Part observatory, part living room, 260 Grad switches roles with the clock and keeps its poise in each. Set above the Spree with a 120-square-metre terrace and a sweeping city panorama, the room is tuned for café calm by day, barlife by night, and a programme of events in between.

In daylight the bar recedes; the room fills with a gentle brightness and the city unfurls like a mural. From the Oberbaum Bridge across the East Side Gallery to the western sky, the 260-degree view does the talking. Deep black-green walls and ceilings frame a polished copper counter, its restraint supporting an atmosphere of ease and clarity.

Night deepens the greens, copper takes the lead, and the space slips into its evening voice. The illuminated back bar, with glass shelving and discreet uplights, becomes a quiet beacon. The copper front catches the sunset and sends it travelling across the room — a warm shimmer that lands on parquet, faces and glasses alike.

No seat is second-row: every place turns to the panorama. Materials are robust, furniture is chosen to serve both comfort and longevity, and the terrace extends the room to wind and weather.

Overhead, a suspended grid in expanded metal hides a nimble rig for events and disappears in daily use. The result is architecture that works as beautifully as it looks — composed, adaptable and effortlessly hospitable.