bfstudio-architekten have combined private residential use and communal project areas in the Metropolenhaus Am Jüdischen Museum in Berlin. The jury of the “Excellent Housing” competition found this a convincing idea.
The jury had to choose from a variety of projects in all sizes, price ranges and materials. In the end, a new building in Berlin took the prize in the “Excellent Residential Construction 2020” competition. The “Metropolenhaus Am Jüdischen Museum” by bfstudio-architekten was built on the former wholesale flower market site in the Kreuzberg district and accommodates 40 residential units, commercial space and restaurants. The real special feature of the building is the 400 square meter project rooms on the first floor, which are available for non-commercial use. Events are to be held here that generate added social value for the entire neighborhood. In this way, the building aims to assume responsibility as an active part of urban society and have a positive impact on its surroundings. The project rooms are financed by the owners of the 40 apartments. It was this concept that made the construction of the Metropolenhaus possible in the first place. The Berlin Senate did not sell the plot on the former wholesale flower market to the bidder who offered the highest price, but to the one who presented the most convincing concept for its use.
