j. mayer h. architects: JOH 3 apartments, berlin

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 a suspended lamella facade not only provides privacy but also draws historical reference to the elaborately decorated facades from the wilhelminian period.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