Refugium Beelitz

Conversion of a historic sanatorium into studio residences.

The Beelitz Refugium is located 30km South-West of Berlin. The project is an adapt-refurbishment of an abandoned and historically significant healthcare facility that was used primarily for the treatment of tuberculosis before the invention of anti-biotics. The buildings were later used as a Russian war hospital. The buildings are serene in their rural seclusion, yet remain close enough to commute easily to Berlin via local train service.

The buildings were in a poor state when we found them. Major interventions were therefore necessary to make the spaces usable again and to be able to offer attractive residential studios. However, it was important to us to leave the traces of history visible. A strategy was developed in close consultation with the conservation authorities to carefully transform the venerable rooms.

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Location
Beelitz-Heilstätten, Germany
Status
Completed in 2018

Client
KW-Development GmbH, Ideen für Orte GmbH

Team
Marc Schmit, Pascal Berger, Mengjia He, Ruth von Minckwitz, Rossella Marinozzi, Kathrin Starcke, Henning Ströh, Samantha Bruegger, Will Vachon

Historian
Bauforschung Dr. Andrea Sonnleitner

Restoration
Isensee & Schauß

Surveyor
Plan3D

Garden monument expert
Dr. Ewa Mayjewicz de Veer

Construction expert
Dipl.-Ing. Garrelt Hermanussen

Fire protection expert / Structural engineer
HMB Ingenieurgesellschaft für Tragwerksplanung mbH

Nature protection
Dr. Beatrix Wuntke

Photo credits
Andreas Schwarz

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The buildings were in a poor state when we found them. Major interventions were therefore necessary to make the spaces usable again and to be able to offer attractive residential studios.

3D laser scans of the buildings were produced as a basis for architectural planning and archiving as part of the preservation programme. This also provided an accurate digital base for future restoration and conservation work.

It was important to us to preserve the traces of history in order to honor the significance of these buildings' past.

The buildings were in a poor state when we found them. Major interventions were therefore necessary to make the spaces usable again and to be able to offer attractive residential studios.

3D laser scans of the buildings were produced as a basis for architectural planning and archiving as part of the preservation programme. This also provided an accurate digital base for future restoration and conservation work.

It was important to us to preserve the traces of history in order to honor the significance of these buildings' past.

The buildings were in a poor state when we found them. Major interventions were therefore necessary to make the spaces usable again and to be able to offer attractive residential studios.

3D laser scans of the buildings were produced as a basis for architectural planning and archiving as part of the preservation programme. This also provided an accurate digital base for future restoration and conservation work.

It was important to us to preserve the traces of history in order to honor the significance of these buildings' past.

The buildings were in a poor state when we found them. Major interventions were therefore necessary to make the spaces usable again and to be able to offer attractive residential studios.

3D laser scans of the buildings were produced as a basis for architectural planning and archiving as part of the preservation programme. This also provided an accurate digital base for future restoration and conservation work.

It was important to us to preserve the traces of history in order to honor the significance of these buildings' past.

The buildings were in a poor state when we found them. Major interventions were therefore necessary to make the spaces usable again and to be able to offer attractive residential studios.

3D laser scans of the buildings were produced as a basis for architectural planning and archiving as part of the preservation programme. This also provided an accurate digital base for future restoration and conservation work.

It was important to us to preserve the traces of history in order to honor the significance of these buildings' past.

The buildings were in a poor state when we found them. Major interventions were therefore necessary to make the spaces usable again and to be able to offer attractive residential studios.

3D laser scans of the buildings were produced as a basis for architectural planning and archiving as part of the preservation programme. This also provided an accurate digital base for future restoration and conservation work.

It was important to us to preserve the traces of history in order to honor the significance of these buildings' past.

The buildings were in a poor state when we found them. Major interventions were therefore necessary to make the spaces usable again and to be able to offer attractive residential studios.

3D laser scans of the buildings were produced as a basis for architectural planning and archiving as part of the preservation programme. This also provided an accurate digital base for future restoration and conservation work.

It was important to us to preserve the traces of history in order to honor the significance of these buildings' past.

The buildings were in a poor state when we found them. Major interventions were therefore necessary to make the spaces usable again and to be able to offer attractive residential studios.

3D laser scans of the buildings were produced as a basis for architectural planning and archiving as part of the preservation programme. This also provided an accurate digital base for future restoration and conservation work.

It was important to us to preserve the traces of history in order to honor the significance of these buildings' past.

The buildings were in a poor state when we found them. Major interventions were therefore necessary to make the spaces usable again and to be able to offer attractive residential studios.

3D laser scans of the buildings were produced as a basis for architectural planning and archiving as part of the preservation programme. This also provided an accurate digital base for future restoration and conservation work.

It was important to us to preserve the traces of history in order to honor the significance of these buildings' past.

The buildings were in a poor state when we found them. Major interventions were therefore necessary to make the spaces usable again and to be able to offer attractive residential studios.

3D laser scans of the buildings were produced as a basis for architectural planning and archiving as part of the preservation programme. This also provided an accurate digital base for future restoration and conservation work.

It was important to us to preserve the traces of history in order to honor the significance of these buildings' past.

The buildings were in a poor state when we found them. Major interventions were therefore necessary to make the spaces usable again and to be able to offer attractive residential studios.

3D laser scans of the buildings were produced as a basis for architectural planning and archiving as part of the preservation programme. This also provided an accurate digital base for future restoration and conservation work.

It was important to us to preserve the traces of history in order to honor the significance of these buildings' past.

The buildings were in a poor state when we found them. Major interventions were therefore necessary to make the spaces usable again and to be able to offer attractive residential studios.

3D laser scans of the buildings were produced as a basis for architectural planning and archiving as part of the preservation programme. This also provided an accurate digital base for future restoration and conservation work.

It was important to us to preserve the traces of history in order to honor the significance of these buildings' past.

The buildings were in a poor state when we found them. Major interventions were therefore necessary to make the spaces usable again and to be able to offer attractive residential studios.

3D laser scans of the buildings were produced as a basis for architectural planning and archiving as part of the preservation programme. This also provided an accurate digital base for future restoration and conservation work.

It was important to us to preserve the traces of history in order to honor the significance of these buildings' past.