Jobcenter Berlin Isakhiwo Sokuphatha by Elisabeth Ruthnick

Jobcenter Berlin Isakhiwo Sokuphatha by Elisabeth Ruthnick is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ezokwakha, Izakhiwo Nezinhlaka Competition Category.

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Jobcenter Berlin Isakhiwo Sokuphatha

by Elisabeth Ruthnick

Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ezokwakha Category

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The Design

About Jobcenter Berlin Isakhiwo Sokuphatha

I-Jobcenter Berlin yisakhiwo sokuphatha eBerlin, eJalimane, esakhiwe ngokuguqula i-Bornemann High-rise, okuyisandiso somhlangano wedolobha esasakhiwa ngeminyaka yawo-1960. Isakhiwo esibhaliswe njengefagugu saphuculwa ukuze sihambisane nezindinganiso zamanje zokwakhiwa, amandla kanye nokuvikeleka emlilweni, futhi izinqubo zamapulani zaguqulwa ukuze zihambisane nezidingo zabasebenzisi abasha. Amapuleti aconsile ombozo osamanzi kanye nezingxenye zamafasitela zavuselelwa ngokulandela udizayini wokuqala, ngokuvumelana negunya lokuvikela izikhumbuzo. Izindonga zamatshe eziveziwe emihubheni zalungiswa futhi zahlanzwa. Umqondo omusha wemibala uhola izindawo zomphakathi kanye nemihubhe.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award

Jobcenter Berlin Isakhiwo Sokuphatha iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. Jobcenter Berlin Isakhiwo Sokuphatha ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. Jobcenter Berlin Isakhiwo Sokuphatha iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.

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