Knobelsdorffstrasse Berlin

New construction of 18 flats built to QNG / KfW 40 standard
Knobelsdorffstrasse / corner of Sophie-Charlotte-Strasse, Berlin

Client: Baugemeinschaft Sophie Charlotte eGbR, Berlin
Commissioned: HOAI §34 Lph 1-4, master detailing
Team: Armin Behles, Jasper Jochimsen, Galina Mikchailova, Bela Schwier
Project manager and HOAI §34 Lph 6-9: pro.b, Berlin
Landscape Architecture: Maier Wasmer, Berlin
Structural engineer: Schneck Schaal Braun, Tübingen
HVAC: Dr. Specht, Berlin

Aerial View: © Apple Maps

The building block dating from the 1950s on Sophie-Charlotte-Strasse is to be complemented by a counterpart on Knobelsdorffstrasse. The courtyard, previously used as a car park, will be enclosed and relieved of traffic noise. With articulated setbacks in the upper storeys, the new building responds to the plasticity of the neighbouring Wilhelminian-era buildings. At the corner, which at the request of the planning authority is not to be fully developed, a bay window projects westwards.

On the courtyard side, the building volume is stepped both horizontally and vertically several times. This allows for optimal utilisation of the site while simultaneously ensuring good daylight provision for both the existing and new buildings. As a result, the 18 flats created in the new building feature a wide variety of layouts. The existing building will undergo an energy-efficient refurbishment, and the roof space will be converted. The client is a co-housing group (Baugruppe).