Bild: Der Scharounplatz ist im Dezember 2019 eröffnet worden.
Foto: Jan Siefke
Bild: Der Scharounplatz ist im Dezember 2019 eröffnet worden.
Blick auf die Philharmonie Berlin.
Foto: Jan Siefke
Bild: Der Scharounplatz ist im Dezember 2019 eröffnet worden.
Blick auf das Europäische Kunstmuseum Berlin.
Foto: Jan Siefke
Bild: Der Scharounplatz ist im Dezember 2019 eröffnet worden.
Blick auf die Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.
Foto: Jan Siefke
Bild: Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße.
Blick auf die St. Matthäus-Kirche Berlin.
Foto: Jan Siefke
Bild: Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße.
Blick auf den Haupteingang der Philharmonie.
Foto: Jan Siefke
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picture: Where the bus terminal used to be, in 2013, the memorial site T4, for the victims of euthanasia, was built as a first step. It is a frequently visited and dignified site of memorandum as well as a place for information.
(Design: U. Wilms, N. Kollusius, W. Hallmann)
It is surrounded by slightly elevated, tree populated carpets of grass and square zones.
picture: Mahnmal KUF
picture: To the picture of the new entrance
For a lonf time, the Berlin Wall was located there; it was back side, stage entrance and car park. Now, the concert hall opens up with an inviting gesture towards the new urban focus, the much-visited Potsdamer Square.
picture: The philharmonics got a new generous entrance, working as open air foyer and open space for visitors at the same time. As far as possible the old trees were kept remaining, lying on slightly modelled grass islands. A large meadow instead of the former car park, provides space and calmness to the lively architecture of the philharmonics.
picture: The philharmonics got a new generous entrance, working as open air foyer and open space for visitors at the same time. As far as possible the old trees were kept remaining, lying on slightly modelled grass islands. A large meadow instead of the former car park, provides space and calmness to the lively architecture of the philharmonics.
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Client: GRÜN Berlin GmbH
Architect: Hans Scharoun
Completion: 1 BA. 2015, 2. BA 2017, 3.BA 2019
Size: 2.7 ha (size of all sub-areas)
The Kulturforum is a cultural hotspot as well as a documentation of the formerly divided city. Icons of architecture, the National Gallery by Mies van der Rohe and the philharmonics and the Berlin State Library by Hans Scharoun and the lovely church by F.A. Stüler, should accrete to an urban landscape when it comes to the idea of Scharoun himself. Despite a lot of competitions, the large open areas stayed as orderless fallow land. After years of stagnancy and various not realised competitions, in 2013 the designing of the open spaces of the Kulturforum started. The dominant traffic is pushed back which leaves Karajanstreet again as a quieter urban road. New attractive squares picture the open space of the Kulturforum. The newly developed open spaces are reserved to pedestrians. These spaces are communication points and recreational spaces as well as areas for exhibitions or open air concerts. The future Scharoun Square functions as a foyer for different culture groups.