Integrative building project at former flower wholesale market

The comparatively slight change in the orthogonal standard cross-section alone resulted in a characteristic three-dimensional product, which now contributes significantly to the unmistakable appearance of a unique project. This uniqueness was honoured with the BDA Prize Berlin 2018, among others. The IBeB was also a finalist of the Prize of the German Architecture Museum 2019 and was shortlisted for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2019. The layering of the various uses is clearly visible from outside through the glazing of the two lower storeys. Here, in addition to a bicycle shop and a restaurant, there are also the studios for artists and other creatives in the cultural sector, while a total of 66 apartments, some two-storey and between 24 and 132 m² in size, are located above. The latter can be easily linked or divided and thus easily adapted to changing user requirements. They are made accessible by access paths arranged centrally on the 2nd and 5th floors. These are interconnected by five greened atriums, which provide the lighting for the apartments up to 23 m deep and at the same time offer subtly designed rooms for common activities.