Germany

John Pawson builds Wooden Chapel for cyclists from huge logs

March 4, 2019 Amy Frearson 0
Wooden Chapel by John Pawson in Bavaria, Germany

John Pawson has stacked up 144 tree trunks to create a space of rest and contemplation on a cycle route in southwest Germany. Wooden Chapel is one of seven new rest stops commissioned by the Siegfried and Elfriede Denzel Foundation along a cycling path through the Bavarian Forest. “The client wanted to provide sanctuary or contemplation space,” said Pawson,

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J Mayer H creates international tram stop from stack of concrete discs

February 28, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Kehl Tram Stop by J Mayer H

Architecture studio J Mayer H has unveiled a tram stop made from a stack of exposed-concrete discs in Kehl, Germany. J Mayer H designed the tram stop, which is outside Kehl town hall, as the terminus for the line that runs across the German border to Strasbourg, in France. German architect Jürgen Mayer H, who leads the

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Berlin’s Terrassenhaus has a stepped concrete facade

February 21, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Terrassemhaus by Brandlhuber + Emde and Burlon + Muck Petzet Architekten

Terrassenhaus is a concrete mixed-use block in Berlin by Brandlhuber+ Emde, Burlon, and Muck Petzet Architekten that has a series of external terraces. Two large staircases connect the five-storey concrete building, which houses apartments and gallery spaces and is topped by a public roof terrace. The project has been named as one of the five finalists in the

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Berlin’s Terrassenhaus has a stepped concrete facade

February 21, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Terrassemhaus by Brandlhuber + Emde and Burlon + Muck Petzet Architekten

Terrassenhaus is a concrete mixed-use block in Berlin by Brandlhuber+ Emde, Burlon, and Muck Petzet Architekten that has a series of external terraces. Two large staircases connect the five-storey concrete building, which houses apartments and gallery spaces and is topped by a public roof terrace. The project has been named as one of the five finalists in the

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3XN designs ice hockey and basketball arena in Munich’s Olympic park

February 19, 2019 India Block 0
3XN designs arena for Munich Red Bulls and FC Bayern Munich in city's Olympic park

3XN has unveiled its design for a multipurpose sports arena with a green roof that will merge into the landscape of Munich’s Olympic park. Danish architecture office 3XN is working with German landscape and urban planning firm Latz + Partner to design the 11,500-seater arena, which will become home to the city’s basketball and ice hockey teams. A

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Rundzwei Architekten wraps Berlin house in natural cork

February 8, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Cork Screw House by Rundzwei Architekten

Cork Screw House, designed by Rundzwei Architekten in Berlin, has a facade and roof made from a bottle manufacturer’s waste cork. The rectangular-shaped panels of cork provide a thermally efficient skin for the house, while also creating a bold, “monolithic” aesthetic. Rundzwei Architekten’s decision to use the material was result of its search for a material that had

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Final design of MVRDV’s KoolKiel complex will be determined by the community

January 29, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
KoolKiel by MVRDV in Kiel, Germany

MVRDV has released visuals of KoolKiel, a mixed-use complex in Kiel, Germany, which will have its final form determined in consultation with the community. The commission winning proposal by MVRDV for the post-industrial site at tip of the Kiel Fjord will be adapted as the design is finalised. There are range of eventual options with additional balconies, varied

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Aluminium defines interiors of Rimowa’s Berlin outpost

January 10, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of Rimowa's Berlin store, designed by Universal Design Studio

Universal Design Studio has introduced shiny metal surfaces throughout Rimowa’s inaugural Berlin store reflecting the premium luggage brand’s material palette. The Rimowa store is set inside a listed period building along renowned Berlin shopping boulevard Kurfürstendamm, and has been almost entirely decked out in aluminium – the material used by the brand to form its signature

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The Green Miracle is a Berlin flat featuring colour-block cabinetry and an indoor swing

November 25, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Sage-green storage closets and a swing seat are among the quirky details in this renovated 19th-century apartment in Berlin, designed by local studio Club Marginal Architekten. The Green Miracle is located in the city’s buzzing Schöneberg district, in a residential block built in 1899. The 90-square-metre flat had been an empty shell for years, but has

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