FISCHER & PARTNER/POLYCON

Glass fiber concrete façade for Motel One in Berlin

Alexanderplatz in Berlin is one of the most important tourist attractions of the German capital. Its therefore not surprising that this area is also of interest to hotels – nor that the Motel One hotel chain opened its largest location there. The hotel is 60 m high, has 19 floors and offers around 25,000 m2 of space. The building accommodates restaurants, shops, and offices on its ground and first upper floors. The floors above accommodate 708 rooms and public spaces for Motel One. The project was designed by the firm of GFB Alvarez & Schepers in Berlin.

To ensure that the hotel does justice to...

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