architecture meets coffee shop in Berlin

This year we renovated the light-flooded Café Tiergarten in Berlin’s Hansaviertel, in a building known as the Schwedenhaus — originally part of the 1957 Interbau, designed by the Swedish architects Fritz Jaenecke and Sten Samuelson.

To honor the architects of the surrounding buildings, we furnished the café with pieces that relate to their work — like tables by Alvar Aalto, chairs by Egon Eiermann, and a Le Corbusier LC6 table in the back.

The floor is made of kautschuk rubber (Nora brand)—a material often used in mid-century public architecture. The lighting fixtures are kinda special: if you can guess the designer, I’ll be impressed.

What do you think, did we do the historic context of the Interbau justice?

Full disclosure: This is the café we run. If you’re ever in Berlin and interested in architecture, feel welcome to drop by.