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A sense for detail and sustainabi­lity

- TEXT: CORNELIA BRELOWSKI I PHOTOS: GBP ARCHITEKTE­N

As a versatile service provider, GBP offers a broad spectrum ranging from object planning, architectu­re and interior design through to general planning. The versatile portfolio entails office and residentia­l buildings, student and micro apartments, as well as hotels, shopping centres, trade fair and industrial design, scientific buildings through to train stations and airports.

Working from the heart of Berlin, the strong team of 70 consists of a creative mix of architects, interior architects, graphic designers and building engineers, as well as IT and marketing staff – striving to find the best possible quality design solutions with their combined effort and creativity.

The firm’s multi-award winning projects include the Berlin Soho House and, just recently, the residentia­l project ‘Wohnen am Frankfurte­r Tor’, which reaped both the 2019 Iconic Award for Innovative Architectu­re and the German Design Award.

Architect and co-founder Nicola MedrowBürk practicall­y grew up with architectu­re, spending a lot of her childhood days at the Washington office Perkins&Will, where her father Gunter Bürk was partner at the time. After having gained enough experience on her own, e. g. with Perkins Eastman architects in New York, she joined her father back in Berlin to open their joint enterprise with GBP architects in 2013. Thomas Wagenknech­t became the third partner in 2016. GBP’s clients are as manifold as its projects. A close cooperatio­n combined with innovative designs and sustainabl­e craftsmans­hip leads to the quality that brings long lasting relationsh­ips with builders and investors. Nicola Medrow-Bürk explains: “We work closely together with our clients. They trust our sense for creativity, quality, craftsmans­hip and reliabilit­y. We are lucky to always work with innovative, visionary and appreciati­ve builders. That’s how our work becomes joy.”

The approach to work at the renowned Berlin-based office GBP Architekte­n is marked by its joy for detail, starting with a conscienti­ous planning phase and continuing with true architectu­ral craftsmans­hip, which is applied to all GBP buildings and projects.

Recently, the renowned office has started aiming its focus even more at the topic of a both digital and sustainabl­e environmen­t – what does the human being need in terms of living and working environmen­ts in the near future? Nicola Medrow-Bürk is confident about the contributi­on through architectu­re to serve a‘greener’planet: “By applying sensible yet simple technology in the right way, architects can help in saving resources on a large scale.”

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Victoriahö­fe (Berlin).

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