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架构师提供的文本描述。发电机柏林米特是最新的位置，发电机的迅速扩展链的独特和折衷的城市设计招待所。在活泼的Hackescher Markt、Alexanderplatz、博物馆岛和标志性的KunsthausT学士的步行距离内，发电机Mitte将两座19世纪的办公楼改造成具有柏林街景的艺术特色和它们所提供的各种体验的办公大楼。

Text description provided by the architects. Generator Berlin Mitte is the newest location in Generator’s quickly expanding chain of distinctive and eclectic urban design hostels. Within walking distance of the lively Hackescher Markt, Alexanderplatz, Museum Island, and iconic Kunsthaus Tacheles, Generator Mitte transforms two 19th century office buildings with the artistic character of Berlin’s streetscapes and the variety of experiences they offer.

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强调品牌的合作精神，Ester Bruzkus，来自Ester Bruzkus建筑师，被邀请领导设计团队。布鲁兹库斯、瓦夫建筑师和发电机公司的设计负责人安瓦尔·梅卡耶赫(Anwar Mekhayech)与总部位于多伦多的设计机构(DesignAgency)合作，为该项目注入了活力。

Emphasizing the brand’s collaborative spirit, Ester Bruzkus, from Ester Bruzkus Architects, was invited to lead the design team. Working together, Bruzkus, Mark Asipowicz from WAF Architects and Generator’s design lead, Anwar Mekhayech, with his Toronto based DesignAgency, infused the project with a dynamic character.

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客人们经过发电机的历史庭院，经过贝拉·伦纳德的铁丝绣有不锈钢“G”雕塑，欢迎进入发电机充满活力的公共空间，包括一家社交咖啡厅́和食堂、一间清凉的图书馆、一间酒吧和一个凉爽、地下、滑雪的画廊和活动空间。根据Ester Bruzkus的说法，“我们想让旅行者沉浸在柏林独特的性格中，这是一座有着令人难以置信的反差的城市。因此，我们想出了一种设计，通过层层的艺术、材料和纹理，把室内改造成一种不可预测的体验。“

Guests enter through Generator’s historic courtyard, past Bella Leonard’s wire embroidered stainless steel ‘G’ sculpture, and are welcomed into Generator’s vibrant communal spaces, including a social café and canteen, a chill-out library, a bar and a cool, subterranean, skylit gallery and event space. According to Ester Bruzkus, “We wanted to immerse travellers in the unique character of Berlin, a city of incredible contrasts. So we came up with a design that transforms the interior into an unpredictable experience through layers of art, materials and textures.”

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咖啡厅́和接待处是由一层木板组织的，这些木板被一条水平的木钉刺穿，以达到功能和显示、可预见性和趣味性的目的。木质墙壁与座位平台融合在一起，从那里可以看到和被看到。牛仔，霓虹灯粉红色和橙色软垫立方体提供灵活的座椅和注入活力。位于法国艺术家塞巴斯蒂安·普莱舒克斯(Sebastian Preschoux)的白色墙壁上，高丽咖啡厅(́)的柜台上悬挂着从蛇形裸露的管道和电线管道上悬挂的异想天开的几何字符串。Preschoux令人惊讶的装饰性光学抽象为来自外部世界的游客提供服务。

The café and reception are organized by a layer of wood boards punctured by a horizontal line of wooden pegs for both function and display, predictability and playfulness. The wood walls merge with seating platforms from which to see and be seen. Denim, neon pink and orange upholstered cubes provide flexible seating and inject liveliness. The white walls above the pristine Corian café counter serve as a backdrop for French artist Sebastian Preschoux’s whimsical and geometric string drawings that hang from the snaking exposed pipes and electrical conduits. Preschoux’s surprisingly decorative optical abstraction transports visitors from the outside world.

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食堂和附近的图书馆传授了对发电机来说最重要的社会性和灵活性的主题。英国艺术家卢克·恩布登的壁画用他对柏林的彩色漫画包裹着食堂，这幅画是为了回应一位艺术家在发电机的居住。一组当地的“现成”材料被并列在一起，创造了一种忙碌的，临时的‘在厨房吃饭’的感觉。附近图书馆的舒适沙发为旅行者提供了一个很好的环境，让他们放松下来，分享他们的冒险经历。

The canteen and adjacent library impart the themes of sociability and flexibility that are of primary importance to Generator. British artist Luke Embden’s mural wraps the canteen with his colourful caricature of Berlin, drawn in response to an artist residency at Generator. A collection of local “off-the-shelf” materials are juxtaposed to create the feeling of a busy, ad-hoc ‘eat-in-kitchen’. The cozy couches in the adjacent library create the perfect setting for travellers to chill out and share stories from their adventures.

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这座剧院般的黑暗酒吧内衬着黑色的墙壁和生铜板，用Castor回收的灭火器管和PSlab的汽车前照灯开玩笑地点亮，为幻象和幻想创造了一个戏剧性的舞台。在另一端一个亲密的角落里，毛绒棕色的皮革沙发躺在厚厚的紫色羊毛窗帘前。

The theatrically dark bar, lined with black walls and raw copper panels and playfully lit with recycled fire extinguisher tubes by Castor and car headlights by PSLAB, creates a dramatic stage set for illusion and fantasy. In an intimate nook at the far end, plush brown leather sofas rest in front of thick purple wool drapery.

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在戏剧中

In the dramatic & spacious corridors, famed Berlin street artist Theirry Noir created three-metre high faces, colour coded for each floor, reminiscent of his poetic murals on the Berlin wall. These lead to a wide selection of room options that carry through design themes from the social areas reinterpreted in a basic and quiet manner. In addition to dorms, there are twins—all with en suite bathroom facilities.

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发电机的风格是当代的，朴实无华的，同时也有点难以捉摸。Anwar Mekhayech解释说。“这既有趣又实用。柏林米特是一个特别令人兴奋的地方，因为我们专注于有才华的客人，为室内注入令人惊讶的细节和真实的物品，让柏林的精神愉悦，同时确保一切都是超级实用和实用的。“

“Generator style is contemporary, unpretentious and at the same time somewhat elusive.” explained Anwar Mekhayech. “It’s both fun and functional. Berlin Mitte was an especially exciting location because we focused on talented guests to infuse the interior with surprising details and authentic objects that delight with Berlin’s spirit, while ensuring that everything is super practical and functional.”

Architects Ester Bruzkus, DesignAgency

Location Oranienburger Straße 65, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Category Interiors Architecture

Area 5500.0 sqm

Project Year 2013

Photographs Nikolas Koenig