Spreestudios – Platte and Kantine

With the “Spreestudios” site, the “Venturenauten” are realizing their first project directly on the Spree, in the Rummelsburg district of Berlin. Creative minds, organizers and free thinkers will find perfect conditions for setting up their studios, for variable and above all original spaces for exhibitions and events. The existing buildings will be respected and renovated. The density will not be maximized. A limited amount of additional construction is planned - in the form of additional storeys. The aim is to create a place of inspiration with sweeping views over the Spree and the city. A place that offers synergies to different users on the site in a very relaxed way. Between all the studio and workshop areas, the landscape remains very important as a connecting element. The open spaces of the former sunbathing lawn are to be generously preserved and will continue to define the character of the site in the future.

The existing floor plans were cleared and transformed into “open space offices”, the supporting structure was exposed, the surfaces were kept largely “rough” and glazed in color. Installations were bundled together and the Elo sub-distribution was laid visibly.

The additions to the existing buildings were constructed using the same system, utilizing the existing load reserves in steel (columns and beams) and reinforced concrete (ceilings).

Kantine

The single-storey former canteen building has three storeys with different storey heights, the outer wall is made of standardized aerated concrete elements in free laying with different widths, lengths and thicknesses. A particularly cost-effective construction that can be budgeted at just €280/m2 GFA (columns, beams, ceiling panels, façade elements).

The arrangement of the differently dimensioned elements gives this industrial façade a strong plasticity - similar to the original, plastically formed façade panels. The thickness of these aerated concrete elements meets the requirements of ENeV. It is monolithic and requires no additional thermal insulation. The surfaces are plastered in two layers and the surface texture and color are adapted to the existing StBn prefabricated elements.

Platte

The three-storey administration building will be extended by a double attic storey, the outer wall of which will also be constructed from standardized aerated concrete elements on a steel structure. The shape of the mansard is reminiscent of boats on a keel. The roofing of fired, flat tiles looks like the scales of a reptile. The roof surface can be walked on and extends the outdoor area of the Spree studios.