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Jobcenter Berlin Hale Hoʻomalu by Elisabeth Ruthnick

Jobcenter Berlin Hale Hoʻomalu by Elisabeth Ruthnick is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Hale, Kūkulu a me Hōʻuluʻulu Competition Category.


HaoHoʻolālā Hale· 2022

Jobcenter Berlin Hale Hoʻomalu

by Elisabeth Ruthnick

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Hoʻolālā Hale Category

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The Design

About Jobcenter Berlin Hale Hoʻomalu

He hale hoʻomalu ʻo Jobcenter Berlin ma Berlin, Kelemānia, i hana ʻia ma ka hoʻololi ʻana i ka Bornemann High-rise, kahi hoʻonui ʻana o ka hale kiaʻāina i ka makahiki 1960. Ua hoʻāʻo hou ʻia ka hale kaulana e like me nā kūlana kūkulu, ikehu, a me ka pale ahi o kēia manawa, a ua hoʻololi ʻia nā papahana papahele e kūpono i nā pono o nā mea hoʻohana hou. Ua hana hou ʻia nā papa konikina holoi a me nā ʻāpana pukaaniani e like me ke kumu hoʻolālā mua, me ka ʻae ʻana o ka ʻoihana mālama kiʻi kupuna. Ua hoʻoponopono a hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻia nā paia pōhaku i ʻike ʻia ma nā alahaka. Alakaʻi ʻia nā wahi lehulehu a me nā alahaka e kekahi kumu waihoʻoluʻu hou.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Jobcenter Berlin Hale Hoʻomalu i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Jobcenter Berlin Hale Hoʻomalu he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Jobcenter Berlin Hale Hoʻomalu no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Conversion of the Bornemann High-rise into Jobcenter Berlin:
The extension of the town hall from the 1960s in Berlin was converted and technically as well as energetically updated to the latest technological standards. A special influence on the plans for the transformation of the listed ensemble was the preservation of the draft character of Fritz Bornemann. The conversion and interior renovation has created a striking example of preserving a building from the post-war modern era.
Dimensions & Packaging
GFA: 8,908 square meter
GBV: 33,198 cubic meter
Tags
High-rise, Post-war modern era, Refurbishment
Production Technology
When renewing the washed concrete slabs, the existing light parapets and the dark opaque outer wall surfaces of the window bands were designed as smoothly cleaned surfaces, in consultation with the monument protection authority. For reasons of carrying capacity of the existing structure and economy, this intervention had to be made in the protected facade.
Design Challenge
A special influence on the plans for the transformation of the listed ensemble was the preservation of the draft character of Fritz Bornemann.
Research
The ensemble today is a significant example of modern post-war architecture and is a listed building. The judgment of the jury in 1955 was: "The urban development in the large green area south of the old town hall is excellent."
Inspiration
Taking into account the 1960s Bornemann design, SSP Rüthnick Architekten adapted the energetic upgrade of the facades, the modernization of the building technology and the fire protection, as well as the floor plan structure to the space requirements of the new users. Structurally and in terms of energy efficiency, the 50yearold building complex no longer met the current requirements and had to be extensively repaired and rebuilt for its new use as a job center and vocational information center.
Project Duration
Realization: 2013-2018
Location: Berlin, Germany
Operation Flow
The window elements, taking into account today's energy and building physics requirements, were completely renewed, according to the original model.
Inside the building, all walls made of exposed masonry remained in the hallways. They were repaired and cleaned in the course of the construction work. A new color concept is the basis of the design of public areas and corridors.
Team Members
Frank Anacker, Sylvia Wallau, Sabine Hadrossek
Image Credits
Andreas Meichsner, Berlin
Kevin Fuchs, Berlin

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