The longest remaining section of the Berlin Wall ends at Stralauer Platz in Berlin-Friedrichshain, between the Ostbahnhof train station and the northern bank of the Spree. Two new high-rise buildings with residential and hotel use have been built in the immediate vicinity of the “East Side Gallery”, with a design that incorporates the special listed surroundings.
An eight-storey L-shaped structure connects to Stralauer Platz with its long side (building 1), which houses a hotel with around 300 rooms. The other angle of the building (building 2) contains apartments that face the park on the property and the Spree, as do the apartments in the twelve-storey freestanding building with an inner courtyard (building 3). The buildings contain a total of around 310 apartments.
The load-bearing structures of the buildings are made of reinforced concrete. In buildings 1 and 3, wall panels over several
floors. This creates open areas on the ground floor and first floor, allowing an unobstructed view and generous access from Stralauer Platz to the banks of the Spree. The complex also includes a single-storey underground car park (building 4). The entire facility is planned according to the KfW Efficiency House Standard 70.
