David Kohn Architects and Nord Studio have won a competition to design a residential block in Berlin with a zig-zag profiled facade.
London-based David Kohn Architects and Berlin-based Nord Studio collaborated on a design for Lützowufer Berlin, which draws inspiration from the links between German and British architectural culture.
The 75-home apartment block, for developer Euroboden, will be seven storeys tall. Its defining features will be a facade of angular bay windows forming a zig-zag profile, clad in terracotta tiles and pressed metal panels. A grouping of three large bays will mark the building's communal entryway.

"The project has allowed us to explore issues that have long preoccupied us: making generous domestic interiors, ensuring delight in shared spaces is plentiful and contributing to the wider city," architect and founder David Kohn told Dezeen. "Having been so inspired by the immediate surroundings, we hope that the project will do justice to such a remarkable location."
Positioned near industrial buildings from the 19th century and postmodern housing, the development is designed to respond sensitively to its context.

Another reference the design team drew upon was architect Herman Muthesius's 1905 publication Das Englische Haus, which explored the typologies peculiar to English homes, such as bay windows, particular silhouettes and inglenooks (recessed corners for chimneys).
Many of the apartments will have open fireplaces, while ...