{"id":26655,"date":"2022-04-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/2022\/04\/14\/cube-berlin\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T11:58:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T09:58:35","slug":"cube-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/en\/2022\/04\/14\/cube-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Cube Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>An office building, a new public space, a state-of-the-art smart building: Cube Berlin houses cutting-edge workspaces in the heart of Berlin<\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-162600 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/07_090_Cube_Berlin_037_H-1.jpg\" alt=\"cube-berlin.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"799\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A 24-hour time lapse of the Cube Berlin fa\u00e7ade makes it clear how the building reflects the city, the skyline, the changing lights and sky<\/strong>, in a succession of fragmented reflections. <strong>Designed by Danish studio<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/3xn.com\">3XN<\/a><\/strong>, Cube Berlin is a <strong>cubic volume with sides of 42.5 meters with sloping triangular surfaces that break up the uniformity of the fa\u00e7ades<\/strong>, located in one of Berlin&#8217;s main squares. The result is an intersection of prisms, with fa\u00e7ades that change appearance depending on the light reflecting off them. The building is an integral part of the Europacity master plan and is located near the city&#8217;s main train station, the Reichstag, Tiergarten park and the chancellery.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-162606 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/07_090_Cube_Berlin_004_H-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"cube-berlin.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1249\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cube Berlin occupies an area of 19,500 square meters and is distributed over 10 floors<\/strong>; the various levels house flexible offices, a supermarket on the ground floor, and a large rooftop terrace.<\/p>\n<p>Among the objectives of the project is also the entertainment of citizens, who find in the Cube squares and meeting places. In this way, Cube Berlin becomes a catalyst for social experiences, both inside and outside.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-162608 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/07_090_Cube_Berlin_050_H-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1898\" height=\"2560\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Cube Berlin: a smart panoramic building<\/h3>\n<p>The rooftop terrace is ideal for breaks and enjoying beautiful views of the city. Now more than ever, flexibility within workspaces is a necessity, and the <strong>architects have organized the spaces around a central core. In this way, separate units can be joined through common atriums<\/strong>. Defined as one of the smartest buildings in Europe, <strong>Cube Berlin allows people to interact through an app<\/strong> that encourages everyone to behave sustainably.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-162617 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/07_090_Cube_Berlin_137_H-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"cube-berlin.jpg\" width=\"2537\" height=\"2560\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The app allows people to interact with their workspaces, controlling access, heating or cooling<\/strong>; they can also manage workstation reservations and parking, electric car\/bike charging and more. The \u201cdigital brain\u201d stores all the information and, in this way, building and users learn from each other, improving overall efficiency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Discover the<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/en\/2021\/12\/10\/the-uae-pavilion-at-expo-2020-dubai\/\">UAE Pavilion<\/a><\/strong><strong> at EXPO 2020 Dubai<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-162619 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/07_090_Cube_Berlin_154_H-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2550\" height=\"2560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The building&#8217;s fully glazed facade is highly energy efficient; the &#8220;skin&#8221; is osmotic and a film applied to the outer glass captures energy from the outside. <strong>All of these features have earned the building the Gold DGNB (Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Nachhaltiges Bauen) certification<\/strong>. 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