Administrative buildings

1.  Total urban architectural concept

A concept is proposed which, whilst creating a street space, structures the development in clear and differentiated units depending on their utilisation and location on the site.

The development area is subdivided into 4 zones.

A) Telekom area

The branch office area is the focal point of the entire complex, and is aligned towards the intersection of Warnowallee and St.-Petersburger-Strasse.  The new Telekom branch provides a striking conclusion to the existing heterogeneous ensemble through the creation of a square and by its rounded form.

By concentrating the building mass at the intersection and selecting a comb-like solution which allows much of the office area to be orientated towards the open space, it has been possible to retain sites for other marketable properties along St.-Petersburger-Strasse which can be used for purposes appropriate to their street-side location.

B) St.-Petersburger-Strasse

The areas acquired as a result of concentrating the building mass are to be used for structures arranged like individual houses along the street.

Thus, without compromising links with the site’s urban environment, the result is distinctive units on different scales, which contrast sympathetically with the neighbouring properties from before and after reunification.

This goes hand in hand with the creation of small marketable and rentable units (min. approx. 125 m²), whose size allows flexible use appropriate to their location, thus enabling them to retain their marketability.

They are structured in a way as to create optimum conditions for them to be split up and to develop individual profiles.

C) Trondheimer Strasse/Trellebergstrasse

The type of construction proposed for this area is of a building typology which does not preclude future developments, but would favour administrative and residential uses (12 m building depth).

This specification is important, because the development diagonally adjoins the open space overlooked by the Telekom branch.  DIY stores and supermarkets or similar building types should be avoided.

What is proposed is a subdivision into smaller plots, which would be suitable for a mixed residential and office development.

Residential use will not be compromised by noise emissions, as the apartments would be aligned towards the open space in the west, there are adjoining commercial premises, and the site is located at some distance from the Rostock-Warnemünde traffic corridor.

D) Warnowallee

Construction to the east of Warnowallee completes the open area to the north.  This area is designated for purely commercial use appropriate to the site, with relatively large units.  

2.  The complex as a whole

The individual components of the urban development form a block-like but non-monolithic structure, which is subdivided into clear, suitably-proportioned units which are fit for purpose.

It faces onto an open green space incorporating the desired footpath connection to the urban railway, which is spatially dovetailed with the open space adjoining the buildings.

This zoning creates a valuable differentiation between public, semi-public and private areas.  This definition of public areas is accentuated topographically by the bank on the courtyard side.

3.  Telekom branch

The new Telekom branch, shaped like the segment of a circle and facing the intersection of Warnowallee and St.-Petersburger-Strasse, provides a striking conclusion to the development.

In structural terms too, the building contour interacts with the neighbouring development (setting off the prefabricated slab architecture to be found in Warnowallee).

The form of the building, like the structure of a town, provides a high degree of essential self-containedness and identifiability (own address), which is also very important when it comes to marketability.

Opting for a radial comb system and orientating these wings towards the open space, on which they open out, creates an excellent workplace environment.

Partly in consequence of the need to secure the potential for future rentability and marketability, a generously proportioned entrance area has been situated off the square, with individual access to all of the wings.

Voids have been located as antechambers to the individual office wings, which are to be rented out and marketed separately, for purposes of clarity and identification.

Presentation and conference rooms are to adjoin the entrance hall on the ground floor; these can also be rented out to third parties.