During the last 2 weeks the prefabricated wood element were assembled on the Michelberger Farm. The building has now reached its full height. We were very excited to walk through the rooms and get the first impressions of how the atmosphere will be for the guests in the future.
This month we completed Das Glashaus in Uckermark north of Berlin. The house offers a chance to spend time in the countryside and enjoy the nearby preserved forest and lakes and can be rented.
Today we launched our cabins designed for RAUS.
The cabins are designed as hotel rooms placed in the nature around Germany. Each hotel room is self sufficient and can be located in spectacular landscapes to offer a break or small holiday without travelling far.
As a part of the international lecture series BI TALKS, Prof. Sigurd Larsen will speak about the buildings and furniture he has built over the past years with his design studio. The lecture marks a new chapter in the history of the lecture series on Berlin International University. From next semester these events will no longer be organized by Prof. Larsen as he will take a 3 year long break from teaching to focus on buildings and research.
Time: Wednesday 18th of May at 18.00
Location: Berlin International University, Salzufer 6, 10587 Berlin
This week we started the construction of a hotel and villa in the mountains of Crete in Greece. The hotel consists of 6 small apartments with fantastic views over the valley, olive trees and mountain peaks. We are excited to work with a great local team of engineers and craftsmen.
More information coming soon.
The podcast series CHAPTER TALKS invited Sigurd Larsen to speak about the office and the indeas behind our projects.
The Flower House is our new hand made glass vase.
While the glass seems to delicately balance on a narrow line from one angle, it stands like a solid rectangle from another. The pitched shape make the vase appear like a house turned upside down.
Amber, green, and transparent colors are chosen to refer to the 19th century architecture of bricks and glazed tiles that defines the narrow Berlin courtyards where the vases are produced.
Each vase is stamped with a serial number, indicating the generation of mold that was used in the production. Each mold can be used for a limited edition of 50 unique vases.
This week we received the building permission for a hotel on the island Crete including a house for the family who will run the hotel. The buildings are located in the mountains south of Rethymno. The hotel follows the terraced landscape of olive trees and big solid rocks. From all rooms you have a great view over the garden and valley.
Location: Spili, Crete, Greece.
Completion: 2023.
More information coming soon.
This month we received the building permission for a house near Næstved in Denmark. The idea behind the house is to reuse the walls of an existing basement as a natural pool and build the new house around it. The house consists of two levels; one in stone that is built into the hillside, and one in wood that sits on top of the hill so the full panoramic view of the surrounding landscape can be experienced.
The construction is expected to start in Autumn 2021.
Location: Næstved, Denmark.
Completion: 2023.
More information coming soon.
We are happy to announce we received the 1st prize in the competition for a new series of outdoor furniture for the Berliner Mauerweg. A family of benches, tables and chairs will be located along the line of the former Berlin wall. A system of new paths and bike routes are planned to mark the location of the historic monument that meanders through central Berlin and the forest west of the city.
The project is developed in collaboration with Grün Berlin GmbH and the first prototypes are in production.
