House of the SPORE Initiative – BERLIN
How can we bring nature and culture into harmony? Can we balance our ecosystem ethically and sustainably through our own actions? Such questions are addressed by the Spore Initiative with the specific goal of fostering critical dialogue between key protagonists from politics, society, and the arts. Based in Berlin-Neukoelln, the public philanthropic platform for multidisciplinary thinking aims to foster critical dialogue. The locally, regionally and internationally active artists, writers, activists and educators work together to develop a sustainable and empathetic paradigm of coexistence. The Spore building sees itself as a center for global Earthbound Projects committed to ecologically determined change.
“The Spore Initiative is a creative space for interconnection of people and nature and focuses on the themes of nature, sustainability, social justice and artistic creation.”
Project New construction of a center for global Earthbound Projects Project location Hermannstrasse 84-90, 12051 Berlin Client Schöpflin Stiftung Lörrach Architects AFF Architekten GmbH Gross floor area approx. 3,500 m² Construction costs Confidential Services SMV Project management Project term from 2018 to 2022 Responsible contact person at SMV Philipp Heydel and Jeanette Scholz (Associate Partner)
Directly on Hermannstrasse in Berlin-Neukoelln, together with the House of Non-Profit Journalism, a building ensemble is being created that mediates between the closed perimeter block development and the open space of the former St. Thomas churchyard. The two- to four-story building includes public uses (exhibition rooms, auditorium, project room, lounge, etc.), a café on the first floor, and seminar rooms, offices, and guest apartments on the upper floors. The basement will provide the necessary ancillary spaces.