Behind the Scenes: The Simplicity and Complexity of Architecture

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Strong and Sculptural

Kubus combines a strong geometric shape with a

sculptural façade. Its bold form befits its prominent location

at Washingtonplatz in Berlin,

next to Europe’s largest railway station, Lehrter Banhof, and surrounded by Germany’s

Parliament and Tiergarten. The cube is a challenging

geometric shape, and with

important to provide the Kubus with a dynamism partly drawn

from its surroundings and partly

from what takes place within the office building.

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