In 1991 the city authorities opted for a conservative masterplan for the redevelopment of the devastated Potsdamer Platz quarter of Berlin (close to the former line of the Berlin Wall), rejecting more radical proposals including those initially submitted by RSHP.

1991年，柏林市政府为重建波茨坦广场（靠近柏林墙原址）选择了较为保守的总体规划，否决了包括RSHP最初提交的方案在内的更为激进的方案。

A further competition for the Daimler Chrysler site was won by Renzo Piano and Christoph Kohlbecker. RSHP was subsequently commissioned to design three buildings on the site with a total area of 57,800 m².

随后，伦佐·皮亚诺和克里斯托夫·科尔贝克赢得了戴姆勒克莱斯勒地块的竞标。RSHP受委托在该地块上设计三栋建筑，总面积达57,800平方米。

The brief stipulated that designs work within the context of the traditional Berlin square block, with buildings no more than nine storeys high formed around potentially oppressive internal courts. To one side, the buildings had to address an enclosed retail arcade raised several storeys above ground level. Working within these constraints, the practice was able to subtly subvert the municipal masterplan to produce buildings of strikingly contemporary appearance which, most significantly, utilised a low-energy servicing agenda.

设计要求规定，建筑必须符合柏林传统的方形街区格局，高度不超过九层，并围绕着可能略显压抑的内部庭院而建。建筑的一侧还需与一个高于地面数层的封闭式零售拱廊相协调。在这些限制条件下，RSHP巧妙地突破了市政总体规划，打造出外观极具现代感的建筑，更重要的是，他们采用了低能耗的配套设施。

The key to this strategy was the erosion of the blocks at their south-east corners to allow daylight to penetrate the central courts, which were turned into covered atria to illuminate interiors, and facilitate views out of the buildings. The atria are naturally ventilated throughout the year augmented in the winter with mechanical heating.

该策略的关键在于对建筑群东南角进行改造，使日光能够照射到中央庭院，并将这些庭院改造成带顶的中庭，从而照亮室内空间，并方便人们欣赏建筑外的景色。中庭全年自然通风，冬季则辅以机械供暖。

The two office buildings and one residential block were designed for natural ventilation throughout, with intensive research into the servicing programme partly funded by an European Union grant. As a result, it was estimated that energy consumption in the office buildings would be half that generated by a conventionally air-conditioned building.

两栋办公楼和一栋住宅楼均采用自然通风设计，并进行了深入的通风系统研究，部分资金来自欧盟拨款。据估计，这些办公楼的能耗仅为传统空调建筑的一半。

The façades of the buildings incorporated clear and opaque glass panels, solid areas of ceramic tile cladding, and external and internal blinds, a sophisticated mix which allowed the internal environment to be adjusted in response to the requirements of users. Visually striking, The practice’s contribution to the Potsdamer Platz development challenged conventional wisdom, producing a pioneering low-energy environment for business accommodation.

建筑立面采用了透明和不透明玻璃面板、大面积的瓷砖饰面以及内外百叶窗，这种巧妙的组合使得室内环境能够根据用户需求进行调节。该事务所为波茨坦广场开发项目做出的贡献不仅视觉效果惊艳，更挑战了传统观念，打造了一个开创性的低能耗商业办公环境。

业主：DaimlerChrysler Immobilien GmbH

Gross Floor Area：57 800 m²

Office Area：29,000 m²

Retail Area：12,500 m²

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