Herzog & de Meuron
Competition
2016
Project
2016-

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Process

Competition Panels

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On-Site

In 2025, the topping-out ceremony for berlin modern took place, marking the completion of the structural works, including the walls and roof trusses.

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In 2023, the two-story deep basement was completed, which will eventually accommodate the expansive art storage and exhibition spaces.

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Timelapse Video from 2019 – 2025

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Drawings

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Team

Project Team
Yasmin Kherad (Project Director, Associate)
Tobias Amme (Project Manager)
Mark Bax (Project Manager)
Roman Aebi (Workshop)
Farhad Ahmad
Grace Allen
Evgenia Angelaki
Shayan Bahluli Zamani
Michal Baurycza (Visualizations)
Mikolaj Bazaczek (Design Technologies)
Frédéric Beaupère (Design Technologies)
Gilda Bélorgey
Anna Bijak
Jonathan Caron
Maria Christou
Massimo Corradi
Simon Davis
Clemens Delheid
Philipp Dittus
Robert Dobrowolski
Götz Eberding
Paul Feeney
Florian Frank
Daniel GarcĂ­a Moreno
Stefan Goeddertz
Alexandre Gonin
Giovanni Guccini
Nertos Gutiérrez Rivas
Fabiola Guzman-Rivera
Michael Ho
Amelie Hummel
Jonas Käckenmester
Vasileios Kalisperakis
Hamit Kaplan
Mark Kaul
Elisabeth Klein
Isabelle Kling
Martin KnĂĽsel (Associate)
Adi Krainer
Carla Krehl
Camille Lanier
Sahng O Lee (Design Technologies)
Jan-Christoph Lindert (Associate)
Gia My Long (Design Technologies)
Nicholas Lyons (Associate)
Janos Magyar
Ramy Maher
Donald Mak (Associate)
Lukas Manz
Anna Masilge
Javier Muel Campo
Bodo Neuss
Alexa NĂĽrnberger (Associate)
Jorge Picas
Justyna Poplawska
Holger Rasch (Design Technologies)
Steffen Riegas (Design Technologies)
Boris Rieger
Ria Roberg
Christoph Röttinger (Associate)
Ruven Rotzinger
Raoul Ruoff
Vera Schmidt
Roland Schreiber
GĂĽnter Schwob (Workshop)
Elena Sigge-Sievers
Iva Smrke (Associate)
Laura Stargala
Nadine Stecklina
Christian Uhl
Aleksandar Vukanovic
Benedict Wahlbrink
Allison Weiler
Isabell Weisshuhn
Annabell Wolf
Rouven WĂĽrfel
Kai Zang
Lucija Zaninovic
Dorian Zank-Bach
Marco ZĂĽrn

Facts

Client
Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz
Planning
Project Architect: Herzog & de Meuron Basel Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
Landscape Architect: Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Executive Architect: BAL Bauplanungs GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Structural Engineering: Werner Sobek Stuttgart AG, Stuttgart, Germany
HVAC Engineering: Happold, IngenieurbĂĽro GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Specialist / Consulting
Building Physics Consulting: MĂĽller-BBM GmbH, Planegg, Germany
Fire Protection Consulting: HHP West, Beratende Ingenieure GmbH, Hannover, Germany
Lighting Consulting: Kardorff Ingenieure, Lichtplanung GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Other: Baur Planung, M. Johannes Baur, Munich, Germany
Other: albert.ing, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Civil Engineering: Arcadis Germany GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
Vertical Circulation Consulting: Drees & Sommer Advanced Building Systems, Stuttgart, Germany
Surveyor: Ingenieursozietät Rek & Wieck, Berlin, Germany
Sustainability Consulting: ee concept GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
Traffic Consulting: Schlothauer & Wauer GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Other: Frauke-Elisabeth Schmidt
Contractors
Building Pit Excavation: WTM Engineers, Hamburg, Germany
Security Systems: DGI Bauwerk, Berlin, Germany
Security Systems: VON ZUR MĂśHLEN'SCHE GmbH, Bonn, Germany
Building Data
Site Area: 109'791 sqft, 10'200 sqm
Gross floor area (GFA): 368'986 sqft, 34'280 sqm
Net floor area: 292'778 sqft, 27'200 sqm
Number of levels: 3
Footprint: 82'882 sqft, 7'700 sqm
Length: 393 ft, 120 m
Width: 232 ft, 71 m
Height: 59 ft, 18 m
Gross volume (GV): 7'009'967 cbft, 198'500 cbm
Links
SPK

Bibliography

Boris Schade-Bünsow, Kaye Geipel, Jacques Herzog: “Mies, Scharoun, Herzog & de Meuron.”
In: Boris Schade-BĂĽnsow (Ed.). Bauwelt. Das Land, die Zukunft Vol. No. 8, Berlin, Bauverlag BV GmbH, 14.04.2020. pp. 10-13.

Jacques Herzog, Udo Kittelmann, Swantje Karich: “Auf dem Weg in die Gegenwart.” Jacques Herzog und Udo Kittelmann wollen in Berlin eine neue Art des Museums erfinden. Das teure Projekt hat viele Feinde. Zum ersten Mal stellen sich Architekt und Museumskurator der Kritik.
In: Johannes Boie (Ed.). Welt am Sonntag. Vol. No. 45, Berlin, Axel Springer AG, 10.11.2019. p. 55.

“Herzog & de Meuron.”
In: Luis Fernández-Galiano (Ed.). Arquitectura Viva Proyectos. Vol. No. 089, Madrid, Arquitectura Viva SL, 2018. pp. 6-7.

Location

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