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Philosophical Institute of the Free University of Berlin

The philosophers of the Free University of Berlin, previously scattered across various buildings, were to be given a common home with this new building. The site is located opposite the humanities institutes on the edge of a traditional villa district, whose scale the new building had to reflect. At the same time, we faced the challenge of developing not just general office space for humanities departments, but a dedicated space for the core work of the Philosophy Institute. This offered—in contrast to typical university planning—the opportunity to balance the individual spatial interpretation of work processes with the continued flexibility of the building structure to allow for future modifications.

Philosophical Institute of the Free University of Berlin
© R. Friedrich

The philosophers of the Free University of Berlin, previously scattered across various buildings, were to be given a common home with this new building. The site is located opposite the humanities institutes on the edge of a traditional villa district, whose scale the new building had to reflect. At the same time, we faced the challenge of developing not just general office space for humanities departments, but a dedicated space for the core work of the Philosophy Institute. This offered—in contrast to typical university planning—the opportunity to balance the individual spatial interpretation of work processes with the continued flexibility of the building structure to allow for future modifications.

Architecture
Hinrich und Inken Baller
Location
Berlin (DE)

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Summary

Issue
02/1985 DETAIL 02/1985
Author
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Source
DETAIL
Location
Germany, Berlin
Year of construction
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Year of completion
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Architecture
Hinrich und Inken Baller

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Magazine
DETAIL 02/1985
Building type
University
Load bearing structure
Reinforced concrete

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