Excerpt: Ernst-Reuter-Platz 6 by Tchoban Voss Architekten features a refurbishment that preserves the bold architectural language of 1970s Berlin. Rather than a complete transformation, the design emphasizes the building’s sculptural, cubic form, reinforcing its role within the historic urban ensemble. Now precisely articulated, it stands as a vital counterpart to the Telefunken high-rise, marking the gateway to Bismarckstrasse.
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[Text as submitted by architect] The high-rise office building at Ernst-Reuter-Platz 6 in Berlin-Charlottenburg was built between 1973 to 1974 as a new steel-frame building for the main post office 2 according to a design by architect Bernhard Binder.
Together with the other buildings at the Ernst-Reuter-Platz transport hub, the sculptural, cubic high-rise forms a significant, listed urban ensemble for Berlin, but is not itself classified as an individual monument. This means that the building could theoretically have been given a completely new appearance. However, the architects made a conscious decision to preserve the architectural language of the 1970s, which is so important for Berlin, especially in this location.
Now the building, precisely and clearly emphasised, can once again assume its important urban role in the overall ensemble of Ernst-Reuter-Platz and, together with the former Telefunken high-rise opposite to the north, forms the prelude to Bismarckstrasse leading to the west.
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