Power stations and factories are seen as imposing evidence of Berlin's unprecedented industrialization in the 19th century. Today, though, technological developments have left them outdated and stripped them of their original purpose. At the beginning of the 21st century, Bewag, the Berlin energy provider that owns them, has set itself a twofold task: not just to maintain the buildings, but also to find new uses for them that are both economically viable and manageable. Two excellent examples, Steglitz Power Station and Scharnhorst Step-down Station, were looked at in cooperation with students from Berlin's Technical Polytechnic. The results were project studies that were innovative and particularly creative with high quality graphic planning. Both building complexes were designed by Hans Heinrich Muller, Bewag's chief architect between 1924 and 1930. This publication aims to illustrate the variety of possible reuse concepts and their actual realization potential, with the constant dual aim of preserving the historic buildings and finding an optimal economic use.
In this way, the book also contributes decisive suggestions for the discussion about the possibilities of re-using industrial architecture.
- ISBN10 3936314004
- ISBN13 9783936314007
- Publish Date 15 June 2002
- Publish Status Withdrawn
- Out of Print 8 September 2014
- Publish Country DE
- Imprint JOVIS Verlag
- Edition 1., Aufl.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 80
- Language English
- URL https://degruyter.com/isbn/9783936314007