Footbridge on the water | LOVE Architecture and urbanism
Residential Project in Berlin Berlin / Germany / 2021
Inspiration river - symbiosis with the Dahme!!!
The Dahme waterscape is of exceptional quality and beauty. Here, natural space,
recreational quality and also industrial Charm are combined with the peace and
serenity that rivers generally exude.
To stage this unique natural quality to the maximum is the central design idea of the
residential building:
A large-scale, eight-meter-deep pier in front of the actual Building leads the
individual apartments very close to the water - so that Apartment and water seem to
merge. The jetty is a
Hybrid of private balconies or open spaces and at the same time a development
element. Thus, the footbridge stands for view, leisure, recreation, Pleasure,
enjoyment, but also for social interaction, community, and Sense of togetherness. It
"stands" for a kind of bathing lake effect. You can say: This footbridge IS the
building, because it shapes the house visually and also in terms of content. He is
both the face and the soul of the building. Three materials characterize the building:
wood, aluminum and concrete. Wood in itself is synonymous with themes such as
water, jetty, raft or canoeing. Aluminum is factual-serious has a hygienic effect. In
this case, we especially appreciate its ability to easily mirror light and color moods of
its environment and thus interact with its surroundings. And then when water meets
sky........!!! Concrete as another natural material rounds off the mix. Similar to wood,
concrete has a certain depth and naturalness, stands for safety and durability. All
apartments are designed through and therefore have two Cardinal points. This
allows the residents to experience daytime but also seasons intensively. The
building, with its 28 residential units in the Grünau district of Berlin, has four full
floors and one stacked floor. In the center of the house is the vertical access, which
is directly connected to the footbridge. The footbridge, which is set back about 2
meters from the house, leads the residents not only directly to their apartments but
also to their spacious outdoor areas with their spectacular view over the river. The
individual levels of the walkway have different floor plan layouts. Thus, in addition to
the diverse vertical view relationships, there is also an interesting and always new
shadow play. All the residential units of the building are designed in an
interconnected way and thus have two sky directions each: the north-east located
pier and a south side, which is equipped with large-format plant troughs for free
Planting by the residents. This means that residents do not have to forego the
remarkable view of the Dahme to the north-east or a light-giving south-west side. By
means of generous folding- Sliding walls, the apartments can be opened to the
outside spaces to the maximum - interior and exterior thus combine to form a single
unit and the entire. Depth of the walkway becomes an integral part of the living
landscape
Inspiration river - symbiosis with the Dahme!!! The Dahme waterscape is of exceptional quality and beauty. Here, natural space, recreational quality and also industrial Charm are combined with the peace and serenity that rivers generally exude. To stage this unique natural quality to the maximum is the central design idea of the residential building: A large-scale, eight-meter-deep pier in front of the actual Building leads the individual apartments very close to the water - so that...
- Year 2021
- Work started in 2019
- Work finished in 2021
- Client BUWOG - Regattastraße Development GmbH
- Contractor LOVE architecture and urbanism
- Status Completed works
- Type Apartments / Multi-family residence
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