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17-07-26 // BOARD’S DESIGN FOR THE LUISENBLOCK IS EXHIBITED IN BERLIN

Central green lung as a connecting climate corridor with an expanded forecourt at the parliament building

BOARD’s entry for the international urban design competition for Luisenblock Ost II, including the extension of the German Parliament, is currently on display at the Ernst-Reuter-Haus in Berlin. The exhibition opened on 13 July and runs until 24 July 2026 in the foyer of the Ernst-Reuter-Haus, Straße des 17. Juni 112, 10623 Berlin.

For this strategically important site within Berlin’s parliamentary and government district, BOARD divided the site into three distinct areas with three complementary uses. A staggered composition of five buildings responds to noise and daylight, creating courtyards and sunlit terraces. At its heart, a central green lung forms a climate corridor, linking open spaces, pedestrian routes and the waterfront promenade with seating steps while establishing visual connections to the historic industrial building on the site and Berlin’s city centre.

Continuous riverside frontage along the River Spree with the parliament building at its centre
Three uses, five buildings
View from the central green lung with the circular citizens’ forum in the foreground