19th Century Berlin House Becomes Contemporary With Renovation

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Heritage house in its original 1844 look - Heritage house in its original 1844 look

Berlin house facade - Berlin house facade

Trendy white hardware - Trendy white hardware

Box sink - Box sink

Daylight changes the color of tile a bit - Daylight changes the color of tile a bit

Skylight in the shower makes for an outdoorsy feel - Skylight in the shower makes for an outdoorsy feel

Shower - Shower

Even the green-tiled bath has a featured brick wall - Even the green-tiled bath has a featured brick wall

All types of storage - All types of storage

Kids room has okenty of clever storage built into it - Kids room has okenty of clever storage built into it

Library wall - Library wall

Home office surrounded with storage - Home office surrounded with storage

Sliding pocket door opens up to a home office - Sliding pocket door opens up to a home office

Staircase storage - Staircase storage

Bedroom has the same exposed brick walls - Bedroom has the same exposed brick walls

Original walls and ceiling seem left intact - Original walls and ceiling seem left intact

Hallway, leading from the kitchen - Hallway, leading from the kitchen

Interesting lights are a great part of decor - Interesting lights are a great part of decor

Light wood steps go well with pink brick - Light wood steps go well with pink brick

Spacious dining area looks grand - Spacious dining area looks grand

View of hallway from the kitchen - asdfg Architekten.

An open living area adjoins it - An open living area adjoins it

Long lower cabinets replace the conventional kitchen design - Long lower cabinets replace the conventional kitchen design

The kitchen has an interesting layout protruding inside a wall - The kitchen has an interesting layout protruding inside a wall

Main room - Main room

19th Century Berlin House Becomes Contemporary With Renovation

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Heritage house in its original 1844 look

Daylight changes the color of tile a bit

Skylight in the shower makes for an outdoorsy feel

Even the green-tiled bath has a featured brick wall

Kids room has okenty of clever storage built into it

Sliding pocket door opens up to a home office

Bedroom has the same exposed brick walls

Original walls and ceiling seem left intact

Interesting lights are a great part of decor

Light wood steps go well with pink brick

Long lower cabinets replace the conventional kitchen design

The kitchen has an interesting layout protruding inside a wall

asdfg Architekten completed the renovation of a 19th century Berlin house in one of the most popular neighborhoods of the city. The challenge was to reconstruct the facade to look like the home’s original 1844 depiction, and replan the former police station and a workshop building for modern living.

After completion of the project, the house has an open layout for the main room with a kitchen, dining and living areas. Sleeping galleries separate from the rest of the house with sliding doors.

Keeping only one interior wall, the architects completely reshaped the inner workings of the building in close partnership with the clients themselves. The result is interesting and unexpected as most historical buildings with modern interiors tend to be.

Light pink brick stands exposed in the majority of rooms, creating the atmosphere of history and heritage. Narrow doorways feed the same vibe, but don’t keep the rooms dark. Numerous windows, including a few skylights, do a terrific job filling the house with daylight that bounces off white floors and design elements.

Unusual lighting makes for perfect accents in the busy brick-walled interiors. In the kitchen it takes form of half cut wine bottles, while above the staircase hangs an oblong soap bubble, or so it seems. (Photography by Michael Pfisterer)