LEO & ALEX Bornitzstrasse, Berlin office buildings, Tchoban Voss Architects, Images, Quantum AG News
LEO & ALEX – Bornitzstrasse, Berlin Buildings
20 June 2023
LEO & ALEX office buildings in Lichtenberg
Design: Architect Sergei Tchoban – TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten
Address 1: LEO, Bornitzstrasse 49-51, 10365 Berlin
Address 2: ALEX, Bornitzstrasse 67-71, 10365 Berlin
ALEX:
Photos by Klemens Renner
LEO & ALEX – Bornitzstrasse, Berlin
New construction of two office buildings with underground car parking
The two new office buildings LEO & ALEX were built on two undeveloped plots on Bornitzstrasse in the Berlin district of Lichtenberg. The street as well as both buildings in the project are named after the doctor and author Leopold Bornitz and his brother, the parish priest Alexander Bornitz. Between the two volumes are the non-profit Lichtenberger Werkstaetten, which belong to the foundation rehabilitation centre BerlinEast.
LEO:
To the west, the “LEO” office building is bordered by the listed former workshop building of the Konsumgenossenschaft Berlin, built in 1926-27 by Otto Wettstein. To the rear is another listed building, the industrial buildings Josef-Orlopp-Strasse 32/54, and to the east of “ALEX” is the office building “The Wave”, built in 1997.
LEO:
The volume of the building “LEO” consists of three transverse, three-storey crossbars, which are connected longitudinally by a seven-storey building section. Three independent staircases connect the different levels and can be reached from the main entrance areas on the ground floor. Attached to each stairwell is a lift system with two lifts. The rental areas are designed to be flexible, allowing both a cellular office layout and an open-space variety.
ALEX:
The “ALEX” building consists of a seven-storey block, from which three cross-blocks of the same height lead off to the west.
ALEX:
Green courtyards open up between the detached parts of the building. All roofs are planned as extensive green roofs. In the area of the staggered storeys, there are also roof terraces as elevated constructions, which, however, are not accessible without steps in relation to the utilization unit. In total, the two buildings have a gross floor area of approx. 50,000 m².
LEO:
The exterior façade of building “LEO” is structured by a grey-beige mottled brick façade. The columns between the window bands were planned as a relief sheet metal cladding. On the ground floor, closed parapet elements were installed as privacy screens in front of the floor-to-ceiling window elements, as well as external sun protection.
ALEX:
The striking façade of the “ALEX” building is made of red brick. Architecturally, it ties in with the historic neighboring buildings and is a reference to the industrial location of Lichtenberg in terms of cubature, colour and materiality. The storeys are divided by horizontal window bands, which are interrupted in places and thus give the façade a varied appearance. The two-storey entrance areas of the two buildings are accentuated by a mullion-and-transom façade with a canopy and provide access to the office buildings through one revolving door each, flanked by normal doors.
ALEX:
The two underground garages of “LEO & ALEX” provide a total of 291 underground parking spaces for cars, 10 to 50 of which can be used as e-mobility spaces. The lift cores connect the underground car park directly with the seven office floors. In addition, another 47 parking spaces are available in the outdoor facilities, which are also designed for electric mobility.
LEO:
LEO & ALEX Bornitzstrasse, Lichtenberg – Building Information
Title: LEO & ALEX – Bornitzstrasse, Berlin
New construction of two office buildings with underground car parking
Addresses:
LEO, Bornitzstrasse 49-51, 10365 Berlin
ALEX, Bornitzstrasse 67-71, 10365 Berlin
Client: Quantum AG, Hamburg
GFA:
LEO: 18,193 m² (with underground 24,422 m²)
ALEX: 19,155 m² (with underground 24,689 m²)
Completion:
LEO: Q4 2021 (LEO)
ALEX: Q2 2022 (ALEX)
Service stages: 1-4
Architect: Sergei Tchoban
Associated partner: Martin Krebes
Project leader: Jan Frechen
Team: Juan Durán Calero, Merle Kleinschumacher, Mareike Pagenstecher
Execution service stage 5: Daelken Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Georgsmarienhuette
Project management: Turner & Townsend, Berlin
Landscaping: KUULA Kusserow und Uphaus Landschaftsarchitekten GbR, Berlin
Structural engineering: Sweco GmbH, Berlin
Building technology: Sweco GmbH, Frankfurt am Main
Fire protection: hhpberlin Ingenieure für Brandschutz GmbH, Berlin
Photographer: Klemens Renner
TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten GmbH are based in Hamburg, Berlin and Dresden, all Germany
TCHOBAN VOSS at Aedes Architecture Forum
English text (scroll down for German):
TCHOBAN VOSS
TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten design, plan and build for national and international clients in the public and private
sectors. With over 180 highly qualified, interdisciplinary employees and many years of experience, the company,
with its offices in Hamburg, Berlin and Dresden, offers architecturally and functionally sustainable solutions for a
wide variety of building tasks in Germany and abroad.
In addition to residential and commercial buildings, the firm’s focus includes the planning of hotels, commercial
centres, office complexes and industrial facilities, leisure, educational and social facilities, as well as conversions
and revitalisations in listed buildings. For these projects, TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten has always taken on all
architectural services up to and including general planning.
TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten are members of the Bund Deutscher Architektinnen und Architekten BDA
(Association of German Architects), the chambers of architects in Hamburg, Berlin and Saxony as well as
the European Architects Network (EAN) and the IDeA network.
German text:
TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten
TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten entwerfen, planen und bauen für nationale wie internationale Auftraggeber im
öffentlichen und privaten Sektor. Mit über 180 hochqualifizierten, interdisziplinären Mitarbeitern und einer
langjährigen Erfahrung bietet das Büro mit seinen Standorten in Hamburg, Berlin und Dresden architektonisch
und funktional nachhaltige Lösungen für unterschiedlichste Bauaufgabe im In- und Ausland.
Neben Wohn- und Geschäftsbauten umfassen die Schwerpunkte des Büros die Planung von Hotels,
Gewerbezentren, Bürokomplexen und Industrieanlagen, Freizeit-, Bildungs- und Sozialeinrichtungen
sowie Umbauten und Revitalisierungen im Denkmalschutz. Hierfür übernehmen TCHOBAN VOSS
Architekten seit jeher alle architektonischen Leistungen bis hin zur Generalplanung.
TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten sind Mitglied im Bund Deutscher Architektinnen und Architekten BDA, den Architektenkammern in Hamburg, Berlin und Sachsen sowie im European Architects Network (EAN) und im IDeA-Netzwerk.
English text (scroll down for German):
Sergei Tchoban, architect, BDA
TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten
1962 born in St. Petersburg
1980-1986 studied architecture at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts
1991 Relocation to Germany
Since 1992 Member of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI)
Since 1995 German citizenship
Since 1995 Partner at Nietz– Prasch–Sigl und Partner Architekten BDA, Hamburg, Berlin, Dresden,
since 2017 TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten GmbH
Since 1996 Head of the Berlin office within the partnership
2009 Founder of the Tchoban Foundation – Museum for Architectural Drawing, Berlin
2018 European Prize for Architecture of the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design for his complete work
2020 President of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI)
German text:
Sergei Tchoban, Dipl.-Ing. Architekt BDA
TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten
1962 geboren in Sankt Petersburg
1980-1986 Studium der Architektur an der Kunstakademie von Sankt Petersburg
1991 Übersiedlung nach Deutschland
seit 1992 Mitglied der American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI)
seit 1995 Deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft
seit 1995 Partner bei Nietz–Prasch– Sigl und Partner Architekten BDA Hamburg, Berlin, Dresden, ab 2017 TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten GmbH
seit 1996 Führung des Berliner Büros innerhalb der Partnerschaft
2009 Gründung der Tchoban Foundation – Museum für Architekturzeichnung, Berlin
2018 European Prize for Architecture des Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design für sein Gesamtwerk
2020 Präsident der American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI)
Sergei Tchoban, architect, BDA
LEO & ALEX Bornitzstrasse, Lichtenberg, Berlin images / information from TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten GmbH 200623
Location: Bornitzstrasse, Lichtenberg, Berlin, eastern Germany, western Europe
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