Charité CBF / Fraunhofer Institut

REsearch center H27

Over the coming years, the State of Berlin, Charité and Freie Universität Berlin will jointly invest €78 million in the research and laboratory renovation as well as the restoration of the Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology in Berlin-Lichterfelde in accordance with its status as a historic monument. Within the BC-BH, Charité, Freie Universität Berlin and other researchers are joining forces launch an international flagship project in the field of life sciences research. The aim is to investigate the so-called ‘Hallmarks of Health’ that promote positive health in a preventive manner. Approximately 3,500 square metres of floor space will be available for this purpose in the future. The Institute was designed and constructed between 1966 and 1974 by renowned architects Hermann Fehling and Daniel Gogel on behalf of Freie Universität Berlin. The building on Hindenburgdamm is classified as ‘Brutalist Concrete architecture’ (Beton Brut) and is listed as a historical building due to its significant contribution to organic and brutalist architecture in post-war modernism.
In order to enable state-of-the-art research, the building services and research areas are to be modernised. New spatial solutions are also required to create an innovation-promoting, interdisciplinary research platform. At the same time, sensitive handling of the historic building fabric is of great importance in the context of restoration in line with conservation guidelines.

The work is being carried out by the General Planning Team of HENKE + PARTNER in collaboration with specialists Wetzel & von Seht, Ernst2, guba+sgard Landscape architects and Graner IB.

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