HAUS 1 of Atelier Gardens in Berlin

▏Has Turned a Dated Office Building from the 1990s into an HAUS 1 of Eye-catching Entrance Marker for Atelier Gardens in Berlin

▏Together with co-architects HS-Architekten, MVRDV has turned a dated office building from the 1990s into an eye-catching entrance marker for Atelier Gardens in Berlin. Now bright yellow, the building is completed with a new living roof, and a sustainable timber rooftop pavilion and terrace, accessible via a grand external staircase.

▏HAUS 1 is the second project completed by MVRDV within Atelier Gardens, following last year’s reopening of TON 1, a historic film studio originally built in the 1920s. Situated at the southern edge of Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport, the masterplan transforms the campus of the Berliner Union Film Ateliers (BUFA) as part of a vision to expand the site’s user base beyond filmmakers to encompass all forms of ‘change makers’, including impact organizations and individuals with a focus on climate activism and social justice.

▏While TON 1 required a sensitive renovation, HAUS 1 called for a bolder touch. Originally built in 1997, the office building contributed little to the character of the campus. Given its location next to the entrance of Atelier Gardens, as well as a height that makes it visible from the former airfield of Tempelhof, the decision was made to transform the building into an iconic presence on the neighboring Oberlandstraße and an emblematic symbol of the transformation of the BUFA campus.

▏The most immediately obvious sign of this change is the building’s color. Once plain white, the building is now a sunshine yellow all over, drawing attention to the campus from both near and far. Once visitors enter the campus, they will immediately encounter another clear sign: from the central plaza of Atelier Gardens, a zig-zagging yellow stair-scape, dotted with seating and viewing platforms framing views of Tempelhofer Feld and the Berlin skyline, leads directly to the roof of HAUS 1. “From the roof, one can witness the entire skyline of Berlin’s urban landscape, with Tempelhofer Feld as its front yard,” highlights Van Rijs.

▏There the building has been extended with a timber pavilion of cross-laminated prefab modules, with bio-based materials and healthy finishes, such as a clay ceiling. A living roof of native plants completes the newly accessible rooftop which now also serves to collect rainwater, feeding into a comprehensive water retention plan implemented on-site.

▏This green landscaping, new roof insulation, and sun shades on the building’s two glass façades reduce heat gain in the summer, improving the building’s climate resilience, while low-temperature underfloor heating moderates the indoor climate in the cold months. All lighting has been converted to energy-efficient LED systems and the sanitary fittings are all water efficient, including low water-use WCs that will be flushed with recycled rainwater from the next phase of the campus’ rainwater harvesting system.

▏Internally, HAUS 1 will host adaptive work and meeting spaces across four floors, including the headquarters of Atelier Gardens and a café. The floorplans have been altered to maximize the building’s flexibility, simplifying future changes in use or layout and thus extending the building’s lifespan.

▏With its focus on reusing as much of the structure as possible, and giving preference to durable, recyclable materials with a low environmental footprint whenever new material was required, HAUS 1 shows how building transformations can do more with less.

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傘下眾人齊聚在「傘」（傘）這個漢字中，也能發現「人」（人）的反覆出現，對客家人而言，油紙傘蘊含著深刻的文化內涵，它像徵著圓滿、團聚和命運。對客家人而言，油紙傘蘊含著深刻的文化內涵。它像徵著圓滿、團聚和命運，提醒人們人生的際遇既由偶然性引導，也由連結引領。即使在「傘」（傘）這個漢字中，也能發現「人」（人）的反覆出現，暗示著人與人之間的相聚、依賴和相互依存。受這種層層象徵意義的啟發，以將傳統工藝轉化為當代結構美學而聞名的藝術家鄭宗峰，以傘為創作核心主題。他將傘擴展為三個巨大的輻射狀傘蓋，如同防護盾一樣水平展開。它們共同構成了一個大型建築裝置，邀請參觀者駐足其下，駐足休憩，共享片刻寧靜。馮氏的創作始於對傳統客家油紙傘本身的深入研究——它精緻的部件、精準的比例以及精妙的接合工藝。透過解構與重組，他重新構想了三把傘的骨架，將它們交織成一個庇護空間，擁抱並包裹著進入其中的人們。圍繞著中央的袖珍花園，木質圓形長椅提供了休憩的空間，在人與自然生長之間營造出平衡。頂篷採用穿孔帆布製成：白天，它沐浴在陽光和空氣中；夜晚，它像燈籠一樣發出柔和的光芒；雨中，其傾斜的表面自然地將雨水導走，既保留了遮陽傘的日常功能，又在建築尺度上將其放大。三把傘狀造型以中心軸為中心向外輻射，形成萬花筒般的幾何圖形，隨著視角的變化而改變。置身其中，彷彿置身於一艘奇幻的太空船，靜靜地漂浮在宇宙中——一個既奇妙、私密又寧靜的空間。馮氏將客家傳統元素重塑為空間形式，邀請觀眾不僅觀看，更融入作品之中，體驗其所蘊含的聚集、守護和充滿想像力的逃離的氛圍。