Alexa Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Photo © Agnes Giannone

Drawing © Ortner & Ortner Baukunst

Photo © Agnes Giannone

Drawing © Ortner & Ortner Baukunst

Architects: O&O Baukunst

Location: Grunerstraße 20, 10179 Berlin, Germany
Year: 2007

Alexanderplatz, Berlin’s Neue Mitte (new centre), will become an important commercial centre for the city. In accordance with the development concept laid down by Hans Kollhoff, this centre is intended to establish a link, in terms of building quality, with the Berlin of the pre-war era. In this context ‘critical reconstruction’ means, to a particular degree, creating a connection between traditional building forms and contemporary design. The new shopping complex is intended to be read as a large urban figure, despite the differences between the various building parts. The shopping centre itself is made up of five autonomous building elements that form a compact ensemble with their internal squares and streets.

Brief
Shopping Center