The residential building in the Ackerstraße is part of a vivid area in Berlin-Mitte. Little nice stores, cafes and restaurants are forming a very special authentic urban area. 

© Werner Hutchmacher

Architects: Nps Tchoban Voss

Location: Ackerstraße 29, 10115 Berlin, Germany

Architect In Charge: Sergei Tchoban

Project Team: Kenan Ozan, Katja Fuks, Natalia von Kruechten, Anissa Landgraf

Project Partners: Karsten Waldschmidt (LP 1-3), Philipp Bauer (LP 4-8)

Area: 3.125 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Werner Hutchmacher

© Werner Hutchmacher

From the architect. The residential building in the Ackerstraße is part of a vivid area in Berlin-Mitte. Little nice stores, cafes and restaurants are forming a very special authentic urban area. 
© Werner Hutchmacher

This four-storey building with an additional stacked storey is presenting its elaborate façade cladding on three exposed sides. Burnt in a circular kiln the bricks have a bright beige colouring. Massive elements of white architectural concrete give the surface of the building a particular structure serving as window cladding. The vertically and horizontally aligned windows in different sizes are absorbing and reflecting the heterogeneous character of the neighbourhood. 

© Werner Hutchmacher

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