Neighbourhood Service Centre Hellersdorfer Corso Berlin-Hellersdorf Neue Grottkauer Strasse Client: Objektgesellschaft Grottkauer Str. GbR Bilfinger + Berger PE GmbH Design: Arch. Axel Schulz 1996 - 1998 Floor space 16,466 sq m Cubic volume 65,659 cb m Realization and detailed project-planning New construction of a neighbourhood service centre, built from precast reinforced concrete units, located in a modernized area of industrialized domestic housing (namely large panel constructions). There are parking lots in the basement, retail space along the shopping arcade on the ground floor, and medical services and leisure amenities on the first floor. The second floor allows for office space and encircles the inner courtyard. An eye-catching element of the building is the small advertising tower, which is - analogical to the main front - entirely covered by aluminium sheets. Extensive glass fronts, light as well as strong colours take away all the bulkiness of the building. Especially the mixture of the different purpose zones required a considerable amount of planning and a great effort in realization, as medical services and leisure facilities (e.g. bowling alleys) had to be projected side by side, without interfering with one another.