Location : Berlin, Germany
Type : Bachelor diploma
Studio : Public Architecture, BHT
Year : 2020
CULTURE ON THE FIELD
Planning of a Subterranean Cultural Space
at Tempelhofer Feld
In the middle of a densely built-up city, in the southern inner-city area of Berlin, is the Tempelhofer Feld. Located between Schöneberg and Tempelhof, it is one of the largest inner-city open spaces in the world, covering an area of 384 hectares. It is a place of change with a great German and European history. From farmland to the drill ground and barracks of the Prussian army, as a venue for propaganda events under National Socialism, to the airport of the US Air Force, to one of the largest commercial airports in Europe. Since 2010, the former airport site has been open to the public - as a park, wasteland, local recreation area, an oasis with a view of the horizon.
The challenge is to preserve the identity and make the urban open space with its extensive history tangible.
Except for the entrance area, the building is located underground. The Tempelhofer Feld re- mains almost untouched in its entirety.
The cubature of the television tower and the radar tower, which dominates the field of vision, is taken up in the form of a glass hemisphere rising from the surface of the earth. This clear geometry is continued inside the building. Circle, square and rectangle dominate the space. The structural and spatial planning is subject to division ratios of the golden section and square grid, which becomes visible as a coffered ceiling. Nature and architecture merge.
The view is consciously directed to the building by free-standing walls. A water basin introduces the tour. The spiral staircase leads to the heart of the building - the galleries and the studio. The simplicity of the geometry is continued in the materials - glass, exposed concrete and terrazzo characterise the spatial impression and radiate calm. The atrium and skylights allow natural lighting and ventilation. The construction of the reinforced concrete coffered ceiling also serves as a space for technology and indirect lighting.
The field of view of the central-axis „stairway to heaven“ frames the glass hemisphere, like a rising sun, on the horizon. The starting point is the end point. The cycle of (urban) life is architecturally embodied.
Architecture should posively influence people cognitively, emotionally and socially. Only when spaces are designed which are not only efficient, constructi- vely sensible and aesthe- tically pleasing, can we speak of contemporary architecture in my opini- on. In this context, archi- tecture defines not only the building itself but also the outdoor space as a whole. This fusion of urban planning and architecture serves as the basis for a built environ- ment that is not a limita- tion but opens up new possibilities.
The challenge is to preserve the identity and make the urban open space with its extensive history tangible.
Except for the entrance area, the building is located underground. The Tempelhofer Feld re- mains almost untouched in its entirety.
The cubature of the television tower and the radar tower, which dominates the field of vision, is taken up in the form of a glass hemisphere rising from the surface of the earth. This clear geometry is continued inside the building. Circle, square and rectangle dominate the space. The structural and spatial planning is subject to division ratios of the golden section and square grid, which becomes visible as a coffered ceiling. Nature and architecture merge.
The view is consciously directed to the building by free-standing walls. A water basin introduces the tour. The spiral staircase leads to the heart of the building - the galleries and the studio. The simplicity of the geometry is continued in the materials - glass, exposed concrete and terrazzo characterise the spatial impression and radiate calm. The atrium and skylights allow natural lighting and ventilation. The construction of the reinforced concrete coffered ceiling also serves as a space for technology and indirect lighting.
The field of view of the central-axis „stairway to heaven“ frames the glass hemisphere, like a rising sun, on the horizon. The starting point is the end point. The cycle of (urban) life is architecturally embodied.
Architecture should posively influence people cognitively, emotionally and socially. Only when spaces are designed which are not only efficient, constructi- vely sensible and aesthe- tically pleasing, can we speak of contemporary architecture in my opini- on. In this context, archi- tecture defines not only the building itself but also the outdoor space as a whole. This fusion of urban planning and architecture serves as the basis for a built environ- ment that is not a limita- tion but opens up new possibilities.