Reg.Nr. 88-D/22

Wittenbergplatz Underground Station foyer area, Berlin

Restoration of pre-WWI station. Restored between 1980 and 1983 in accordance with requirements for a listing building. Inclusion of modern details, necessary for its contemporary use as an underground station: workshops and kiosks have been incorporated architecturally into the ...
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Project details

Title:Wittenbergplatz Underground Station foyer area, Berlin
Entr. year: 1988
Result:Diploma
Country: Germany
Town: Berlin
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: industrial heritage
Former use:Underground Station foyer area
Actual use:Underground Station foyer area
Built: 20th century
Architect / Proj.leader: Wolf-Rüdiger Borchardt, Architect (Berlin - DE)
The Jury's citation: "Für die einfühlsame Restaurierung der Eingangshalle des aus dem frühen 20. Jahrhundert stammenden U-Bahnhofs Wittenbergplatz"
GPS:52°30'7.1"N 13°20'34.8"E

Description:
Restoration of pre-WWI station. Restored between 1980 and 1983 in accordance with requirements for a listing building. Inclusion of modern details, necessary for its contemporary use as an underground station: workshops and kiosks have been incorporated architecturally into the existing historic building fabric.