First occupancy: Loft-like new development by Graft x Fantastic Frank with subtle colors, carefully selected materials, south-facing balcony and underground parking space

The highlights are:

• world-class architecture from the renowned architects Graft
• light-flooded office and residential building with only 2 available residential units
• interior design by Fantastic Frank with an emphasis on colors, materials, tactility and textures
• large, open living, dining and kitchen area with a diagonal line of sight to the south-facing balcony
• loft feeling thanks to exposed concrete walls and columns
• open, built-in fireplace
• many floor-to-ceiling windows
• all bedrooms situated towards the green lung of the inner courtyard
• elevator and optional underground parking space
• small, family-like community of owners with only around 10 units
• located in the middle of the city, next to the magnificent St. Elisabeth church and opposite the small Pappelplatz

INTERIOR
This apartment, especially the interior, was created in a collaboration between GRAFT and Fantastic Frank. Fantastic Frank set the tone in the composition of colors, materials, equipment and furniture in order to create an incomparable atmosphere.

A visible structure can be seen here in the form of columns. A 147 m² apartment was formed into a structural skeleton by means of massive partition walls, presented facade elements and light partition walls, the architectural concept of which is reminiscent of lofts in historical industrial buildings. The height of the rooms and the width, especially in the living / dining / kitchen area, including the concrete columns, create this feeling.

On 147 m² there are 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 storage room and a very large living / dining / kitchen area. A balcony extends the room optically via a glass facade element that extends from floor to the ceiling and can be opened halfway and ensures that light reaches deep into the interior of the premises.

Various triangular floor plan elements can also be found on the walls and create an individual, original, spatial structure. Following the originality of the space, functionality was implemented here evenly, by the various built-in wardrobes.

The interior design is of course spectacular, where the kitchen of the Italian cult brand Boffi stands out with its matt brushed stainless steel fronts and kitchen island in rust-colored marble. Next to it is the master bathroom with a similar attraction, namely the Balnea bathtub by Salvatori, which was milled from a complete block of marble. Matching hand-made wash basins, also made of marble, and of course washbasin fittings from Vola, the Danish manufacturer of elegant fittings par excellence.

In addition, of course, the supporting design elements such as exposed concrete on the walls and pillars and white leached 30 cm wide Douglas floorboards from Dinesen appear. 2 materials, gray and beige-white, which form the design framework of this residential unit and of course the glass facade. Ceilings and joists, smoothly plastered, were given color and the built-in, open fireplace in the living room became a colorful eye-catcher. Black-white-gray marble and smooth brushed stainless steel refer to each other in terms of color and surface, so that matt and glossy result in exciting contrasts.

The result is an apartment that exudes understated elegance, but also comes with cheerful elements. And that with a decidedly luxurious appearance, thanks to the appropriate selection of all manufacturers, which applies from lamps to fittings to kitchens, etc. Pure luxury, but with a lot of taste. Nevertheless, there is still plenty of room for your own accents.

Light-flooded, originally designed rooms, unusual materials and surfaces, these are the outstanding features that characterize this apartment and all of this in the middle of Berlin. Anyone who appreciates luxury with understatement will find the answer here.

OTHER

Below is an overview of the equipment that can be seen in the visualizations:

Kitchen

Floor: Dinesen Douglas fir treated with soap and lye, width 300 mm
Walls: Detale CPH in the color Concrete
Kitchen: Boffi in matt brushed stainless steel, kitchen island made of marble individually or modified together with Boffi
Oven, refrigerator and gas hob according to your own wishes (in consultation with the owners)
Fitting: Blanco

Living room
Floor: Dinesen Douglas fir treated with soap and lye, width 300 mm
Walls: Detale CPH in the color Concrete
Chimney: open, built-in chimney from Spartherm (Varia 3RLH 60 Premium)

Bathroom
Wash basin: individually made from Carrara marble
Fittings: Vola model 122x in polished chrome
Bathtub: Salvatori model "Balnea"
Bathtub faucet: Pawson for CP Hart, polished chrome
Mirror: custom-made
Luminaire: Flos, model "Mini Glo Ball"

Bedroom
Bed: handcrafted
Luminaire: Rich Brilliant Willing, "Chip" model
Carpet: Ogeborg

The equipment details listed above are optional extras and are not a must, the visualizations also show these additional extras, which only serve as an idea or as a suggestion for an expansion variant. The expansion takes place in coordination with the buyer and can therefore be individualized. The building description and the sampling provide information about the current construction standard.

Optionally, a parking space in the underground car park can be purchased for 75,000 euros.

EXTERIOR
At the corner of Invalidenstrasse and Ackerstrasse, the renowned architecture firm GRAFT, internationally known for its spectacular architecture, is realizing its latest project. A combination of work, living and cuisine is being created here in a six-story building. The new headquarters of GRAFT, which is to be located here, offers space for the architecture office as well as space for private living on the upper floors.

The property provided a kinked facade shape facing Invalidenstrasse and Ackerstrasse. The apartment has the advantage of facing Ackerstraße with the Pappelpark opposite. The glass facade testifies to the modernist aspirations of the architects.

The height of the building is based on the surrounding development. As a result, the dimensions of the architecture fit into the surroundings without wanting to deny that it was created in 2020/21. Following the example of Mies van der Rohe, for example, transparency plays an outstanding role. This naturally goes hand in hand with the incidence of light and solar radiation. Steel and glass in combination underline the references to the architecture of M. v. d. Rohe and Gropius, as they realized especially during their time in America.

The inner courtyard is also green so that you can enjoy a view of the green on both sides in the middle of Berlin. Anyone who loves classic-modern architecture and its translation into the present will get their money's worth here. Unusual because you hardly expect to live here. Spectacular in its strict adherence to an architectural philosophy that stands for contemporary technology and comes in a more objective design. Especially because it is seldom realized.

LOCATION
Central but still in the green - you can hardly live more ideally in Mitte. In the opposite Ackerstrasse, you can enjoy daily delicacies in the historic Markthalle VI(Ackerhalle), and those who prefer to be cooked for can go to Papà Pane di Sorrento - modern, honest Italian cuisine. If there is something to celebrate, famous Katz Orange is only a 3-minute walk away. Oh yes, and the best espresso can be found in the Röststätte and the most exciting vino selection (with small delicacies à la salmon from the Uckermark by Glut und Späne) is available in Vom Einfachen das Gute.

Those who enjoy sports can do so either with a run in or around the Volkspark (2 minutes away), or with a round of beach volleyball in the BeachMitte.

And if you want to get to the airport (38 minutes) or the main train station (7 minutes), you have excellent connections both publicly and by your own car or a large number of MobilitySharing companies right at your doorstep.