Berlin Three | Atelier Katharina Große
One of the keystone projects of the Spring 2012 semester was a case study in the city of Berlin. My partners and I chose the private residence/studio of artist Katharina Große, designed by augustin und frank architekten, completed in 2007. The building anchors the corner of an historic industrial neighborhood, and is surrounded by established Prussian brick buildings. The site was once occupied by a tailor shop, on which the current building's foundation now rests; while the atelier itself hovers over the remaining exterior brick wall of the shop that stood there before.
While in Berlin we were able to make a site visit to the building that we had spent weeks modeling at 1:50 scale (photos after the break) and see it in its full glory. And my how glorious she was. Not only were we able to get a much more intimate viewing of the building we had studied so deeply; but we were also fortunate enough to meet Katharina Große herself! Unfortunately, we were not able to take a tour of the building, but she was gracious enough to come to the door and politely turn down our request.
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