Residential Berlin Dahlem
Residential Berlin Dahlem
Residential Berlin Dahlem
Residential Berlin Dahlem
Residential Berlin Dahlem
Residential Berlin Dahlem
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Residential Berlin Dahlem
Residential Berlin Dahlem
Residential Berlin Dahlem
Residential Berlin Dahlem

Residential Berlin Dahlem

Housing | Berlin-Dahlem



The building project for the villa was a strange taboo in the post-war architecture of Berlin. It was Julius Posener who re-established a feel for the villas of Muthesius in the budding architects, highlighted the English influence and the significance of country houses in the style of Schinkel for the second important development phase, represented by Peter Behrens, Bruno Paul and the early Mies van der Rohe.

This seems to us an almost inevitable starting point for design discussions on the villa. A modest and precisely organised Cubist architecture was what we were aiming for, a monolithic quality which in this aspect can only be created with plaster. The building faces the street with a slightly protruding avant-corps, whilst the simultaneous inlet to the garden creates a concave gesture, as if the house is absorbing the garden. Particularly significant aspects are the tower-like roofs, pavilions for the children’s rooms accessible from the first floor each by a separate staircase. This special feature, together with the central staircase lobby, defines the typological structure of the villa. Opposite the two-storey opulent »public« hall with fireplace and glazed skylight, there is a conscious intimacy to the residential areas in their layout and décor and they are tailored to the needs and wishes of the family.

At the same time a range of ambiences were created, emphasised by the use of very different materials and contrasting colours. so the hall is characterised by coarse-grained terrazzo flooring in bright colours combined with oak wall panels and staircase, the garden room by a pattern of large blue-grey and white marble slabs combined with a gold-ornamented, powder blue wall hanging, whilst the dining room is dominated by heavy red curtains and furniture covers with floral patterns, combined with built-in mahogany cabinets.

In the library in particular the cabinetmaking skill is of the highest standard: the beautifully structured and delicately outlined wall shelving with cut glass easily bears comparison with the library fittings of the 1920s. In any case the ambience of the house and its interior rooms would be unthinkable without craftsmanship conforming to the highest standards. This applies equally to the traditional three-layer exterior plaster on rear-ventilated facing formwork and to the delicate leaded windows of the ground floor, to the well-executed natural stonework and the extraordinarily accurate brass constructions and of course particularly to the excellent cabinetmaking work which includes almost all the furniture.
Branch:Prof. Hans Kollhoff Generalplanungs GmbH
Project Manager:Michael Roth
Client:Privat
Project Address:Im Schwarzen Grund
Berlin-Dahlem
Germany
Timerange:1997-2000
Work Phases:1-9
Construction Sum: 4.5 Mio. €
FAR:1500 m2
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