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BAR HOTEL RESTAURANT INNERE WERTE • INNER VALUES

Neuer Raum für kreative Zusammenarbeit im Dachgeschoss • New space for creative collaboration in the attic

Restaurierter Tanz- und Veranstaltungssaal im Erdgeschoss • Restored dance- and event hall on the ground floor Zeitlos-funktionaler Möbelbau im historischen Bestand • Timelessly functional furniture in a historic building

T he historic excursion destination Eierhäuschen has had its interior spruced up: important part of the Spreepark Art Space development concept and its initial project
With the completion of the renovation by DHL Architekten from Berlin, which was
.In terms of interior design, the challenge was to interpret monument preservation in
carried out in accordance with conservation and environmental standards, the interior a modern way. The Ei-12437-B restaurant, which serves modern German cuisine made
design has now also been renewed by Wiewiorra Studios. High-quality guest rooms from regional products, is complemented by a dance hall for events and a large beer
for artist-in-residence programmes have also been created under the historic roof. garden, which was also designed by Wiewiorra Studio.
The Eierhäuschen was constructed in 1891 on the banks of the Spree in the Pläntner-
wald forest according to plans by architect Karl Frobenius (1852–1932). This example Balancing act between monument preservation and zeitgeist
of Berlin’s summer-resort architecture has been listed since 1978. However, the history
of the site is even older. There is a description of a gatekeeper’s lodge where wood- Here, the interiors had to be restored in a colour scheme appropriate for the historic
workers, fishermen and walkers could buy drinks and boiled eggs – from then on, the building, using dark shades. The fact that the interior still appears bright and airy is due
place was simply called the Eierhäuschen (little egg house). After a fire in 1869, the to the new materials used: blond wood for the floors and furniture, shimmering golden
tenant rebuilt the restaurant as a half-timbered building, which became the property of brass for a custom-made counter. Contrary to the wishes of the historic preservation
the state of Berlin in 1876 and burned down again in 1890. Based on designs by Berlin authorities, the exhibition rooms of the Spreepark Art Space were not designed in the
architect Karl Frobenius, the third version of the Eierhäuschen, which still stands today, old colours, but entirely in white – in return, all the historic stucco reliefs were restored.
was built between 1891 and 1892. The charming brick building was still a popular The “neutralized” rooms can now be used as exhibition space. Guest artists live and
destination during the GDR era. Closed after reunification, the site, renamed Spreepark work on the upper floors. The spacious living areas for scholarship holders consist of
in the meantime, filed for bankruptcy in 2001. Like the Eierhäuschen, it became a “lost a work- and sleeping area and a bathroom. Wiewiorra Studio also designed flexib-
place”, overgrown with trees and bushes. Now back in the possession of the state of le elements for this: wooden furniture such as shelves, storage units, pin boards and
Berlin, the site has been continuously converted into a public park with site-specific coat racks are hung on rails attached to the long walls. They can be easily moved and
works of art by Grün Berlin since 2016. The restoration in line with conservation gui- exchanged as required. The attic houses a large multifunctional studio for communal
delines took several years because the site had been severely damaged by neglect use. All furniture and materials were selected according to public-building sustainability
and vandalism. The reopened Eierhäuschen is now an art gallery and restaurant, an criteria for a healthy, natural living- and working environment.

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