Sauerbruch Hutton Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH

Haus 6 in Berlin

Haus 6 in Berlin
© Jan Bitter

HAUS 6 IN BERLIN

Sauerbruch Hutton

SITE SUPERVISION
Söllner Architekten

MANUFACTURERS
FSB Franz Schneider Brakel, Brakel, ELBE Decken, Oranienbaum, Roofinox

HVAC
Planungsbüro Dernbach GmbH

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Schmideg Gmbh

DESIGN TEAM
Louisa Hutton, Matthias Sauerbruch, Juan Lucas Young, Jürgen Bartenschlag, Vera Hartmann, Falco Herrmann,

DESIGN TEAM
Amelie Hummel, Meta Popp, Karolina Sznajder, Quirin Dilling, Dianer Ding, Serafin Iannaccone, Abigail Yeadon

LANDSCAPE
Sinai Gesellschaft von Landschaftsarchitekten mbH

STRUCTURAL PLANNING
Andreas Külich Ingenieurbüro für Tragwerksplanung

FIRE PROTECTION
hhpberlin Ingenieure für Brandschutz GmbH

BUILDING PHYSICS
Müller-BBM GmbH

FIRE PROTECTION
hhpberlin

PHOTOGRAPHS
Jan Bitter

AREA
1951 m²

YEAR
2017

LOCATION
Berlin, Germany

CATEGORY
Apartments, Coliving

Haus 6 in Berlin
© Jan Bitter
Haus 6 in Berlin
© Jan Bitter

Text description provided by architect.

This residential and studio building for a cohousing group of ten parties marks a further step in the revitalisation of Werkhof L57, an ensemble of historic barracks buildings, modern extensions and new buildings, which has grown into a very lively creative quarter during the last two decades.

Haus 6 in Berlin
© Jan Bitter
Haus 6 in Berlin
© Jan Bitter

The new four-storey development occupies a plot between a modern building in exposed concrete and a historic brick building.

Its height and roof shape mediate between these two neighbours, while its strictly rectangular volume respects the regular forms of the former military compound.

Haus 6 in Berlin
© Jan Bitter
Haus 6 in Berlin
© Jan Bitter

At the same time, these lines are virtually dissolved by its subtly wavy cladding of stainless steel sheet, which reflects the surroundings irregularly and thereby lends the façade a fluid character.

The units display a variety of interior layouts, reflecting the range of different ideas that individual members of the group had about the way in which they want to live and work.

What they all had in common was a desire for maximum flexibility and freedom in the division and use of the spaces, also in the long term.

Haus 6 in Berlin
© Jan Bitter
Haus 6 in Berlin
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Haus 6 in Berlin
© Jan Bitter

This was achieved by means of prestressed concrete slabs, which leave the floor area of 47 x 10 m entirely free of columns, and by positioning the service shafts within the depth of the façade.

So that each of the maximum of eight flats per floor can have an outlook to both the north and the south, they are reached along access balconies on the south facade, which are in turn reached from a central staircase.

Haus 6 in Berlin
© Jan Bitter
Haus 6 in Berlin
© Jan Bitter
Haus 6 in Berlin
© Jan Bitter

This creates communal outdoor spaces, which can also be used privately as balconies from the adjoining flats.


Haus 6 in Berlin
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Haus 6 in Berlin
© Jan Bitter
Haus 6 in Berlin
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Haus 6 in Berlin
© Jan Bitter
Haus 6 in Berlin
© Jan Bitter
Haus 6 in Berlin
© Jan Bitter


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Sauerbruch Hutton Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
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Sauerbruch Hutton Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH
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