JOH 3 apartments, berlin by j. mayer h architects

property development group euroboden is building an apartment house at johannisstrasse
in mitte, berlin's downtown district. j.mayer h architects' design for the building, which
will soon neighbor both museum island and friedrichstrasse, reinterprets the classic
berliner wohnhaus with its multi-unit structure and green interior courtyard. a suspended
lamella facade not only provides privacy but also draws historical reference to the elaborately
decorated facades from the wilhelminian period. plans for the ground floor facing the street
also include a number of commercial spaces. the generously sized apartments will face
south-west, opening themselves to a view of the calm, carefully designed courtyard garden.
spacious, breezy transitions to the outside create an open residential experience in the middle
of the city that, thanks to the variable heights of the different building levels, also offers
an interesting succession of rooms. the units' varying floorplans and layouts indicate a number
of housing options; condominiums are organized into townhouses with private gardens,
classic apartments or penthouses with a spectacular view of the old friedrichstadt.



entrance to apartments


garden courtyard


terrace





living space


view from bedroom


elevation view



floor plan


floor plan


project credits:
j. mayer h architects
project team: juergen mayer h., hans schneider, wilko hoffmann, filipa frois almeida
competition team: juergen mayer h., thorsten blatter, marcus blum
invited competition 2008, 1st prize
project: 2008-2011
completion: spring 2011
client: euroboden berlin GmbH, münchen

visualization: buenck + fehse, berlin