Kant-Garage
Kant-Garage, Berlin is an important example of inter-war automotive architecture
General information
TypeParking garage
LocationKantstrasse 126-127, Berlin, Germany
Opening1930
Technical details
Floor count5 (six storeys)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Hermann Zweigenthal (1904-1968), Richard Paulick (1903-1979)
DeveloperLouis Serlin
Other information
Parking300 automobiles

Kant-Garage, also known in German as Kant-Garagen-Palast (Kant Parking Palace), is a multi-storey car park on Kantstrasse in the Charlottenburg area of Berlin that opened in 1930.

The first multi-level parking garage in Berlin, and considered to be one of few existing examples of industrial Bauhaus architecture, it is registered as an historic building and is still used for car parking, although its future is in doubt.

Background and design

Kant-Garage was designed by architect Hermann Zweigenthal (also known as Hermann Herrey) and Richard Paulick in collaboration with entrepreneur and engineer Louis Serlin. The engineering of the design was the creation of the firm Lohmüller, Korschelt & Renker.[1] It is a six-storey garage with 300 parking spots, 200 of which were designed as boxes with steel doors to meet fire regulations. The back of the building is covered with a curtain wall.[1] The ramp-system of the garage – a double-helix ramp, also known as a double-spiral ramp – was the first of its kind in Germany. Today, it is considered unique as the oldest garage with this style of ramp in Europe, and the second oldest in the world.[1][2] The garage was registered as an historic monument in 1991, and is considered an important example of inter-war automotive architecture. Its future is uncertain as its owner has applied for it to be demolished.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kant Parking Garage". Architectuul. 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  2. ↑ René Hartmann (2013-08-01). "Abriss der Kant-Garage Ein Palast, der nach Abgasen duftet". In: Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  3. ↑ "Kant-Garagen: Auf Verschleiß gefahren | Kultur - Berliner Zeitung" (in German). Berliner-zeitung.de. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  4. ↑ "Kant-Garagenpalast". Berlin.de. Retrieved 2013-08-18.

External sources

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