{"id":504531,"date":"2026-03-31T03:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/504531\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:23:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:23:18","slug":"arno-brandlhuber-adapted-this-brutalist-tower-for-the-live-work-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/504531\/","title":{"rendered":"Arno Brandlhuber adapted this brutalist tower for the live-work market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arno Brandlhuber is revered for transforming brutalist buildings into radical live-work spaces, and San Gimignano, in east <a href=\"https:\/\/thespaces.com\/tag\/berlin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Berlin<\/a>, cemented his reputation. The two slim industrial towers were built in the 1950s by the GDR to process graphite, and in their abandoned state reminded the architect of the medieval city of San Gimignano. The main, habitable tower stands 42.6 metres high, its raw concrete structure left exposed. Brandlhuber\u2019s practice b+ reworked the interiors between 2018 and 2021, and it now provides around 300sqm of internal space arranged vertically.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260218_keynote_san_gim_usi_Page_28_37b8369ab2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"931\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photography: \u00a9 Future Documenation, Daniel Vaysberg, Poeticwalls<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260218_keynote_san_gim_usi_Page_29_6d5c8363c7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"909\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photography: \u00a9 Future Documenation, Daniel Vaysberg, Poeticwalls<\/p>\n<p>An industrial hub reimagined for contemporary working and living, with its structure largely intact, the building retains its original mass and proportions. At ground level, a double-height workshop reaches up to 14m. Above, a series of smaller levels are fitted for office, archive and living use, with underfloor heating, integrated services and extensive power connections.<\/p>\n<p>Full-height openings bring light into the upper levels and frame views across the city, including towards Alexanderplatz. Two staggered roof terraces sit at 37.2m and 42.6m above ground.<\/p>\n<p>District heating, fibre internet and provision for an external lift are in place on the 960sqm plot, and current planning provisions offer additional development potential. The property is listed for sale for \u20ac1.7 million <a href=\"https:\/\/poeticwalls.com\/en\/properties\/San-Gimigniano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">with Poetic Walls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260218_keynote_san_gim_usi_Page_48_83d211340f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1494\" height=\"964\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photography: \u00a9 Future Documenation, Daniel Vaysberg, Poeticwalls<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_2026_03_10_at_10_30_39_2a482adba8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1650\" height=\"1068\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photography: \u00a9 Future Documenation, Daniel Vaysberg, Poeticwalls<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160635\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260218_keynote_san_gim_usi_Page_50_6e8e86317b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photography: \u00a9 Future Documenation, Daniel Vaysberg, Poeticwalls<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260218_keynote_san_gim_usi_Page_37_6c66ec6b7a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"940\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photography: \u00a9 Future Documenation, Daniel Vaysberg, Poeticwalls<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2106_san_gim_int_18_d_mc_2bccd7ec65.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1093\" height=\"768\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photography: \u00a9 Future Documenation, Daniel Vaysberg, Poeticwalls<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thespaces.com\/a-floating-roof-tops-this-off-grid-house-in-the-hunter-valley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read next: A floating roof tops this off-grid house in the Hunter Valley<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thespaces.com\/seven-design-led-homes-heating-up-the-lisbon-market\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seven design-led homes heating up the Lisbon market<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arno Brandlhuber is revered for transforming brutalist buildings into radical live-work spaces, and San Gimignano, in east Berlin,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":504532,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,8797,43661,1120,96,160289,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-504531","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-berlin","12":"tag-brutalism","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-german-property","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504531\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/504532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}