VBKI House: Foundation stone laid

Work on the future VBKI headquarters at Bleibtreustraße 48a in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf is progressing according to plan. Following the official start of construction in January of this year, the foundation stone was laid on July 10 as part of a ceremony attended by more than 250 members and friends of the VBKI. By spring 2027, seven floors with a usable area of 2,100 square meters will be built on the 530 square meter site.

We want to use part of the space - around 600 square meters - for our association's purposes: as the headquarters of the office, a venue for events and conferences and, above all, as a place for VBKI members to come together. The other part, covering around 1,500 square meters, will be rented out.

Sustainability at the highest level

The project sets standards for ecologically responsible construction - certified, sustainable and low-emission.

DGNB Platinum

highest award from the German Sustainable Building Council

EU taxonomy-compliant:

meets the criteria for environmentally sustainable investments

Heating and cooling with a heat pump:

Electricity-based, efficient and low-emission

photovoltaic system:

Own electricity production from solar energy

CO₂-reduced concrete:

Climate-friendly construction thanks to material-optimized cement

VBKI 2025 – Baustelle VBKI Haus – Grundsteinlegung, Foto: Businessfotografie Inga Haar (Markus Stegner)

View of Bleibtreustraße | Source: Axthelm Rolvien Architekten

Event area ground floor VBKI | Source: Axthelm Rolvien Architekten

Facts & Figures

Owner

VBKI Immobilien GmbH

ARCHITECT

Axthelm Rolvien Architects

CLIENT REPRESENTATION

bdp real estate GmbH

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

Glass Ingenieurbau Leipzig GmbH

PLANNING TEAM

Excavation planning: GuD Geotechnik und Dynamik Consult GmbH
Structural planning: Schlaich Bergermann Partner sbp se Beratende Ingenieure im Bauwesen
Open space planning: Georg v. Gayl - Landschaftsarchitekten Planungsgesellschaft mbH
Building services: Planungsbüro Langebach GmbH / SL Elektroplanung GmbH
Building physics / DGNB: dieBauingenieure

PLANNING STATUS

Submission of building application 18.12.2020
Subsequent submission 21.07.2021
Planning permission granted on 24.04.23
(decision no. 2020 / 4007)
Submission of a modification to the
planning permission on 04.07.23

LOCATION

10623 Berlin | Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

USE

Office building
EG+OG1: Public areas of the VBKI, event hall and office
OG2-OG6: Office space for letting

PROJECT STATUS

Implementation planning ongoing
Excavation work started in January 2025

PLOT SIZE

530 sqm

NUMBER OF FLOORS

BGF

approx. 2,510 sqm

Rental space

approx. 2,100 sqm

SUSTAINABILITY

DGNB Platinum
EU taxonomy compliant
Electricity-based heating/cooling via heat pump
PV system
CO-reduced concrete

SPECIAL CHALLENGES

Property directly on the railroad (mainline and suburban train tracks)
Complex special civil engineering work
High demands on logistics due to the narrow plot of land