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Multiple land-use through effective usage of subsurface dimension
by Frank van der Hoeven
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Friedrichstadt Passagen
Also situated in the heart of Berlin is a string of offices, shopping
and housing projects along the historical route of the Friedrichsstrasse.
Centrepiece forms the Friedrichtadts-passagen, built up out of three
dense cityblocks counting eight stories above ground.
The blocks are underneath connected by four commonly shared basements.
The use of underground space is resulting in a very dense land-use
and a high quality of urban space.
On the other hand, the relationship between above and underground
public space is lost by situating the arcades at the second basement
level. The only moment in time it becomes clear that these complexes
contain a impressive use of underground space is during the construction
phase.

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