Project

Office building at Ritterstraße 16
Berlin Kreuzberg

Dacian Groza

The office building at Ritterstraße 16 stands out as a robust structure in the bustling and rugged district of Berlin Kreuzberg. A visible façade structure made of precast concrete elements, woven together across all floors, connects the diversity of users inside to create a communal image. The building is designed as a block edge along the street, creating an intimate courtyard with an open staircase at the rear. Loggias and terraces structure the façades and create outdoor living spaces for all users of the building.

Competition 2018 1st prize
Planning + construction 2019–2022
Completion 10/2022

In keeping with the typical Kreuzberg commercial courtyard design, a passageway leads to the courtyard area with the main entrance to the six-storey building. A reinforced concrete skeleton construction creates open floor plans. The floor-to-ceiling windows of the slender aluminium façade ensure good daylighting. Concrete core temperature control in the exposed concrete ceilings provides basic temperature control. The building is DGNB Gold certified and designed to be barrier-free. As an inner-city redensification project, it utilises the existing infrastructure and transport connections as part of the urban network. Bicycle parking spaces are located in the inner courtyard and in the basement. Energy is supplied via a district heating connection and a photovoltaic system on the green roof. In addition to the external sun protection, the deep loggias provide natural shading.