Black-and-white textile-reinforced concrete terrazzo for new Berlin subway station
Berlin’s new subway stations en route to the government district are also highly popular photographic backdrops. “Rotes Rathaus” station, e. g. offers a contrast of white column architecture, refined black terrazzo paneling and matte white flooring. With this façade in lightweight design, Beton und Naturstein Babelsberg has opened up a new field of application for this technology.
Early November 2020: closing the gap in Berlin’s subway line 5 between Alexanderplatz and Brandenburg Gate to the temporary Hauptbahnhof terminus. The 2.2-km long section crossing under the Spree river comprises three stations, each with a distinct architectural language: Rotes Rathaus, Museumsinsel, Unter den Linden. The cost will be about 600 million euros.
The station design by Berlin-based architect Oliver Collignon exudes the atmosphere of a “banquet hall” and was inspired by the medieval findings that came to light during the excavation of the subway line: remains of the gothic arches of...
