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Jobcenter Berlin Whare Whakahaere by Elisabeth Ruthnick

Jobcenter Berlin Whare Whakahaere by Elisabeth Ruthnick is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.


RinoWaihanga· 2022

Jobcenter Berlin Whare Whakahaere

by Elisabeth Ruthnick

A' Design Award Rino Winner in Waihanga Category

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The Design

About Jobcenter Berlin Whare Whakahaere

Ko te Jobcenter Berlin he whare whakahaere kei Berlin, Tiamana, i hangaia mā te whakarerekē i te Bornemann High-rise, he whakawhānuitanga o te 1960s o te whare kaunihera. I whakahoutia te whare rārangi kia rite ki ngā paerewa hanganga, kaha hiko me te ārai ahi o nāianei, ā, i whakarerekētia ngā mahere papa kia rite ki ngā matea o ngā kaiwhakamahi hou. I whakahoutia ngā papa raima horoi me ngā whakaritenga matapihi e whai ana i te hoahoa taketake, i runga i te whakaaetanga a te mana tiaki taonga tuku iho. I whakatikaina, i horoia hoki ngā pakitara pereki e kitea ana i ngā awa haere. Ko tētahi kaupapa tae hou e ārahi ana i ngā wāhi tūmatanui me ngā awa haere.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Rino

Ko Jobcenter Berlin Whare Whakahaere te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Jobcenter Berlin Whare Whakahaere he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Jobcenter Berlin Whare Whakahaere mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

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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