Charles de PicciottoArchitekt BDA


Bahnhof Zoo, Berlin

Like the majority of Germany’s historic railway stations, Berlin’s landmarked Bahnhof Zoo station has a central hall. When ICE trains were introduced in the 1980s, these halls ceased to provide the desired comfort in terms of shelter from the weather. To remedy this situation, a platform roof design was developed for Zoo mainline station in tune with historic preservation concerns and technical guidelines for railway stations, yet which still articulates its own architectural vision.

  • de Picciotto und Steinwender Architekten:

    Expertise for platform roofing

  • Design:

    Charles de Picciotto, Jörg Steinwender

  • Civil engineers:

    Buro Happold, London

  • Client:

    Deutsche Bahn AG

  • GFA:

    3,000 qm

  • Volume:

    6,000,000 Euro

  • Period:

    1998

  • Renderings:

    Karsten Trabitzsch, Hamburg