With the successful completion and ceremonial
handing over the keys in Berlin-Pankow was an important contribution to the sustainable
development of the residential quarter at Hamburger Platz. On behalf of the
GESOBAU AG has commissioned the Berlin-based architectural firm DMSW in cooperation with DGI
building as part of a careful densification of the entire quarter two
residential buildings in Frieda-Seidlitz-Straße and Jacobsohnstraße.
The new buildings of DMSW fit into the existing buildings of the 1950s
and add 123 apartments to the quarter, 97 of which are barrier-free. So
7,135 square meters of living space and around 400 square meters were created
Commercial space for a café as well as office or shop uses on the ground floor. “When
architects, we are challenged in densification projects
to make the most of limited space while improving the quality of life
of the existing, if not to increase it,” explains
Architect and Managing Director of DMSW, Julia Dahlhaus, explained the project.
A free-standing new building and an extension will be integrated into the urban structure.
integrated. On Jacobsohnstraße, the existing row buildings of the 1950s will be
years joined together by a narrow latch. The formerly open
Outdoor areas of the rows are spatially defined. The new building houses
compact one- to three-room apartments. A pergola serves as an access point
and communication space.
The second, free-standing new building on Frieda-Seydlitz-Straße complements the
urban structure of the settlement and houses larger family apartments with
three to five rooms. The high-quality designed open space combines the newly designed
.
In the realization of this residential project, the Berlin-based architectural firm pursued
DMSW is taking a sustainable approach. photovoltaic and solar thermal systems on
roofs and balconies enable environmentally friendly energy generation.
Not only sustainability, but also a high quality of life are in the
focus of the project and were consistently developed in the planning phase
is taken into account. The participation of all residents was particularly important here
goal-oriented. Their early and close involvement in the planning process played an important role in the
central role and made it possible to identify local needs in a targeted manner.
. The construction project was supported by an exhibition and a
tenant survey. The suggestions collected in this way were
and checked for their feasibility.
Lars Holborn, Member of the Board of Management of GESOBAU AG, comments: “Our project at the Hamburg
Platz shows how modern urban development can succeed: modernisation,
Densification and new construction are meaningfully intertwined here. From the very beginning,
we provide our tenants with comprehensive information and actively involve them in the planning
– for example in the design of the outdoor facilities. So I’m all the more pleased
that with a café in one of the new commercial units, we also have a concrete
wish from the neighborhood.”
A connecting open space concept with play areas, bicycle parking spaces,
seating and optimised lighting, the
communal outdoor facilities.
With the official completion of the construction work at Hamburger Platz, the
apartments have now been successfully handed over. In the presence of Christian Gaebler,
Senator for Urban Development, Building and Housing, Cornelius Bechtler, City Councillor for Building
of the district of Pankow, Lars Holborn, CEO of GESOBAU AG and Julia Dahlhaus,
Managing Director of DMSW, the ceremonial handover of the keys to the
tenants.
