Berlin
2025
Aimée Michelfelder
Hannah Titz
Jurek Brüggen
in collaboration with AFEA, Interbau e.V, and KIT
Henrik Adler, Cornelia Vossen, Joscha Bold, Delphine Holzwarth, Paul Rohr, Moana Ühlein
Today, however, the building is in a structurally and atmospherically challenging condition: the ground-floor areas and the forecourt—formerly used as a parking lot—offer little quality of stay, and the entrance areas appear underused and uninviting. The installation is conceived as a proposal to rethink this site under the conditions of heritage protection.
Eight vertical wooden elements, so-called “Bauvisiere” (construction markers), form the basic structure of the installation. They extend the existing column grid of the shopping center and invite visitors to imagine the complex further: How can an attractive public space be re-established here within a listed context?
At the center, a planted bed framed by stacked paving slabs creates a new space for gathering and encounter. In this way, the previously sealed square is carefully opened up and transformed into a vibrant public space.