Parish hall St. Paul
Energy-efficient refurbishment of a Schinkel building in Berlin-Mitte.
Berlin
2012 - 2016
LP 1 - 9
History
The parish hall is part of St. Paul's Church in Berlin-Wedding, which was built between 1832 and 1835 according to designs by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. This church was the third of four Schinkel suburban churches that were built on the outskirts of Berlin due to the growing population caused by industrialization. All of these churches follow a simple, rectangular floor plan.
The free-standing bell tower, added in 1889/90, is based on Italian campaniles. The church was not integrated into the surrounding residential ensemble until the parish hall was built in 1910, with the design of the parish hall making reference to the church.
Damage and previous modernizations
During the Second World War, the church in particular was severely damaged and was largely rebuilt true to the original in 1952. Only minor modernization work has been carried out on the parish hall over the years.
2012-2013
Package of measures 1
- Insulation of the fire wall and basement ceiling
- New heating system
- Refurbishment of the windows
- Implementation of fire protection requirements
2014-2016
Package of measures 2 and 3
- Installation of a tea kitchen and wheelchair-accessible WC on the first floor
- Redesign of the staircase and outdoor facilities in line with monument protection requirements
- Redesign of the community hall on the first floor
Since 2012, the parish hall has been modernized in several phases and renovated in line with its listed status in order to significantly reduce its heating energy requirements.
