On Friedenstraße in the district of Friedrichshain, a new quarter has been created in the middle of the city - with living space, daycare, shopping facilities, as well as green spaces and playgrounds. DMSW Architects have planned an urban residential and commercial development with commercial space and 192 apartments, which, as hybrid apartments on the ground floor, allow combined working and living. The building complex completes a former brewery area with the listed old malt house and the so-called Spanish Steps to a city square as a central access to the new residential quarter.
The building is arranged with seven floors and an offset attic floor. At the rear, the ensemble forms a comb-like structure with private residential courtyards.
The coulors and materials of the house frame the set-back monument ensemble in interaction with the subsequent existing buildings. The design of the private outdoor spaces refers to the respective living situations. Balconies are oriented towards the quiet open space towards the town square and courtyard. Notched loggias with openable glazing on the street facades provide the necessary sound insulation.
The seven upper floors accommodate a wide range of subsidized and non-subsidized apartments. The building was constructed to the KfW-55 standard and uses district heating and solar thermal energy.