David Kohn Architects has worked with Nord Studio to convert a listed residential interior in Berlin into a grand office for property developer Euroboden.
The offices occupy the principal floor of the Palais Eger ? an imposing Belle Époque courtyard block built in 1881 on Tempelhofer Ufer in the city's Kreuzberg neighbourhood.

A hallway leading to the salon similarly has elaborate painted timber wainscoting, frieze and ceiling.
"The rich variety of interiors, along with a distinctive tapering plan, is reminiscent of Sir John Soane's house museum in London which became a source of inspiration," said David Kohn Architects.
"At Tempelhofer Ufer, the design team have sought to echo Soane's blurring of lines between living and working space to create an air of productive domesticity and a clear departure from typical commercial interiors."
In each room, carefully-sourced contemporary furniture is arranged in the same way it would be in a formal nineteenth-century interior.
As well as office space, Euroboden needed its HQ to provide flexible spaces for hosting a wide variety of events.

When Palais Eger was originally built, it was created as a villa for a wealthy timber merchant.

Its grand rooms were used for hosting the merchant's customers, combining living with business.
Echoing its past as a mixed-use space, the reconfigured interior provides spaces for day-to-day desk-based work and meetings as well as public events and displays.

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