Haus des Verlages

Restoration of the original façade
Client: 
Tishman Speyer
Architect: 
gmp Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Country: 
Germany
City: 
Berlin
Completion: 
2020
Caption: 
gmp · Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner

The “Haus des Berliner Verlages“ (Berlin Publisher’s House), now “Pressehaus am Alexanderplatz”, was inaugurated 1973 as editorial headquarter for East German newspapers and magazines. As a 17-story high-rise with a footprint of approx. 100 x 15 m, it is part of the ensemble of central representative buildings in the capital of German Democratic Republic (GDR) and marks the western end of Karl-Marx-Allee. In 1995 the curtain wall façade was poorly repaired and major architectural parts were removed, leaving the original appearance hardly recognizable. In 2015 the building was listed for preservation as a historic monument. From 2016-2020, the building was refurbished in a “rough but sexy” way. The existing aluminum façade was repaired, the roof structure was replaced by a spacious terrace and the exterior louver structure was reconstructed in its original form. On ground and 1st floor new metal/glass façades were added with a representative entrance, retail and gastronomic facilities.

Projektnummer: 
0585