EDGE East Side Berlin
EDGE East Side is a new symbol for the Berlin skyline that stands at a height of 142 metres, making it the tallest multi-storey building in the capital city. The project was constructed near Warsaw Bridge, approximately 2.5 km south-east of Alexanderplatz square and is used as Amazon’s German headquarters, hosting more than 3,400 employees.
A short film clip shows the impressive building from a distance.
New Berlin Landmark: Extremely Energy-Efficient Shell with a Modular Design
Werner Sobek was responsible both for the building’s facade and for planning various other aspects of the project that are of particular importance for its sustainability concept. Notable examples of the latter range from the use of circular economy products and VOC-free materials to the provision of first-class energy management.
The building is being certified in accordance with DGNB and WELL and aims to achieve the DGNB’s Platinum award, the organisation’s highest accolade.
Podcast “Konstruktiv” of the Chamber of Engineers Berlin about the project
Architecture
BIG CPH Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen (DK)
Aukett+Heese GmbH, Berlin (DE)
Planning time
2017 – 2021
Construction time
2019 – 2023
Services by Werner Sobek
- Facade engineering (WP 1.1 – 2.4 acc. to AHO 28)
- Structural engineering (for high-rise head steel construction)
- Height access engineering
- Building physics for the entire building (thermal protection and energy balance, building acoustics, room acoustics)
Project size
80,500 m²
Client
Della S.à.r.l./Luxemburg (LU)
Photography
Fred Wagner, Berlin (DE)
Nils Koenning
