Open spaces at the Akademie Jüdisches Museum Berlin

The sequence of squares at the Akademie Jüdisches Museum is developing in a hybrid urban context. On the one hand, the area surrounding the former market hall still resembles a "block interior". On the other hand, the opening gesture to the museum creates a strong spatial connection between the buildings on both sides of Lindenstrasse.

The spatial concept mainly addresses the connection between the museum and the academy with a calm and restrained arrangement of open spaces. Similar design principles and floor coverings connect the surroundings of the buildings and give the entire complex a common identity.



SQUARE FOLLOW WITH TREES

The group of new string trees positioned at the start of the square sequence creates a transparent caesura, a "green stepping stone" between the open spaces on both sides of the street, and forms a logical row with the existing trees. At the same time, a prominent area with a special atmosphere is created on the forecourt, into which the existing artwork is naturally integrated.



MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT

The necessary safety elements are not loaded with additional functions or meanings, but are inserted in as restrained a manner as possible. The security bollards, which are restrained in form and arrangement, convey a calm casualness, leave free space for the visual relationship between the buildings and thus become a natural open space element.

Simply shaped, unobtrusively positioned stone seating is provided at the edges of the square. They make use of the specific spatial situation and are largely set in relation to the main entrance to the academy.

The surfaces are paved in natural stone paving, the structure of which corresponds to the existing structures of the forecourt at the Kollegiengebäude. Due to the sawn surface, the material enables a high level of walking comfort and high load-bearing capacity from traffic. The relatively irregular laying allows the surface to be shaped flexibly. The square is drained via paved gutters with street inlets.

The square's lighting blends unobtrusively into the new urban ensemble and also allows the necessary security technology, such as cameras, to be integrated into the lighting columns.