Berliner Altbau

Berliner Altbau

Berliner Altbau

Marc Benjamin Drewes Architekturen

AREA
0 Sqft - 1000 Sqft

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Berlin, Germany

TYPE
Residential › Apartment

Small and cautious interventions try not to destroy the special atmosphere and to retrieve hidden qualities in the refurbishment of a typical Berlin apartment from around 1900.

Berliner Altbau
Berliner Altbau
Berliner Altbau

In three rooms several layers of old color were taken off the extensive moulding on the ceiling.

Behind the thick layers of color parts of the original ceiling frescos appeared.

Since the ceilings were not painted again, the rooms are being characterized by a lively and diverse feeling full of history.

Berliner Altbau
Berliner Altbau
Berliner Altbau

In the rooms without moulding the patterns of cement tiles create a colorful atmosphere.

The rest of the rooms is kept pure and without expandable details.

Between kitchen and bedroom an old Moroccan door marks the transition between the richly decorated original parts and the new pure and modern parts of the apartment.

Berliner Altbau
Berliner Altbau

This almost surreal element bought by the client establishes a strong personal touch.

That way a unique atmosphere is being created that combines traditional and modern elements.

Berliner Altbau