The residential building at Schinkel Square and Niederlag Street emphasizes the relationship of a public and representational building to the expression of a privately-used building. In this case the Stadtschloss (City Palace) stands opposite the residential building on Schinkel Square.
The builiding renounces the use of ostentatious gestures and elements. The entrance, the base, the facade and the windows are a result of the inner logic of the building.
The base describes the functional use of the ground floor; predominantly public use. The stories above are purely residential.
Due to the over-sized picture-like window openings, the living spaces have a unique relationship to the City Palace building.
The scale of the window openings to Schinkel Square corresponds to the grandeur of the Palace building as do the somewhat smaller openings to narrow Niederlag Street.