Berlin, 2006
Photo © Christian Gahl

The building Unter den Linden 32-34 was constructed in 1970/71 according to the plans of the ‘Kollektiv Mehlan’, VEB Berlin Projekt, and is part of the historically grown ensemble within the closed block structure in Dorotheenstadt.

Photo © Christian Gahl
Photo © Christian Gahl

Planned as an administrative building, the building was most recently the Berlin headquarters of the British Embassy.
The natural stone cladding of the existing building was renovated in line with today's conservation requirements.

Photo © Christian Gahl

The smooth, precise façade of the new building in the courtyard with its materiality of black natural stone and gold-coloured metal profiles also deliberately contrasts with the old building in its crystalline, partially bevelled cubature. A fully glazed ‘joint’ acts as a connecting element between the buildings, which is continued in the penthouse-like staggered storey on the new building wing.

Photo © Christian Gahl
Photo © Christian Gahl

On the ground floor, the existing front building and the new building wing, which adjoins the old building in the eastern courtyard area, are accessed without steps via a prestigious main entrance with an impressive foyer.

Photo © Christian Gahl
Photo © Christian Gahl
Photo © Christian Gahl