Karstadt Re-Parked

Form follows availability

Reparked – an aesthetic, sustainable harvest and reconfiguration of existing materials that demonstrates the possibilities of re-use – possibly creating the most sustainable retail- and office building in the world.

The architecture of Reparked grows from what is already present on-site in terms of materials, spatial constraints, and the unique possibilities that arise when grasping these as an opportunity to enact positive change. It is a vision of a project where all materials stay on site, recirculated and ‘reparked’ in new, aesthetic configurations.

In the following, we will go through the different aspects of the project’s architectural and urban conception.

Location
Berlin, Germany

Area
20,179 m2

Typology
Offices, hotel and retail

Collaborators
Ensømble

Year
2022 –

Status
Under development

Client
Signa

Services
Architectural consulting

“The existing facade, roof and interior materials from the Karstadt store, as well as the car park towards Urban- straße, are dismantled.”

“Structural floor slabs and the raw concrete core remain in the existing car park after the demolition.”