Daimler Chrysler

Richard Rogers Partnership

April 15, 2002 /Berlin, Germany

Richard Rogers Partnership has designed three of the buildings for Daimler Chrysler
in Berlin within the Potsdamer Platz Master Plan by the Renzo Piano Workshop.
The three buildings on Linkstrasse, comprise of two buildings for offices and retail,
and a third building with three levels of retail and 72 residential apartments.

The brief defined mixed use of office space, housing and retail, with the traditional
Berlin block plan of no more than 9 stories in height. and the facades featuring
terracotta block panels; the hall mark of the Renzo Piano plan. One of the main
objectives of the design was to create innovative, low-energy buildings with a highquality user comfort.
The completed buildings are striking expressions of the rise of an eco-architecture
on a grand urban scale.
/Kenneth Powell
The Master Plan proposed that the entrance for the offices be located at level 2 at a
height of 10 meters and for the housing at level 3 at a height of 13 meters. This
potential disadvantage was turned into one of the focal points of the design
emphasizing the vertical circulation by opening all three block. The spectacular
sequence of stairs to escalator and lifts provides a clear layout and a direct link
between entrance level and park for the office buildings.

The design opens up the South-East side of the blocks facing the park. This building
form allows light to penetrate into the courtyard, atrium and internal spaces. All the
offices and flats have a direct view over the park as well as a prestigious address
defined by the main entrance on Linkstrae.

Facts about Daimler Chrysler

Total Area:
57,800 m2
Architects:
Richard Rogers Partnership
Structural Engineers:
Design:
Ove Arup & Partners
Detail design:
Weiske & Partner GmbH
Detail design:
Knebel & Schumacher
Construction:
Schmidt-Reuter und Partner
Landscape Architect:
Krger & Mhrle
Contractor:
Mller Altvatter + C Barasel AG GmbH
Client:
Daimler Chrysler debis Immobilienmanagement