柏林的25个单元的住宅楼是由一个建筑小组建造的，这个小组是由私人组成的社区，他们共同购买土地和建造大楼，这样就能够削减开发商的利润空间，并参与有关他们的空间和建筑的决策。

The 25-unit residential building in Berlin was built with a building group, a community of private individuals, who joined together for the purchase of land and construction of a building, this way being able to cut the developer’s profit margin and to participate in the decisions concerning their space and the building.

该结构由六座塔楼组成，外墙与周围的街道平行。这些塔楼在垂直和水平方向上重叠，楼层像手指一样交错。虽然它们的面积不同，但每个单元都由一个穿过建筑的双层高的空间组成，窗户同时面向公共街道和私人庭院。除了卫生间的围墙，没有内墙。因此，隐私或联系源于角落、水平和视线的组织。

The structure consists of six towers with facades parallel to the surrounding streets. The towers overlap vertically and horizontally, with floors interlaced like fingers. While they vary in square meters, each unit consists of one double-high space passing through the building, with windows facing both the public street and the private courtyard. Except for bathroom enclosures, there are no interior walls. Therefore, privacy or connection stems from the organization of corners, levels, and sight lines.

大多数公寓有四个相邻的邻居，在单元相互连接的地方，形成了较低高度的空间。重叠的部分可以属于任何一个相邻的公寓，为任何一个人或在房间之间创造房间。单元之间没有明确的界限，也没有走廊–因此，生活空间可以被视为一个连续体。因此，有可能有无限的方式来穿越建筑和合并单元。这种结构要求我们重新思考当前的社区定义。这样一来，整个建筑就有可能被打开，每个空间都与其他几个空间相连，允许居民选择何时、何事、与谁分享他们的生活。

Most apartments have four adjacent neighbors and, where the units interlink, lower-height spaces are formed. The overlap can belong to either adjoining apartment, creating rooms for either or in between rooms. There are no clear boundaries between units and no hallways–therefore, the living space can be seen and used as one continuum. As such, there are potentially infinite ways of traveling through the building and merging units. The structure calls for a rethinking of current definitions of community. In this way, the whole building has the potential to be opened, each space connected with several others, allowing residents to choose when, what, and with whom to share their lives.

该建筑并不强制要求同居或分享。相反，该结构的灵活性允许居民根据自己的需要创造私人和共享空间。居民被邀请重新协商他们与邻居之间的传统界限，并冒险为共同的兴趣打开新的公共空间。

The architecture does not enforce cohabitation or sharing. Instead, the structure’s flexibility allows residents to create private and shared spaces according to their needs. Residents are invited to renegotiate the traditional boundaries between themselves and their neighbors–and to venture into opening new public spaces for shared interests.

该建筑还努力与周围的社区互动。正前方的Kurfürsten大街，是柏林最古老、最独特的卖淫街之一。这个北部的暴露是响亮的，将建筑与城市的街道生活联系起来，同时也与南部的呆板、安静和绿色的花园形成鲜明的对比。建筑对这两个截然不同的生活方面做出了回应，将两边平等地开放和连接起来。街道成为房子的一部分，也是谈判的一部分，让任何在街道上的人不仅可以看到居民的生活，而且可以通过他们的空间看到另一边。

The building also strives to engage with the community around it. Directly in front, on Kurfürstenstrasse, is one of the oldest and most unique prostitution strips in Berlin. This northern exposure is loud and connects the building to the city’s street life, while also contrasting sharply with the staid, quiet, and green garden to the south. The architecture responds to these two drastically different aspects of life by opening up and connecting both sides equally. The street becomes part of the house and is part of the negotiation, allowing anyone on street level to look not just into the lives of residents, but literally through their spaces to the other side.

在一个类似的欢迎姿态中，塔楼的锯齿状排列打破了欧洲街区结构的不可逾越的墙，将公共和私人分开。Kufu 142的断线使边界变得模糊不清，创造了一个改变与街道关系的空间。

In a similarly welcoming gesture, the sawtooth arrangement of the towers breaks up the impenetrable wall of the European block structure that divides public from private. Kufu 142’s broken line makes the border blurry, creating a space that changes the relationship to the street.

一楼的两个大厅也将街道与花园连接起来，尽管花园面积不大，但为社区和他们的孩子提供了各种场所。共享的屋顶花园也提供了一个厨房和室外淋浴间。

The two lobbies on the ground floor also connect the street to the garden, which despite its small size provides various places for the community and their kids. The shared roof gardens offer a kitchen and outside showers as well.

Architects: June-14 Meyer-Grohbrügge & Chermayeff
Area : 3700 m²
Year : 2022
Photographs :Laurian Ghinitoiu
Lead Architects : Johanna Meyer-Grohbrügge, Sam Chermaeff
City : Berlin
Country : Germany