Zalando BHQ-Z Building, Berlin Modern Office Building Photos, German Interior Architecture
Zalando BHQ-Z Building in Berlin
28 Mar 2022
Architects: HENN
Location: Berlin, Germany

Renderings by HENN
Zalando BHQ-Z Building, Germany
HENN?s Zalando BHQ-Z Building is currently under construction in Berlin. BHQ-Z will complete HENN?s three-building headquarter complex for Zalando, one of Europe’s leading online platforms for fashion and lifestyle. The BHQ-X and O buildings were completed in 2019 and the BHQ-Z is scheduled for completion in 2023. The design declares the city?s identity as a global tech hub, while staying true to its Berlin roots.

The building?s z-shaped plan is a contemporary twist on the traditional Berliner block. The interior courtyard, normally a private space, playfully shifts to the perimeter of the site to create an inviting and dynamic street-frontage. The building?s courtyards appear as excavations from the building?s massing. Wrapped in highly-transparent glass, the building?s distinctive voids enter into a dialogue with the neighboring buildings and urban context.
Martin Henn, HENN Managing Director and Head of Design: ?The BHQ-Z Building is a next-generation work environment whose architecture completely dissolves the boundaries between fixed and collaborative workspaces, public and private, digital and physical. The office has become a true place of exchange.?
The two spiraling atriums organize the office physically and conceptually. The full...