KALLE NEUKÖLLN — Pioneering use for obsolete building types: parking garage becomes XXL creative garage

New Work
Retail
Profitable utilization concept through revitalization: The revitalization concept for the former department store and garage building on Karl-Marx-Straße collages the old with the new: Instead of demolishing the department store, which is over 50 years old and now looks out of time, it is transformed into a modern food hall and opened up for contemporary usage concepts. In cooperation with SODA GROUP.
LOCATION
Berlin, Neukölln
SIZE
35,000 sqm gross floor area
INVESTMENT VOLUME
120 million euros
USAGE
Office, Supply, Hospitality
IN DEVELOPMENT
2025
CUSTOMER
Maruhn Real Estate/ K101
Programming
Business Development
Concept Architecture
Identity Building & Branding
The product concept Community Place was applied to Kalle Neukölln in order to create a vibrant neighbourhood centre. The product methodology was based on identity building & branding, object planning and communication media. With a clear identity, well-thought-out architecture and effective communication, an attractive, versatile location was developed.
Product development & architecture
Revitalization of a historic department store building and the associated parking garage into a novel working environment, gastronomic attraction and integration into the neighborhood.








corporate design
Development of an identity that combines local history with contemporary usage expectations.



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