A reflective cube

As the name suggests, Cube Berlin is a cube-shaped office building with eleven storeys and a facade that reflects the hustle and bustle of the German capital.

CUBE BERLIN, BERLIN (DE)

Building owner: CA Immo, Germany

Architecture: 3XN Architects, Copenhagen (DK)

Completed: 2020

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Pluvia roof drainage system
Silent-db20 and PE drainage system

Berlin – a city in constant change. This is clearly illustrated by Cube Berlin – a stand-alone office building on Washingtonplatz with sides measuring 42.5 metres in length. The glass facade reflects the surroundings, which creates a varied and almost kaleidoscopic effect depending on the viewing angle. This is also made possible by the balconies integrated in the facade, which are drained using Geberit Pluvia. The drainage system guides the water away efficiently and inconspicuously.

Thanks to sustainable building management, the atmosphere inside the offices is always pleasant despite the glass facade.

Depending on your position and viewing angle, the facade of Cube Berlin offers a varied image of its surroundings.

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energy balance

The energy balance of the building is more than 25 percent below that prescribed by the German Energy Saving Ordinance.

Interacting with passers-by and the surroundings

Cube Berlin was designed by the architects at Danish firm 3XN. “We wanted to explore new ways for office buildings to enter into dialogue with the public space,” says Torben Østergaard, partner at 3XN. Inside the cube, the spectacular architecture continues and goes hand in hand with sustainable building management. The facade is part of a sophisticated energy management system based on energy shifting. Excess heat in one area of the building is converted into cooling in another. The energy balance of the building is more than 25 percent below that prescribed by the German Energy Saving Ordinance.