| City, Country | Berlin, Germany | |
| Year | 1994–1995 | |
| Client | Senat für Bau- und Wohnungswesen, Berlin | |
| Architect | schneider+schumacher | |
| Services | Structural Engineering | |
| Facts | Height: 23 m | Length: 60 m | |
| Awards | Grand Prix DDC Das beste Stück 2002 | Deutscher Stahlbaupreis 1996 | BDA-Preis Berlin 1996 | |
The temporary information box was built from June until October 1995 and located amid the major construction site Potsdamer Platz. It was planned as a centre to inform the public of the new developments in the heart of Berlin.
The 23 m high building was clad with red enamelled steel sheets and had glazed corners, allowing a view to the constantly changing construction site. The floor slab cantilevers 7m above the ground on concrete-filled steel tube columns with a diameter of 40 cm. The building structure remained nearly completely exposed, expressing the architectural concept.
Being designed for temporary use, the structure was carried out as a bolted steel structure. The exterior columns consisted of concrete-filled steel tube columns, the interior columns of concrete-filled composite columns.
