Children’s Day-Care Centre in Berlin

Issue
11/2019 Natural Building Materials
Author
Sabine Drey
Source
DETAIL
Task
Expansion / Roof Extension
Location
Germany, Berlin
Architecture
MONO Architekten
In the group rooms a staircase leads up to the play gallery. The 40 mm fine clay render in soft pastel shades provides an ambiance that is warm, not only in visual terms. Integrated wall heating warms the surfaces on the ground floor.
© Gregor Schmidt
A Berlin Plattenbau (prefab concrete housing block) is truly far removed from the architectural ideas of anthroposophist Rudolf Steiner. Nevertheless, in Prenzlauer Berg a Waldorf school has been set up in one of these pragmatic buildings from the 1970s. But the day-care centre that won the competition for an addition to the existing building exudes the spirit of Steiner's lively...
In the group rooms a staircase leads up to the play gallery. The 40 mm fine clay render in soft pastel shades provides an ambiance that is warm, not only in visual terms. Integrated wall heating warms the surfaces on the ground floor.
© Gregor Schmidt