© Jan Bitter
The student village EBA51 in Planterwald, Berlin consists of three splayed blocks. They are built from space modules the size of an ISO container that are stacked on top of each other. This system produces 411 single and double units with floor areas of 25 and 50 m2 respectively. The combination of projections and recesses, access decks and bridges creates a differentiated outdoor space.
All the facades are made of corroded steel and glow in a powerful rust-red colour. In contrast to the later building phases, the prototype, the end building of “Johnny” block, consists of 20 modified high-cube freight containers. The three upper floors, which cantilever northwards, are swivelled 90° in relation to the other units.
The short ends of the containers and areas in the sides were cut open and fully glazed. Hollow steel sections mounted vertically on the fronts, beside the openings in the side walls and inside the double modules strengthen the stacked structure. The soffits and internal faces of the cantilevered containers were given additional stiffening.
All the facades are made of corroded steel and glow in a powerful rust-red colour. In contrast to the later building phases, the prototype, the end building of “Johnny” block, consists of 20 modified high-cube freight containers. The three upper floors, which cantilever northwards, are swivelled 90° in relation to the other units.
The short ends of the containers and areas in the sides were cut open and fully glazed. Hollow steel sections mounted vertically on the fronts, beside the openings in the side walls and inside the double modules strengthen the stacked structure. The soffits and internal faces of the cantilevered containers were given additional stiffening.