With the “integrated workshop process”, KOOP5 has developed a new planning format based on dialog, openness and collaboration. Residents, planners, process participants and interested parties worked together to develop the urban design for the Haus der Statistik - as the basis for the development plan and the cooperative development of the neighborhood.
The process set new standards in planning culture: instead of closed expert discussions, the focus here was on open processes, diverse participation and continuous exchange. Planners, residents, process controllers and interested parties discussed together, developed ideas and helped shape the future of the neighborhood.
Through this close dialog, the planning teams repeatedly received concrete feedback from the urban community - feedback that made a decisive contribution to the quality of the design.
After four intensive months, the planning consortium Teleinternetcafe (Berlin) and Treibhaus Landschaftsarchitektur (Hamburg) came out on top with their design. The resulting area program still forms the basis of the district's development today:
Area program at a glance
- Conversion of the existing buildings
approx. 35,500 m² for administrative use (buildings B, C, D and a proportion of building A)
approx. 9,500 m² for art, culture, social affairs and education (building A) - New construction of living space along Berolinastr.
approx. 25,000 m² for 290 affordable apartments (50% WBS-subsidized) - 3 experimental houses inside the quarter
approx. 15,000 m² for culture, education, sustainable business and inclusive forms of living - Town hall of the future on Otto-Braun-Straße
approx. 25,000 m² for the new Mitte district office building - Construction period
Renovation of existing buildings: 2022 - 2025/2026
New buildings (including preparatory construction measures): 2024 - 2033
