Office building Luisenstraße 16 Berlin Köpenick

Purpose

The service building Luisenstraße 16 in Berlin Köpenick was erected in the 1980s as a school building in prefabricated construction (type "Erfurt"). Now it is used for practical school seminars, by the school psychology service and the building file archive. The entire building was modernized in terms of fire protection and energy within the framework of SIWA measures.


Concept of the outdoor facilities

The orthogonal design language in the outdoor facilities makes direct reference to the orientation and the development of the service building. Three areas can be distinguished in the outdoor facilities: the front garden zone, courtyard I and courtyard II.The green front garden area with the main entrance is located directly on Luisenstraße. The spacious courtyard areas are sheltered behind or next to the building. Each area is structured by plantings: Low hedges refer to the façade division and separate areas of different uses. The planting at the base of the building accompanies the building and plants the slopes. Flowering shrub plantings are located at the common areas. Windowless facades were planted with climbing aids and climbing plants. A striking feature is that the building is accessed via different access levels. These different levels are accentuated by differently coloured path surfaces and accessed via generous staircases.


Front garden area with main entrance

In the front garden there are mainly open lawns and areas paved with concrete paving. Specimen planting and low, free growing hedges structure the front garden. The position of the hedges and the differently used areas refer to the structure of the building facade. A generous entrance area in the middle of the front garden extends between the elevator and the stairs of the main entrance to the building. This entrance area has been paved over its entire width, framed by low hedges and equipped with benches.


Courtyards I and II

Courtyard I houses the parking areas for cars, bicycles and waste containers. Courtyard II is centered around a tree-lined lawn area and a "green classroom". Benches were placed along the access paths and on the elevated spaces of the intermediate levels, and low flowering shrubs and ground covers were planted. All paved areas drain into infiltration troughs in the adjacent lawn and planting areas. For the drainage of the roof area, an infiltration system was installed.


Planting concept

The representative planting concept plays with the contrast between dark and light foliage. For example, red barberry and yellow barberry alternate in the hedge structures, mountain wood vine and pipevine are combined on the facades, and white Japanese spirea and dwarf golden spirea shine in the decorative plantings. The seating areas are accented by white-flowered, red-leaved black elderberry.


Accessibility

Access to the outdoor areas to each other and to the street is barrier-free. The building is accessed barrier-free via the newly added elevator. In addition, a new ramp in courtyard II creates a barrier-free connection from the intermediate level at the building into the courtyard. The ramps, stairs and main paths are illuminated by bollard lights. In addition, contrast changes / light-dark changes in the path surfaces help with orientation at height differences. In addition, an alternative tactile guidance system for the blind made of mosaic paving was integrated in the middle of the access paths. Two parking spaces for people with walking difficulties were newly created in front of the building.


More.Value.Green.

- Special play of color in the planting
- Individual guide system for the blind
- Differentiated rainwater management.