KERB Foodhall Berlin Potsdamer PLatz

Here, twelve street-food concepts from around the world merge with architectural innovation. The open bar at the centre of the ground floor, framed by a glowing ceiling ring and the slogan "Welcome to Kerb Berlin", forms the pulsing heart of the project. From the very first plans through to the opening, one thing was clear: this place was not to become a standardised hospitality project, but a living space for encounter, exchange and enjoyment.

Collaborative coordination - from concept to delivery

The path there was shaped by international collaboration. Apleona was appointed as general contractor to take on the demanding task of construction management and coordination. The project called for seamless communication between the English operator, the local planners and the contractors carrying out the work - a translation effort in a twofold sense: linguistic, but also cultural and design-related.

Right from the contract preparation stage, the construction management team provided support from the outset with contract negotiations, online meetings and mediation between all parties involved. In this way, the foodhall vision became a clearly structured construction project, one set to establish new benchmarks in Berlin.

Engineering meets design - the interfaces that connect

In practice, this meant meticulous scrutiny of all the client's documents, requesting missing information, and overlaying and clash-checking the building services (MEP) trades against the demanding architecture. Every food station, every bar, every seating island had to be reconciled in terms of its technical feasibility, its function and its aesthetics. The challenges - from space-consuming ventilation systems through to the integration of state-of-the-art kitchen technology into listed parts of the building - were resolved by the team in close coordination with detail designers and design architects.