Auguststraße Berlin

An empty lot in Berlin’s Spandauer Vorstadt neighbourhood was the location for this co-housing building project, which combines the very diverse residential ideas and needs of workplace, multi-generational living and exhibition space. The apartments are arranged like a spatial puzzle and revealed by wide structural bands that frame the units at the façade facing the street. In the rear-facing part of the property is a small terraced building suitable for the elderly, with its own garden, and an elevated villa with a wide hall at ground level. The apartments are assigned spacious private exterior spaces, while garden, courtyard and rooftop terrace are designated as common areas. The apartments in the front-facing building are characterized by split-level loggias as well as many different lines of sight that exist both within the apartments and between interior and exterior spaces.