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The acclaimed urban litter in the government district - Axel Schultes' "Band of the covenant" - will be congenial to the east of the River Spree completed. Competition between the brittle book "Luisenblock" have chosen the little-known architect and Kusus Kusus for themselves. This lays the foundation for the development of the town plan is in place, of the neglected area between Schiffbauerdamm under "Luisenblock" is a massive construction site: seven blocks with 80 000 to 100 000 square meters of gross built here. The Bundestag is building "reserve land" - as they are being used, it is not clear. Kusus but also proposes the construction of apartments, restaurants and cafes and offices. In short, a whole quarter results with squares, facing South, with wide paths through the blocks.
The decision to Kusus Kusus and also distinguishes the jury. Peter Ostendorff, responsible to the Senate for the competition, reported by two different approaches in the 24 drafts "were considered in greater depth." The group have had the tape of the covenant on the block structure of the Luisenstraße bill, which sought other a creative degree. Kusus Kusus and draw a half-ellipse, and thus take the form of Schulte Chancellor garden at the other, on the western end of the strip. This opens the form but also by the strong block geometry and creates a place. "Organic" refers Ostendorff the forms, which are nestled in the curving topography, along the light rail viaduct, for example, or on the Spree. Also why is the Federal Ministry of the "important milestone in the development of the government district" speech, said State Engelbert Daldrup. And Senate Baudirektorin Regula Lüscher praises the fact that the listed buildings had been built and convincing "and was still a" harmonious and successful completion of significant east of the strip of the Covenant ".
The bond of the covenant was designed in 1992 by Axel Schultes and Charlotte Frank. It is 900 meters long and now consists of the Chancellery, the Paul-Loebe-Haus and Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus. Originally, it was up to the S-Bahnhof Friedrichstrasse enough. By
Kusus Draft ends a few blocks before.
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