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Hotel Stadt Berlin
In 2005 Heike Klussmann dismantled and stored the facade of the Hotel Stadt Berlin on the Alexanderplatz (built 1967–70, later renamed the Forum Hotel, today the Park Inn). It will be reused, in the tradition of architectural spoils, in a new structure, together with the facades of the Haus des Lehrers, the Kaufhof and the Palast der Republik.
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Centrum Warenhaus/ Kaufhof Alexanderplatz Berlin
The facade of the Centrum Warenhaus (später Kaufhof) consisted of a total of 3,927 modules. Material: coated sheet aluminum. Each module consists of two halves screwed together. Shape and dimensions of all modules are the same (W 67.5 cm x H 205 cm x D 42.2 cm). Each module was offset from its neighbors and connected to them by a total of eight screws. Module dimensions: gross surface area (top) 0.29 m2, gross surface area (front) 1.38 m2, mounted surface area (including gaps) 1.96 m2, flattened surface area 2.03 m2, sheet thickness 0.002 m, material volume 0.00406 m3, average weight 11 kg (10.8–11.4 kg). Total weight of all modules: approximately 43.2 t. Calculated dimensions: facade height = n (modules) * 1.45 m + 0.6 m; facade width = n (modules) * 1.35 m; stack height (tolerance ±0) = n (modules) * 0.18 m + 0.253 m, e.g. for a stack of ten modules, height = 10 * 0.18 m + 0.253 m = 2.053 m
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Haus des Lehrers Berlin Alexanderplatz
In 2003 Heike Klussmann dismantled and stored the facade of the Haus des Lehrers on the Alexanderplatz (built 1962–64. It will be reused, in the tradition of architectural spoils, in a new structure, together with the facades of the Forum Hotel, the Kaufhof and the Palast der Republik.
spoils 1:100
Cardboard box containing cardboard facades from Berlin Alexanderplatz, 1:100 scale, dismantled and stored by Heike Klussmann