People relaxing and walking in a park with trees and grass, buildings in the background, and a paved walkway.

Artist's Row

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Artist's Row *

Berlin, Germany

2023

SITE INTERVENTION

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SITE INTERVENTION *

Architectural site plan of a building complex with surrounding trees, parking lots, and landscaped areas.

Once an underused parking garage, the site sits between the Universität der Künste Berlin Bundesallee and the Berliner Festspiele theater. Its transformation reclaims a key urban corner in Charlottenburg, replacing car infrastructure with a cultural and residential hub that connects students, artists, and the public through open circulation and shared space.

Architectural site plan of a building complex showing three different layout designs with green landscaping areas and surrounding streets.

An outdoor café area with yellow chairs, round wooden tables with white umbrellas, and modern wooden residential buildings with trees and autumn foliage.

A woman with a bicycle talking to a young girl in a park with trees, benches, and bicycles, during autumn.

A digital rendering of a modern urban courtyard during fall, with trees bearing orange leaves, people walking, and a cyclist riding on paved walkways near a contemporary brick building.

A modern outdoor plaza with paved walkways, trees with autumn foliage, and people walking, including a woman with a pink hat opening a glass door on a curved building.

A man playing guitar on a small stage outdoors, with a landscaped area and trees in autumn colors, and people sitting and walking around in a park-like setting.

People walking, sitting, and biking on a paved park pathway lined with trees and grass, with modern buildings in the background.

The design introduces a mass timber structure that layers public and private functions to foster community and creative exchange. Artist housing, composed of 50-square-meter units, hovers above a green commercial plinth that blends retail, landscape, and pedestrian corridors. Below, four-bedroom student suites are organized with shared kitchens on the lower level and living spaces above, encouraging both privacy and social interaction. The building’s form emphasizes and opens its corners, drawing movement inward and activating the block’s interior with porous, community-oriented edges.

Line drawing of an urban architectural plan showing multiple buildings, trees, a street with benches, and a parking lot.

BUILT INTERVENTION

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BUILT INTERVENTION *

Architectural drawing of a multi-story residential building with unit plans, sections, and site plan. The diagram includes details for artist's singles north, with 24 units arranged with individual bathrooms, kitchenette, and balcony, along with ground floor programs like cafe, bookstore, lobby, and connection to university.

Diagram of a 12-unit artist's duplex with unit breakdown, ground floor program, unit section, and two unit plans showing layouts with bedrooms, bathrooms, shared living, and a lobby area.

Architectural drawing of a residential building with a detailed unit plan and section view, including trees and surrounding urban environment.

Architectural plans, elevation, and section drawings of a multi-story residential building labeled 'Artist Singles North', including ground and first-floor plans, a front elevation view, and a building section showing interior spaces and structural elements.

Architectural plans and elevations of a duplex, including ground, first, and second floor plans, with an elevation and section view of the building.

Architectural plan of a building titled 'Artist's Singles South' includes a ground floor plan with surrounding trees, a front elevation showing a modern multi-story building with wood paneling, and a sectional view illustrating interior layout with multiple floors, staircases, and human figures.

People viewing modern art paintings in a contemporary art gallery with wooden accents and large windows.