Germany – Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services – Neubau Wohnhochhaus im Dragoner Areal - Baufeld Mitte

The Dragoner Area and adjacent plots in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin are being developed as an urban quarter named Rathausblock in a model Public-Civic-Partnership project. A design for a community-oriented, mixed-use quarter with affordable housing, commercial space, as well as cultural and social uses, was developed by 2020 in a cooperative urban planning workshop process. Six cooperation partners have been involved in the development of the new quarter since mid-2018, sharing joint responsibility. As one of the cooperation partners and future owner of part of the plots, WBM Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Berlin-Mitte mbH is to realise the majority of the affordable housing.

The subject of this procedure is the realisation of the central residential tower as an important landmark of the new urban quarter, based on the agreed urban planning concept. This VgV procedure will award general planning services up to the approval planning stage (LP 1-4), the development of key details (LP 5 in parts) and the artistic supervision of construction (LP 8 in parts) (according to § 34 HOAI). To meet the participating actors' requirements for participation, quality and model character of the overall project, the tendering procedure will be expanded to a dialogic workshop procedure. The basis and urban planning parameters are described in the B-Plan 2-48, decision 09.09.2026. The B-Plan (see attachment) is based on the urban planning concept of the offices SMAQ (architecture and urban planning) and Man Made Land (open space planning) from April 2022 (see attachment).

Details of the plot, key data according to B-Plan Baufeld Mitte:

Plot area: approx. 1,610 m²

Permissible building boundaries: 22.10 m x 22.80 m

Permissible GF: 7,500 m²

Max. height: 84.9 m above NHN

Terrain: approx. 35.5 - 36.0 m above NHN

Due to the location within a protected overall monument with listed buildings, particular attention must be paid to the protection of the immediate surroundings (§10 Berliner Denkmalschutzgesetz). There are also guidelines from a design guide, some of which must be observed. The aim is to obtain functionally, aesthetically and architecturally high-quality designs for affordable housing in a high but still qualitative density. Cooperative collaboration is expected in this procedure in the sense of a transparent, participatory process within the framework of the community-oriented quarter. In total, apartments of various sizes in different housing types with a maximum of 7,500 m² of above-ground GF and an envisaged rental area of approx. 5,600 m² are to be realised. The start of construction for the high-rise building is planned for mid-2028. For approx. 50% of the number of apartments of all lots, the housing construction promotion of the State of Berlin is to be utilised. Since the apartments correspond to a uniform standard, the requirements of the housing promotion are to be met for all apartments, if possible.