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Berliner Ensemble gives glimpse of its socially distanced theatre

June 4, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Berliner Ensemble socially distanced theatre

The Berliner Ensemble theatre group has removed around 500 of its 700 seats to prepare for reopening in alignment with Germany’s social-distancing policies. The Berlin-based theatre group, which operates from the 19th century Theater am Schiffbauerdamm building, shared an image of its auditorium on Twitter to give theatre-goers an idea of the experience they will

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London, New York, Paris and Milan give streets to cyclists and pedestrians

May 7, 2020 India Block 0
Coronavirus cities cyclists and pedestrians

Cities across Europe and the Americas are drawing up plans to take street space away from cars in favour of cyclists and pedestrians in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Urban spaces are being temporarily remapped to prioritise people walking and cycling while maintaining social distancing of up to two metres in major cities around the

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Opposite Office proposes converting Berlin’s Brandenburg airport into superhospital

April 1, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Berlin Brandenburg Airport Superhospital by Opposite Office

German studio Opposite Office has proposed creating a temporary Covid-19 superhospital inside Berlin’s unfinished Brandenburg airport during the coronavirus pandemic. Opposite Office founder Benedikt Hartl wrote an open letter to the German minister of health, Jens Spahn, proposing the idea to temporarily transform the unopened, 220,000-square-metre airport. He believes that the project, titled Covid-19 Superhospital

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Oscar Niemeyer apartment building in Berlin captured by Pedro Vannucchi

March 21, 2020 Kristine Klein 0
Oscar Niemeyer Haus Photography by Pedro Vannucchi

These photographs by Brazilian architect Pedro Vannucchi capture an experimental apartment building Oscar Niemeyer completed in Berlin, Germany in the 1950s. Oscar Niemeyer Haus was completed in 1957 for Interbau, a social housing initiative launched after the second world war. Niemeyer was among 48 architects including Alvar Aalto, Le Corbusier and Sep Ruf tasked to

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White Arrow retains original features in overhaul of Berlin’s Glogauer Apartment

March 8, 2020 Ali Morris 0
Glogauer Apartment by White Arrow

New York-based studio White Arrow has overhauled this early 20th-century apartment in Berlin, adding in plenty of storage space while carefully preserving the home’s original features. The two-bedroom Glogauer Apartment is occupied by a young family of four and is situated in the city’s Kreuzberg neighbourhood, set inside a landmarked building that dates back to

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Berlin’s Brutalist Silence co-working space has barely anything inside

February 4, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Brutalist Silence co-working space, designed by Annabell Kutucu

Concrete surfaces and just a smattering of furnishings provide a “silent stage” for members using this Berlin co-working space, designed by Annabell Kutucu. The co-working space – which interior designer Kutucu named Brutalist Silence – is set inside Marina Marina, a creative hub that sits beside the waters of Berlin’s Spree River. When tasked with developing

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Contemporary design meets Belle Époque in Berlin office

January 16, 2020 Ali Morris 0
Euroboden's Berlin office, designed by David Kohn Architects

David Kohn Architects has worked with Nord Studio to convert a listed residential interior in Berlin into a grand office for property developer Euroboden. The offices occupy the principal floor of the Palais Eger – an imposing Belle Époque courtyard block built in 1881 on Tempelhofer Ufer in the city’s Kreuzberg neighbourhood. Laid out across

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Oskar Kohnen Studio adds pastel cabinetry to Lunettes Selection store

July 18, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Lunettes Selection shop in Berlin designed by Oskar Kohnen Studio

Customers can peek inside cabinet drawers to see the glasses on offer inside this mint-green eyewear store in Berlin, which has been designed by Oskar Kohnen Studio. Located just a short walk from major Berlin shopping street Kurfürstendamm, Lunettes Selection’s pastel interiors are dressed with a handful of decor pieces that subtly nod to the

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Berghain designers Studio Karhard creates club-feel inside The Urban Dentist

March 26, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of The Urban Dentist by Studio Karhard

Light-up walls, mirrored partitions, and colourful stone surfaces help channel a “cool bar” aesthetic inside this dental office in Berlin, which has been completed by Studio Karhard – the designers of renowned nightclub Berghain. Owned by three young dentists, The Urban Dentist has been designed by Studio Karhard to seem more like a “concept store

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Sigurd Larsen and Jonathan Tuckey Design revamp Berlin’s Michelberger hotel

March 18, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of the Michelberger hotel in Berlin

London-based Jonathan Tuckey Design and Danish architect Sigurd Larsen have updated the Michelberger hotel in Berlin, refreshing its lobby and guest rooms. The Michelberger now boasts 23 additional rooms and a rejuvenated lobby area with new fixtures and furnishings. Opened back in 2009, the hotel occupies a former lighting factory beside Berlin’s Oberbaum Bridge. Its

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