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Entwurf • Design studio karhard, Berlin
Bauherr • Client Mandana Schindler
Standort • Location Bamberger Straße 32, Berlin
Foto: Robin Kater, Berlin
Nutzfläche • Floor space 170 m 2
Fotos • Photos Robert Rieger, Berlin
Mehr Infos auf Seite • More info on page 134
DERMATOLOGY PRACTICE
IN BERLIN-SCHÖNEBERG
High, stucco-decorated ceilings and hinged doors – the
elegance of old Berlin flats also gives surgeries a special
flair. For redesigning a dermatology praxis in Schöne-
berg, however, the large parlours were to be subdivided
into smaller areas. With solid installations and trendy
„Der Designprozess furniture against a soft-pink background, studio karhard
drehte sich um die richtige have revived the former art-deco grandezza.
Partitionierung der Räume.“
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studio karhard W ith its rich building stock from the early 20 century and nume-
rous green areas, Schöneberg – and in it above all the so-called
Bavarian district – ranks among the most attractive residential areas of
Berlin. Unlike in the socially challenged districts of the city, there is here
furthermore a relatively high density of medical specialists. Since just
recently, the dermatology practice of Dr Mandana Schindler has been
located in a 170 square-metre flat from the Wilhelminian era at Bam-
berger Straße as well. Already with just a few, space-defining interven-
tions, the Berlin planning team of studio karhard followed her request
for a re-organization of the flat that had already been used as a medical
practice before. Obliquely installed steel elements with structured gla-
zing now define a new reception- and waiting area in the front parlour
oriented towards the street. The rear treatment room oriented towards
the street has been newly designed with an internal access hallway and
a niche for blood sampling. Yet the solid steel profiles to not disturb the
distinguished spatial effect of the prestigious parlour. On the contrary:
they are respectfully arranged along the existing stucco rosettes,
middles of the walls and lintel heights and, with their material, produce
a contemporary counterpart to the delicate lines of the lead glazing in
the historic double-folding doors. The designers around Thomas Kar-
sten and Alexandra Erhard altogether skilfully play with cross connecti-
ons. The choice of materials and the detailed planning subtly take up
the main subject: different shades of flesh tones of the walls and textiles
merge into soft, bodily shapes due to the ribbed glass. The various de-
grees of fineness of all the surfaces – such as robust smooth leather for
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the furniture in the practice or gossamer Trevira as the curtain fabric
associate the large diversity of human skin textures. In the consulting
room, loosely entangled loops of a 3D-knitted visual and acoustic
screen remind of the successive loss of elasticity of our cells. The com-
plete image becomes appealing due to the bold addition of coral-colou-
red armchairs that, with their shape alone, remind of puckered lips – a
Grundriss • Floor plan clever eye-catcher on a pale-powdery complexion!
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