Project location: Berlin, Germany

Nature of the project: new construction, renovation and decoration of cultural relics protection buildings

Construction unit: Ministry of Commerce of China

Design unit: snigula Architects, CZICC, Germany

Design and construction period: 2003-2005

Floor area: 4073 square meters

Construction area: 2780 square meters

Building structure: masonry structure

The project is for the new construction of the economic and commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy in Germany, the restoration and decoration of cultural relics protection buildings, of which Building 2, formerly known as Villa Kasbaum, is a Federal German cultural relics protection building, built in 1900, is a Schinkel neoclassical building in the region。The writer Hans Fallada (pseudonym Rudalf Dietzen) also moved in and wrote his great novel "Every Man Dies for Himself" here.。The building was once the East German State Guesthouse, a meeting place for East German politicians and upper-class intellectuals, and has very rich historical significance。

The renovation was designed by snigula Architects and CZICC，A large number of historical materials were consulted during the design process，Drawings and photos，To restore the original facade of the building as much as possible，Preserve the essence of neoclassical art in Building 2，And hope to give it a new architectural life in a new era。

CZICC construction staff gave full play to their expertise in the restoration and restoration of cultural relics, carefully constructed, and sought to restore the conservation buildings and realize the architect's design concept, and achieved very satisfactory results, which were praised by the owners and local heritage conservation authorities。