Location: Berlin
Category: Shell construction
Client: CA Immo Deutschland GmbH
Major contract in Berlin for AUGUST REINERS Bauunternehmung GmbH and WOLFF & MÜLLER Hoch- und Industriebau GmbH & Co. KG: The two construction companies have been commissioned by CA Immo as a joint venture (ARGE) to carry out all shell construction work for the Upbeat Berlin office tower. The Upbeat will form the northern prelude to Europacity on Heidestrasse as a highly visible solitary building.
Upbeat Berlin is spread over three building sections, the largest of which will be 82 meters high, from 5 to 11 to 19 floors. Vertically connected floors allow for rental spaces of different sizes up to 2,200 square meters. Whether single rooms, combination zones or open spaces, all contemporary office concepts can be realized. Thanks to the high proportion of glass in the façade and the floor-to-ceiling windows, daylight penetrates deep into the building.
In addition to the office space being created, an 800 m² lobby and a public restaurant are also planned on the first floor. The first floor will be a special floor for a conference center and a canteen. Floors five and eleven each have access to a large roof terrace with views over the district and the harbor basin. An underground parking garage with 140 parking spaces and 300 bicycle parking spaces is also planned.
Sustainability, connectivity and the well-being of the tenants have a high priority in the project. To achieve the ambitious sustainability targets for the Upbeat, CA Immo has commissioned the use of CO2-reduced concrete, which saves around 50 percent carbon dioxide in the floor slab area and around 30 percent in the other reinforced concrete components. The entire team coordinates its work using a virtual building model. The so-called BIM method makes it possible for the “construction” to take place digitally before the actual implementation takes place in order to control the construction processes as efficiently as possible. This allows the team to coordinate much better than with conventional 2D plans.
AUGUST REINERS has already worked closely with consortium partner WOLFF & MÜLLER in the past. In 2020, the two construction companies realized the “QH Spring” construction project in a joint venture, also in Europacity on Heidestrasse.