ePlayground:
an open source community






Year 2013
Location Berlin, Germany
Type Adaptive reuse, Historic preservation








Built in 1894, the Berlin ice factory (Eisfabrik) is located next to the River Spree. This industrial building is abandoned in 1995. ePlayground aims to resue this historical building to propose an innovative societal environment. Inspired by the open-source software movement, ePlayground provides a flexible, adaptive, and sustainable interior infrastructure for the local community.




Interior Elevation

Interior infrastructure

Details of Interior infrastructure


Furniture system




Interior Perspective




View from the river Spree

Floor Plans