When Berlin’s new main station opened in 2006, it received a lukewarm reception from the press. The Neue Zürcher Zeitung wrote, “Railway passengers will in future arrive at one of the most disconcerting places in Berlin. The new station is located in the heart of the city and yet a no man’s land.” The online publication Baunetz called the surrounding area a “dusty wasteland,” and the daily paper Süddeutsche Zeitung noted that, “there is nothing at all out there.” Continue reading
Flanked by Heidestrasse, the Quartier Heidestrasse, including QH Core, forms the western part of the newly developed Europacity in Berlin-Mitte. Continue reading
Numerous big companies have relocated to Europacity. We spoke to three about their experiences and expectations. … Continue reading
Today there were two reasons to raise one’s glass in the Quartier Heidestrasse. In the presence of Ephraim Gothe, deputy mayor and building counsellor of the Berlin-Mitte district, the roofing festival for the project elements QH Colonnades and QH Straight was celebrated. Continue reading
Europacity will be the first impression of Berlin for millions of visitors and is therefore an important calling card,” explain the planners from the Cologne-based architectural firm ASTOC. They were the winners of the competition for the urbanisation of the former freight station area and have a prominent track record, demonstrated in their designs for Hamburg’s HafenCity. … Continue reading
The Quartier Heidestrasse development in Europacity is fast approaching completion. The topping-out wreath now sits above the shell of QH Crown South, the first stage of QH Crown, the two-part building complex that forms Quartier Heidestrasse’s northern end. Continue reading
In conversation with Volker Staab, Staab Architekten, on the DWI high-rise building on Otto-Weidt-Platz. … Continue reading
In conversation with Daniel Festag, Project Director at HENN, during the planning of the new MY.B office building in Europacity. … Continue reading
Nils Buschmann of ROBERTNEUN™ Architects on their building designs for Quartier Heidestrasse. … Continue reading
Another milestone for the new urban development Quartier Heidestrasse: The first stage of the QH Track office complex on Europacity’s western border, the construction of the building shell, is now complete. Continue reading
