From Urban Object to Architectural Landscape

The project examines the relationship between an Urban object in the city and its impact on the Urban context and how to transform such an object into a contextual architecture. Our site is located in the Neukölln neighborhood in Berlin, a special site that separates different parts of the neighborhood, a sharp change of levels that stops the movement abilities between the areas. A huge urban object is located on the site, a large and opaque warehouse structure, built over a timeline, and each part of the building was added at a different time, this can be identified through the section of the building and by identifying various construction technologies that indicate the period of build up.
The first thing we wanted to do was to turn this architectural object from a detached object into a part of the landscape, from a blocked and detached structure to an open Urban architectural element that connects the different areas around it, allowing continuity between the levels. We also wanted to connect between the street and the landscape by crossing the street through the building as a one unit , turning it into an inviting space and to an urban center, and that is by turning interior spaces into functions used by black programs like gym ,swimming pool, etc. in addition to integrating various services, such as business and employment with social housing that continues the enjoyable sequence of living in the neighborhood, which will contribute to the residential neighborhood characterized as a the known immigrant neighborhood. We wanted to give a new interpretation to the different types of residential block in the neighborhood and to offer different tenant relationships and by providing diverse housing units to suit different types of tenants. The Architectural Urban Spaces enables employment for all housing units in addition to entertainment venues connecting the tenants with the rest of the neighborhood, including the various visitors.