thus connecting to the sculptural wing of the historical building complex. This core defines and surrounds the working space of the sculptor, the main space of the studio, separates it from the adjoining storage spaces and ends by wrapping a staircase in a small tower. The steel roof construction of the building rests on the core supporting at the same time the shell of the building, roof and facade. Core and shell join in the wrapping around the staircase on the northern facade and open the interior space by a full height glass front with a sliding door. The shell defines the new architecture as part of its surroundings by taking up the proportions of the former studio and adding the original cube to the existing building. The contemporary character of the building is defined by a slight inclination of the facade and its materiality, titanium zinc, a material used as well on the facade of the historical building. A few openings in the south and east facade give natural light to the adjoining storage units of the studio.
Büro für Raumgestaltung has now – after twenty years of intensive use – realized a built-in construction on gallery level as an extension of the existing area, thus creating space and working area for the new needs of Professor Monica Bonvicini’s sculpture class.
This new movable bridge construction made of steel as well as the necessary escape staircase that goes with it both blending in with the existing building, offer a space to rethink working and exhibiting in the studio.
The kitchen area in the adjoining room is being divided into a small tea kitchen and a storage area, both in bright yellow.
design annex 2002: büro 1:1 (with Lina Gieselmann, Holger Lindmüller, Tinka Wilshues and Melanie Valle Thiele)
Construction management annex 2002 : Philip Engelbrecht
Design and site construction management extension 2023: Büro für Raumgestaltung
Photos and movie : Jan Bitter
2002/ 2023
