Red Info Box

Berlin, Germany
Photo © Jörg Hempel
Photo © Jörg Hempel
Photo © Jörg Hempel
Photo © Jörg Hempel
Photo © Jörg Hempel
Photo © Jörg Hempel
Photo © Jörg Hempel
Photo © Jörg Hempel
Architects
schneider+schumacher
Location
Berlin, Germany
Year
1995

The commission for the Info Box was the outcome of an invited competition in 1994. The aim was to design a building which would reflect the worldwide interest in the building activities on Potsdamer Platz in the recently re-united Berlin.

The red box was concise and easily identified, hovering on stilts above the surrounding chaos, at the time the largest construction site in Europe. It was a simple yet powerful gesture. In October 1995 the red Info-Box opened and in very short time attracted a large audience, welcoming its four millionth visitor in February 1998. In January 2001 this temporary building was disassembled according to plan.

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