Renovation and adaptation Site and date: Berlin, 2025 Client: Live Nation “Alizé” will be performed at the Theatre am Potsdamer Platz in late 2025. This unique new show by Cirque du Soleil blends the stage and the auditorium into a new world. Visitors are invited […]
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Opernhaus der Zukunft Düsseldorf
Competition Site and date: Düsseldorf, 2025 Client: Stadt Düsseldorf (competition) The Forum, a gathering place, is open to everyone, regardless of background or purpose, and fosters a vibrant exchange of ideas and culture. From the Forum, visitors can access the building’s other spaces, including the […]
New Museum of Architecture & Design at Helsinki
Competition Site and date: Helsinki, 2024 Customer: Helsinki city (competition) For the year 2024, the city of Helsinki announced an architectural competition for a project with a very ambitious goal: the revitalisation and upgrading of the historic harbour area. The architectural programme is that of […]
Neues Theater im Staatenhaus
New construction (not realised) Site and date: Cologne, 2021-2023 Customer: Mehr+BB Entertainment The idea of building a new theatre next to Cologne’s historic Staatenhaus, a neoclassical building from the early 20th century, has been around for several years. The final proposal consists of a design […]
Moulin Rouge im Musical Dome Köln
Renovation and adaptation Site and date: Cologne, 2021 Customer: Mehr+BB Entertainment A successful new show premiered in the foyer of the Musical Dome in Cologne after the pandemic. This required the transformation of a huge, totally industrial and originally ephemeral space into an attractive and […]
VIP Lounge im Musical Dome Köln
Renovation • Site and date: Cologne, 2021 • Customer: Mehr+BB Entertainment In the Theater am Rhein, next to the cathedral, right next to the main train station in Cologne, it was proposed to convert the restaurant into an exquisite lounge, as previous step to adapt […]
Wollenbergerstrasse 2, Berlin
Renovation and Extension Site und date: Berlin, 2021 Client: Sokol Sadiku At the corner of Marzahner Straße and Wollenberger Straße in the Lichtenberg district of Berlin, a formal GDR-era building is being converted for office and commercial use and expanded with a large-scale new structure […]
Bad Mergentheim Grundschule
Competition Site and date: Bad Mergentheim, 2021 Customer: Bad Mergentheim The circular school building forms a landmark in the “Aue” school center and acts as a connecting link between the existing diverse educational offerings, from kindergarten to high school. A sense of belonging and security […]
Theatercampus am Wiesendamm
Renovation and adaptation Site and date: Hamburg, 2017-2020 Client: Sprinkenhof GmbH The halls of the former Heidenreich & Harbeck machine factory, built between 1917 and 1935, are being converted into a new center for young performing arts by Sprinkenhof GmbH on behalf of the City […]
Landhaus im Havelland
Renovation and new construction Site and date: Havelland, 2019 Customer: Private person The renovation of this house in a rural area of Brandenburg was almost complete. The changes, including the large windows, have given the whole house an industrial character and a beautiful view of […]
„Harry Potter“ Lounge
Renovation and new construction Site and date: Hamburg, 2019 Customer: Mehr+BB Entertainment In adapting the Mehr Theatre at Hamburg’s Grossmarkt for the Harry Potter show, it was necessary to create an exclusive, separate lounge to convey the magic and charisma of the show’s theme. After […]
„Harry Potter“ im Mehr! Theater
Adaptation and new construction Site and date: Hamburg, 2018 Customer: Mehr+BB Entertainment After the successful project of the new multifunctional hall at Hamburg’s Grossmarkt, it was decided to create a show that would revolutionise the musical scene in Hamburg: the musical Harry Potter and the […]
Franshaus
New construction • Site and date: Madrid, 2017 • Customer: Frans Dikmans (self-promotion) There is now a camouflaged holiday home in the forests of Madrid. A building hidden in nature, clad with stones from the quarries of Madrid. The light penetrates through simple but strategically […]
Wohnprojekt Greifswald
Renovation and new construction Site and date: Greifswald, 2016-2017 Client: Objektgesellschaft Eldena The conversion of the training building of the former Royal State and Agricultural Academy Eldena in Greifswald into residential space, including a courtyard-side extension, revealed remarkable details and original construction principles. The careful […]
Druzhba Theater
Moscow, 2015, study, client: Dmitri Bogachev The Druzhba Multipurpose Arena is a formally expressive, historical indoor arena in Moscow, Russia, part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex, where we conducted a study to repurpose the building for theater use. We proposed orienting the theater diagonally in […]
Mehr! Theater am Großmarkt
Hamburg, 2012–2015, planning and realization, client: Mehr! Entertainment
The Mehr! Theater am Grossmarkt, a multipurpose venue situated inside Hamburg’s historic wholesale market for fruits, vegetables and flowers, offers new, diverse possibilities for public gatherings. […]
Puschkinallee 50, Berlin
Planning Site and date: Berlin, 2012 Client: Private The four-storey residential building is planned on a green area at the top of Treptower Park. The size of the building volume is based on the neighboring villa development at the transition between the Berlin districts of […]
Bar Manolo
Renovation and adaptation Site and date: 2010, Berlin Client: Privat “Wunderbar”; The challenge is to create an authentic Spanish bar with Spanish-style hospitality. A one-person operation, primarily for daytime use, featuring a kitchen for reheating food, a bar counter, and just a few seats—this was […]
Volksschule Mariagrün Competition
Competition Site and date: Graz, 2010 Client: Stadt Graz The Mariagrün Elementary School is organized around a central atrium that connects classrooms, learning areas, specialized rooms, and the gymnasium, serving as the focal point of the building. Arranged around the atrium, the learning spaces […]
Szczecin Opera
Szczecin, Poland, 2009, study, in cooperation with Daniel Jo Krüger and Tristan Lannuzel, client: Stage Craft
This one-of-a-kind, multi-use opera house is intended to serve as a temporary venue for the Szczecin Opera during the renovation of the city’s historic opera house. […]
Reformschule Charlottenburg
Renovation and adaptation Site and date: Berlin, 2009 Client: Bezirksamt Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Berlin Movie “Space is the Third Teacher” by Reinhardt Kahl Task – Performance Phase 1: Gathering the Foundations (Photos, plans, video, history, dimensions, program, problem statement, proposed solutions, level of difficulty) We visited the […]
Villa Drakestraße
Renovation and adaptation Site and date: Berlin, 2008-2009 Client: Private After this property on Drakestraße in the noble Lichterfelde-West district of Berlin had been used as a nursing home, we were able to remove all additions and highlight the original structure. The spacious historic villa, […]
BlueMax Theater
Berlin, 2007, planning, client: Stage Entertainment
The BlueMax Theater, situated inside a repurposed 3D cinema at Potsdamer Platz, is equipped with 600 seats, a fixed stage, a substage and a technical grid. […]
MK5
Dresden, 2007, competition, client: W3 Immobilien Stuttgart
In response to a competition opening up new possibilities for the Dresden Philharmonic and Staatsoperette, the MK5 combines both institutions within one complex. […]
New Theater
Hamburg, 2006, study, client: Stage Entertainment
Expanding the existing Stage Theater im Hafen, this project’s first phase adds 1,800 seats, with the second phase adding an entirely new music hall for 5,000 to 8,000 visitors. […]
Villa Fransreich
Competition Site and date: 2006 Client: Privat An “off-the-cuff” design developed during a one-weekend competition in the hilly countryside of southern France for a villa with an artist’s studio and a separate guest apartment resulted in this elongated building complex. A high, all-encompassing roof on […]
Kehrwieder Theater
Hamburg, 2005, planning and realization
Housed in a listed building in Hamburg’s Speicherstadt, the Kehrwieder Theater offers table and balcony seating. […]
Olympia Theater
Munich, 2003–2005, planning, client: Stage Entertainment
The ‘Radstation’ velodrome, situated inside Munich’s Olympiapark, is transformed into a 2,150-seat musical theater. […]
Admiralspalast
Berlin, 2003–2005, German planning phases 1–5, client: Admiralspalast Berlin & Co. KG
After the Metropol-Theater closed its doors in 1996, it was acquired by the Arena Group, who reconceptualized the theater based on its unique history. […]
Kindergarten
Berlin, 2004–2005, planning and realization, client: Reinfelder Schule Senat Berlin
Reuse of a sports lounge into a multi-use kindergarten. […]