Federal Foreign Office Berlin, Germany

Urban Metamorphosis

After the German seat of government was relocated to Berlin, Thomas Müller Ivan Reimann Architekten were commissioned to complement the old building of the Federal Foreign Office with a new extension, providing additional work space for a total of over 2,000 employees. The extension is prominently located on Werdescher Markt in Berlin-Mitte. Our proposal won against international competition by respecting the historical surroundings and simultaneously representing an architecture that opens itself up to the city. Atriums and glass façades are used to create transparency and lightness. To ensure meeting modern environmental standards, the construction process took place in collaboration with the Society for Ecological Building. Our extension for the Federal Foreign Office was awarded with the prestigious BDA prize.

Competition	1996, 2nd Prize
Construction time / duration	1996 - 1999
Project type	Office Building
Client	Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the BBR
Architects	Thomas Müller Ivan Reimann Architekten
Planning experts	Site management: BAL Bauplanungs und Steuerungs GmbH, Berlin Structural planning: GSE Ingenieur-Gesellschaft mbH, Berlin Building services: Alhäuser + König Ingenieure GmbH, Hachenburg Building physics: Ingenieurbüro Axel C. Rahn, Berlin Fire protection: HHP Ingenieure, Berlin Climate concept: Transsolar, Stuttgart Landscape design: Kienast Vogt, Zürich Lighting design: Licht Kunst Licht AG, Berlin Special construction: Schlaich Bergermann und Partner GbR, Stuttgart Glass art: James Carpenter Design Associates, Inc., New York Façade planning: Büro M.Lange, Berlin Acoustics: Engineering office for building and room acoustics Renate Szabunia, Berlin Surveying: Vermessungsbüro Herbert und Harald Zech, Berlin Traffic planning: Freie Planungsgruppe Berlin GmbH, Berlin
Technical data	Cubature / Volume: 205.000 m³ Gross Floor area: 50.800 m² Net Floor area: 19.700 m²
Awards	BDA prize 2000

Extension

Office Building

Working Environment

Collaboration

Title	Studio
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Federal Foreign Office Berlin, Germany

Urban Metamorphosis

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