Radical Aesthetics

The Axel Springer New Building is an extension of the Axel Springer publishing house located in Berlin’s Newspaper Quarter, designed primarily to accommodate new media and start-ups.

Officially opened in October 2020, the new building stands as a new landmark in Berlin. Not only visually striking, but also technologically advanced, the highlight is the atrium façade spanning up to 45 metres freely. This steel-glass construction is a steel superstructure for free-form surfaces with cladding, developed by GIG and tested according to EN standards for curtain walls.

The atrium façade covers an area of approximately 3,200 square metres. GIG designed a steel-glass construction that was largely prefabricated, using a total of 275 tons of steel.