Reconversion des Brasseries Schultheiss

Residential complex

Transformation of the Schultheiss brewery into housing on 15 levels (49 units) with two basement and car park levels. medically assisted senior residence, restaurants, cultural and athletic facilities and loft flats.

The project, built on the site of a former brewery on the shore of Spandau Lake, is part of the new town of Wasserstadt Oberhavel, built around the lake. The latter earlier served as a location for industrial storage. The buildings dating from the late 19th century, which housed the brewery itself, are built in a neo-Renaissance style in a spirit of “façadism”.
The contemporary project begins with the creation of new public spaces – a home zone, alleys, a square open to the water – with design based on the history of the place.

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The architectural work, conducted in collaboration with the historic-preservation authorities, focused on the evolution of the décor of the façades and the possibility of deforming or reinterpreting them to suit new types of uses.
The new buildings, in brick or with light-coloured overlay, extend the historical volumes and affirm the residential function of this new urban ensemble.
The old building is occupied by a residence for seniors. A twenty-storey tower, intended for traditional housing, completes the ensemble. The complex also comprises restaurants, performance halls, a fitness centre and a medical facility for seniors.

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Delivery : 2001

Client
BBV Grundstücks-Entwicklungsgesellschaft

Architects
Reichen et Robert & Associés

In association with - co-contractor(s)
Construction architect: Frankk Friedric
Landscaping: WES+Partner
GEFA Ingenieure TGG-Team Görtz-Gabriel, HL-Technik
Design offices: von Rekowski+Partner

Area
8,142 m²

Project value
€7 M tax excluded, 2001 value

Photographs
© Sebastian Schobbert