Lützowufer Apartment Building
Lützowufer Apartment Building
In collaboration with London-based David Kohn Architects, we have won a two-stage, invited competition to design an apartment building in central Berlin.
The narrow and long plot is located adjacent to the Landwehr Canal in the Mitte district, sandwiched between buildings of significant architectural heritage. Our proposal draws upon the site’s historic context and seeks to mediate between the very different architectural languages of nearby buildings: robust 19th-century industrial buildings with a listed pump station and a sequence of Postmodernist blocks dating from the 1987 IBA Berlin. In response, the seven-storey proposal is characterised by a zigzagging principal facade, where a combination of pressed metal panels and terracotta tiles is used to provide rich textures and fine detailing.
Continuing inside, the building contains a range of differently sized homes, including studio apartments, garden maisonettes, 2-3 bedroom apartments, and a series of penthouses. All units feature dual aspects and long southern views, with layouts designed to maximise natural light while ensuring privacy for residents. The scheme includes an open fireplace in every apartment, bay windows that address the site's entrance, as well as access to a shared rooftop garden.
In collaboration with London-based David Kohn Architects, we have won a two-stage, invited competition to design an apartment building in central Berlin.
The narrow and long plot is located adjacent to the Landwehr Canal in the Mitte district, sandwiched between buildings of significant architectural heritage. Our proposal draws upon the site’s historic context and seeks to mediate between the very different architectural languages of nearby buildings: robust 19th-century industrial buildings with a listed pump station and a sequence of Postmodernist blocks dating from the 1987 IBA Berlin. In response, the seven-storey proposal is characterised by a zigzagging principal facade, where a combination of pressed metal panels and terracotta tiles is used to provide rich textures and fine detailing.
Continuing inside, the building contains a range of differently sized homes, including studio apartments, garden maisonettes, 2-3 bedroom apartments, and a series of penthouses. All units feature dual aspects and long southern views, with layouts designed to maximise natural light while ensuring privacy for residents. The scheme includes an open fireplace in every apartment, bay windows that address the site's entrance, as well as access to a shared rooftop garden.