WE PLAN YOUR PROJECT - HOLISTICALLY.
AS AN EXPERT TEAM OF ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS AND CERTIFIED EXPERTS IN SUSTAINABLE BUILDING (BAFA, KFW; DGNB), WE WORK WITH YOU TO SHAPE YOUR PROJECT VISION. IN COOPERATION WITH OUR STRONG NETWORK OF SPECIALIST PLANNERS AND SPECIALIZED REGIONAL COMPANIES, WE ALSO REALIZE COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION TASKS.
VISION
OUR ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS, INTERIORS AND ARCHITECTURAL ENSEMBLES, FROM CONSULTING AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION, LPH I-VIII. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT A PLANNED PROJECT OR WOULD YOU LIKE A FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION? CONTACT US HERE AND FIND OUT MORE!
TRANSFORMATION
WHETHER IT'S A NEW BUILDING OR A CONVERSION - FOR US, EVERY DESIGN IS ABOUT PLANNING AND BUILDING ON WHAT ALREADY EXISTS: IN THE CULTURAL CONTEXT, IN A REGIONAL TRADITION, IN AN URBAN SITUATION, IN THE MEMORY AND SOCIAL PRACTICE OF THE RESIDENTS AS WELL AS IN COMPLEX LEGAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE FRAGMENTS.
OUR TEAM
ERNST - OFFICE FOR ARCHITECTURE IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE IN THE FIELD OF TENSION BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE, SCIENCE AND ARTISTIC PRACTICE. OUR TEAM IS DIVERSE AND ENTHUSIASTIC - GET TO KNOW US. CURRENT PUBLICATIONS OF OUR WORK CAN BE FOUND AT RUBY PRESS (BERLIN MAPS) AND M BOOKS (REICHSTAGSZYKLUS - DEMOKRATIE BAUEN), AMONG OTHERS.
CEO, PROJECT MANAGEMENT: MSC. ETH ARCH / EEE, SEBASTIAN-FELIX ERNST
PROJECT LEADER ARCHITECTURE: MSC. ARCH ZSOLT GEDÖ, MSC. ARCH PAULA KANDZIA
PROJECT LEADER INTERIOR DESIGN: B.A. JOHANNES KAPP
PARTICIPATION: BSC. JOSHUA HENN, BSC. NIKE RÜHL, BSC. HANNAH PIELOW, BSC. IOSIF STAVARACHE
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL PREVIOUS EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND ENTHUSIASM: PATRICK KRÄMER, LOIC SIZORN, JOLENE LEE, JASON KANLISI, SEBASTIAN LABIS, FREYA KRÜGER, MOJAN KAVOSH, MARIE REICHMANN, MAITE RASCHILLÀ, ANTONIA FÜRST, JONATHAN STUMME, TOM FABER
BACKGROUND AND EDUCATION - THE FOUNDER
SEBASTIAN FELIX ERNST COMPLETED HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE AT THE TU BERLIN IN 2009 AND HIS MASTER'S DEGREE AT THE ETH ZURICH IN 2014 WITH A FREE TOPIC IN THE FIELD OF CHRIST UND GANTENBEIN. AFTER WORKING IN SEVERAL ESTABLISHED ARCHITECTURE FIRMS DURING HIS STUDIES, HE BEGAN WORKING AS A FREELANCER IN 2014 AND FOUNDED THE ARCHITECTURE COLLECTIVE FAKT WITH 3 PARTNERS. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY REALIZING SEVERAL OF HIS OWN PROJECTS, HE WAS REGISTERED AS A FREELANCE ARCHITECT WITH THE AK BERLIN IN 2019. IN 2019 HE FOUNDED ERNST. SINCE 2022 HE HAS BEEN A CERTIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPERT / BUILDING ENERGY CONSULTANT LICENSED BY THE BERLIN CHAMBER OF CRAFTS. IN ADDITION TO TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS AT THE FH ANHALT AND THE TU BRAUNSCHWEIG, HE HAS ALSO BEEN A RESEARCH ASSISTANT AT THE CHAIR OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN AT THE TU BERLIN SINCE 2020.
PARTNER INSTITUTIONS:
DEUTSCHE AKADEMIE VILLA MASSIMO (ROM - IT), CASA DI GOETHE (ROM - IT, MUSEUM UND KULTURZENTRUM), STADT MAGDEBURG, BDA BERLIN (VERBAND), MAXXI – MUSEO NAZIONALE DELLE ARTI DEL XXI SECOLO (MUSEUM, ROM - IT), BIBLIOTHECA HERTZIANA – MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR KUNSTGESCHICHTE (ROM - IT), KUNSTBEIRAT DES DEUTSCHEN BUNDESTAGES (BERLIN - D), RUBY PRESS (VERLAG, BERLIN - D), FORECAST FESTIVAL (MENTORING PROGRAM), M BOOKS (VERLAG, WEIMAR - D)
PROJECT PARTNERS:
CHRISTIAN LOSERT (KÜNSTLER, BERLIN - D), SABINE SCHO (KÜNSTLERIN), VON GROTE AUSSTELLUNGSGESTALTUNG (SZENOGRAFIE, BERLIN - D), ATELIER FANELSA (ARCHITEKT, BERLIN - D), FAKT (ARCHITEKTURBÜRO, BERLIN - D), JOM ARCHITEKTEN (ARCHITEKTURBÜRO, ZÜRICH - CH), SEDENO X WEICHSELSDORFER (ARCHITEKTURBÜRO, BERLIN - D), AHW PLANUNGSBERATUNG (FACHPLANER), NILS WADT (BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT), MAX KUWERTZ (WEB DESIGN), ENTIRE FRAMEWORK (WEBDEVELOPMENT), NICO FRITZENSCHAFT (FOTOGRAF), NOLTE GEHRKE PARTNERSCHAFT VON LANDSCHAFTSARCHITEKTEN MBB, WERKGEMEINSCHAFT KARLSRUHE FREIE ARCHITEKTEN STENGEL & SPEELMANNS PARTNERSCHAFT MBB
CLIENTS:
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK KROLL IMMOBILIEN GMBH, ROBERT-HAVEMANN-GESELLSCHAFT, PCM BERLIN GMBH, TECHNIKMUSEUM MAGDEBURG, BUNDESVEREINIGUNG DER DEUTSCHEN ARBEITGEBERVERBÄNDE E. V., ANTONSCHMITTLEIN CONSTRUCTION GMBH, KOFLER IMMOBILIEN GMBH, LL IMMOGRUND GMBH, BERLINOVO IMMOBILIEN GESELLSCHAFT MBH, RHG ROBERT HAVEMANN GESELLSCHAFT, AND MANY OTHER PRIVATE AND PROFESSIONAL CLIENTS FOR THE TRUST THEY HAVE PLACED IN US.
NEW CONSTRUCTION IN BERLIN AND BRANDENBURG
A NEW-BUILD PROJECT OFFERS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO TURN YOUR VISION INTO REALITY RIGHT FROM THE START. WE ACCOMPANY YOU FROM THE INITIAL IDEA TO THE FINISHED PROPERTY AND ENSURE THAT YOUR NEW BUILDING MEETS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF DESIGN, FUNCTIONALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY. OUR EXPERIENCED TEAM DEVELOPS CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT YOUR INDIVIDUAL WISHES AS WELL AS THE LATEST STANDARDS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY CONSTRUCTION. WE USE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS TO CREATE MODERN AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS THAT NOT ONLY LOOK GOOD, BUT ALSO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
EXTENSION AND RENOVATION
WHEN BUYING AN APARTMENT, A DETACHED HOUSE OR A LARGER PROPERTY, WE DRAW ON THE EXPERIENCE OF NUMEROUS PROJECTS TO REALIZE THE ADDITIONAL SPACE REQUIRED THROUGH AESTHETIC EXTENSIONS AND INTELLIGENT EXPANSIONS OF YOUR LIVING AND WORKING AREAS.
ENERGY CONSULTING AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
AS CERTIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPERTS (HWK CHAMBER OF CRAFTS BERLIN 2022), WE ADVISE AND SUPPORT YOU ON THE PATH TO AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDING. WITH THE HELP OF CERTIFIED, DIGITAL ANALYSIS PROGRAMS, WE CAN QUANTIFY AND EVALUATE THE USEFULNESS OF PLANNED STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS.
WE ALSO OFFER THE CREATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL REFURBISHMENT ROADMAP FOR LISTED PROPERTIES AND BUILDINGS THAT CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS A BUILDING SUBSTANCE WORTHY OF PRESERVATION. WE ARE ALSO HAPPY TO ASSIST WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND PAYMENT PROCESSING AND RECORDING OF THE RESPECTIVE CONSTRUCTION MEASURES, AS WELL AS COMMUNICATION WITH THE STATE INSTITUTIONS (BAFA / KFW). WE ARE HAPPY TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE TRANSFORMATION MEASURES DEVELOPED IN AN ISFP INTO A CONCRETE BUILDING MEASURE THAT CAN BE SUBSIDIZED. IN CONSULTATION WITH YOU, WE WILL COMPILE AND PREPARE THE NECESSARY APPLICATION DOCUMENTS. THE PLANNING IS SUBSIDIZED BY THE BAFA.
ROOF EXTENSIONS AND LOFT CONVERSIONS BERLIN
AS ONE OF THE LAST RESERVES OF SPACE, ATTICS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN FULLY DEVELOPED OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE LIVING SPACE CLOSE TO THE CITY CENTER. FASCINATING DREAM HOMES CAN BE REALIZED WITHOUT HAVING TO BUY AN ADDITIONAL PLOT OF LAND. WHETHER YOU ARE AN INVESTOR OR A PRIVATE OWNER, WE PLAN AND IMPLEMENT ROOF EXTENSIONS AND LOFT CONVERSIONS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE INTEGRATED INTO EXISTING STRUCTURES AND MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN TERMS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DESIGN.
INTERIOR DESIGN IN BERLIN
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP PLANNING AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN MANY SUCCESSFUL INTERIOR DESIGNS IN PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL CONTEXTS. WE ARE HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU WITH BOTH THE DESIGN AND THE IMPLEMENTATION, AND HELP YOU SELECT COLORS AND SURFACES WITH THE HELP OF OUR SAMPLE LIBRARY. THANKS TO OUR NETWORK OF MANUFACTURERS AND SPECIALIST DEALERS, WE CAN ALSO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT UNUSUAL REQUESTS WITH YOU, SUCH AS HAND-FORMED CLAY TILES OR ELABORATE LIME PLASTER WITH HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS.
PLANNING OF A PROPERTY UPGRADE
AND REFURBISHMENT IN THE BERLIN AND BRANDENBURG REGION - WE SEE REFURBISHMENT AS MORE THAN JUST MAINTENANCE - TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNER COMPANIES, WE CREATE SUSTAINABLE VALUE AND IMPROVE YOUR LIVING AND WORKING SPACES. WE REVITALIZE EXISTING BUILDINGS AND ENSURE FUTURE-ORIENTED USE THROUGH TAILOR-MADE SOLUTIONS THAT MEET YOUR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.
INITIAL SURVEY AND CONSULTATION
TOGETHER WITH YOU, WE RECORD DAMAGE AND ENERGY DEFICIENCIES AS WELL AS QUALITIES WORTH PRESERVING IN AN INITIAL AUDITING PROCESS. ON THE BASIS OF THE DATA COLLECTED, WE DEVELOP AN INDIVIDUAL REFURBISHMENT PLAN THAT IS TAILORED TO THE SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES. THE SCOPE RANGES FROM CAREFUL UPGRADING OF, FOR EXAMPLE, LISTED BUILDINGS OR BUILDINGS WORTHY OF PRESERVATION TO THE RADICAL CORE REFURBISHMENT OF A BUILDING FROM THE UNCOVERED SHELL.
RENOVATION TYPES - YOUR CONTACT IN BERLIN
RENOVATING A HOME REQUIRES PRECISE PLANNING AND EXPERTISE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE LIVING COMFORT AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. RENOVATING A HOUSE IS ABOUT RENEWING AND IMPROVING EXISTING STRUCTURES WITHOUT LOSING THE CHARACTER OF THE BUILDING. WE ACCOMPANY REFURBISHMENTS THAT INTEGRATE MODERN TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS TO MAKE YOUR HOME MORE SUSTAINABLE AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT. CORE REFURBISHMENT INVOLVES THE FUNDAMENTAL RENOVATION OF A BUILDING, OFTEN DOWN TO THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE. WE OFFER YOU DETAILED PLANNING AND PROFESSIONAL IMPLEMENTATION. OUR FOCUS IS ON IMPROVING BOTH THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND THE AESTHETIC QUALITY OF YOUR BUILDING. A COMPLETE REFURBISHMENT REQUIRES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IN WHICH ALL ASPECTS OF A BUILDING ARE MODERNIZED. WE TAKE CARE OF THE COMPLETE PLANNING AND COORDINATION TO ENSURE THAT YOUR BUILDING MEETS THE LATEST STANDARDS IN TERMS OF COMFORT, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DESIGN. NO MATTER HOW EXTENSIVE, COME TO US ANYTIME.