Design/Completion 1981/1985 Berlin, Germany Hauert Noack, GmbH & Company 50,000 square feet Concrete frame Stucco and metal panels This apartment block is intended not only to help meet the pressing need for housing in Berlin, but also to commemorate the events that have taken place around the site. This project is designed for social (low-income) housing on a corner site in Berlin, located on the block adjacent to the former Berlin Wall and Checkpoint Charlie. It is the first phase of a two- or three-phase project which will eventually cover the entire block. The design, in addition to meeting the very restrictive functional and financial requirements for social housing in Berlin, responds in a unique way to two general architectural problems: context and symbolism.