Reclaiming Hostile Ground | Berlin, Germany | Unit 21 | 2025

An investigation into how a historic site stained by fascism can both condemn that legacy and embrace another, raising the building above ground and treating it as hostile whilst simultaneously inviting the public to occupy the space and engage in performance. The design is for a music venue in Mitte, in the heart of Berlin, inspired by Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ tour that took place on the same grounds. The timber beams are intended to stretch out and flood the site, becoming an inhabitable surface for the neighbouring estate occupants, yet intruding visually on the government buildings nearby to mark the significance of the site.

Visual Outreach Extruding and rotating timber beams to create subtle and visually intrusive views of the building

Establishing Key Moments Drawing out the opportunities for connection between visitors of the building from different areas of occupancy

Floor Plans and Rendered Roof Plan

Section and East and West Elevations

Final Film