{"id":424881,"date":"2026-01-23T11:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/424881\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:24:17","slug":"berlin-apartment-designed-to-be-berghain-in-a-homely-context","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/424881\/","title":{"rendered":"Berlin apartment designed to be “Berghain in a homely context”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Glass bricks and stainless steel characterise this apartment<\/a> by Berghain designer Studio Karhard<\/a>, renovated to capture the mood of Berlin<\/a>‘s most famous nightclub.<\/p>\n

Set within a building in the city’s Kreuzberg neighbourhood, the home was designed as the “Berlin base” for an American couple.<\/p>\n

\"LivingBerghain designer Studio Karhard renovated this Berlin apartment in homage to the city’s famous nightclub<\/p>\n

When conceiving the interior, Thomas Karsten and\u00a0Alexandra Erhard of local practice Studio Karhard<\/a> drew on their 2003 experience of designing the interiors of Berghain<\/a> \u2013 the German capital’s renowned techno club set within a former power plant.<\/p>\n

“The apartment reflects the clear design language and material aesthetics of Berghain in a homely context,” Karsten and Erhard told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

\"GlassGlass brick features heavily throughout the home<\/p>\n

The duo reconfigured the layout to increase space and maximise light in the communal areas.<\/p>\n

A striking curved glass brick<\/a> wall anchors the central living space, which filters light between the entrance and the lounge area.<\/p>\n

“Glass blocks provide interesting effects and a semi-transparent feeling,” said the design duo.<\/p>\n

\"TerrazzoTerrazzo flooring was selected as “a high-quality, timeless accent”<\/p>\n

A crimson-red, low-slung sofa was built around the wall on a stainless steel<\/a> base that doubles as a side table at each end, while translucent petrol green glass coffee tables sit atop a velvety circular rug.<\/p>\n

Terrazzo<\/a> flooring was selected as “a high-quality, timeless accent that brings all the parts together”.<\/p>\n

“Throughout the apartment, the material selection is collage-like with a special focus on the haptic and atmospheric,” explained Karsten and Erhard.<\/p>\n

\"PowderSome rooms were deliberately designed to prioritise darkness<\/p>\n

The open-plan kitchen and dining space is also characterised by a glass brick wall, which gives way to floor-to-ceiling stainless steel cabinetry with untreated brass<\/a> alcoves.<\/p>\n

“Stainless steel emphasises the strict, functional appearance of industrial buildings,” said the designers.<\/p>\n

\"StudyOften on the go, the occupants store their statement silver suitcases in the study in between travels<\/p>\n

Other spaces were deliberately created to prioritise darkness, nodding to intimate corners of nightclubs. The all-metal powder room features a partially gridded ceiling, illuminated only by thin strip lighting above a brutalist-style sink.<\/p>\n

Karsten and Erhard said that they initially toyed with adding a smoke machine to the room as a playful ode to nightlife, but realised it would not be a practical choice for a second home.<\/p>\n

“A fog machine needs to operate regularly and requires a lot of maintenance,” they reflected.<\/p>\n

\"GleamingA gleaming black tub characterises the bathroom<\/p>\n

In the bedroom, matte black walls and charcoal-coloured bedding create an immersive cocoon. The same colour palette was selected for a small study where the occupants store their statement silver suitcases in between travels.<\/p>\n

The living space’s glass brick wall doubles as one of the walls of the bathroom, which features a gleaming black tub accented with built-in yellow lights.<\/p>\n

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Studio Karhard made a name for itself designing Berghain, and has continued to draw on the club’s creative legacy, including with a previous dental surgery<\/a> that was conceived like a “concept store or cool bar”.<\/p>\n

But the studio founders have worked across residential, retail and healthcare settings and emphasised that each project comes with a very distinctive set of requirements.<\/p>\n

\"BathroomStudio Karhard attaches “great importance to mood elements”<\/p>\n

“The goal is always to strengthen or defuse feelings with spatial design, such as euphoria in clubs or fear in medical practices,” they explained.<\/p>\n

“We attach great importance to mood elements such as acoustics and light, as they have a lasting influence on the emotional character of a room,” added Karsten and Erhard.<\/p>\n

“This results in spaces that function very atmospherically and appeal to the subconscious.”<\/p>\n

\"LivingThe studio made a name for itself designing Berghain, and has continued to draw on the club’s creative legacy<\/p>\n

Last year, local studio Batek Architekten designed another Berlin dental clinic<\/a> around an acrylic green glass cube to\u00a0give the space an “inviting, artful atmosphere”.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Robert Rieger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Project credits:<\/p>\n

Interior design: Studio Karhard
Lead architects: Thomas Karsten and Alexandra Erhard
Collaborators: Jannick Naumann, Lutz Knei\u00dfl, Meta Popp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Glass bricks and stainless steel characterise this apartment by Berghain designer Studio Karhard, renovated to capture the mood…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424882,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[6761,228,226,227,8198,229,88,6797,189400,6160,64879,66609,202301],"class_list":{"0":"post-424881","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-apartments","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-berlin","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-germany","16":"tag-glass-bricks","17":"tag-renovations","18":"tag-sectionall","19":"tag-sectioninteriors","20":"tag-studio-karhard"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}