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Christian Kerez

Bahrain Pavilion Expo 2020 . Dubai

Christian Kerez . photos: © Maxime Delvaux

The pavilion in Dubai consists of a hall with a floorplan area of ​​900 m2 and a height of about 23 m. Columns and beams ordinarily articulate architectural space horizontally and vertically, but here the columns spread out unfathomably in all directions. They penetrate walls and ceiling, and end outside the building. The placement of the windows and the window reveals in the thin perimeter planes is a pure consequence of the geometrical arrangement of the columns. Continue reading Christian Kerez

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Brandlhuber+ . Kerez . Muck Petzet

Spreestudios . Berlin

Brandlhuber+ . Kerez . Muck Petzet . Spreestudios . Berlin afasia (1)

Brandlhuber+ . Christian Kerez . Muck Petzet Architekten . renders: © bloomimages

The commercial building is part of an ensemble with new and converted studio and office spaces in Berlin-Lichtenberg, situated on the banks of the river Spree. Between the 1920s and the 1940s, the site was the location of Berlin’s largest outdoor swimming pool, featuring water warmed with waste heat from the nearby Klingenberg thermal power station. Later on, the customs authority of the GDR was based there until 1990. Continue reading Brandlhuber+ . Kerez . Muck Petzet