SLAB’s pole decorating stunt seems to have caused some resonance in the neighborhood: someone has now strung their laundry up between the daft forest of signs, presumably to celebrate the 1st of April. SLAB approves. More please.
The forest of new parking signs on the corner of Choriner Straße and Zehdenicker Straße heralds a new era of extra expense and irritation for car owners in the surrounding neighborhood. Finding a parking spot on these streets is akin to striking oil. Social Darwinism largely determines who wins and who looses in the hunt [...]
Count the signs
As reported two posts earlier, Mitte’s long standing pole deficit has been solved with the installation of twelve new, stainless steel masts. We understand that poles don’t just get rammed into the ground for the hell of it, so it was of no surprise to find each one sporting a shiney new sign [...]
Last week the two little traffic islands on the intersection of Zehdenicker Straße and Choriner Straße were selected to be the location of twelve new, first-rate, 3-meter stainless steel poles, each capped with a handsome black plastic lid. The new fixtures make a fine addition to the lamp post, the no-enty sign, the tree, the [...]
Urban hipsters take note
As recently reported, the British Council have scarpered from their prestigeous «Hackesche Markt 1» address, and the façade of the building they vacated is currently undergoing a bit of a facelift. No wonder: the Japanese retail outfit Muji is moving in and it wouldn’t surprise me if they replace the bland-box sandstone [...]
Sometimes great-looking architecture is just a question of the right kind of lighting, as in this 5-container builder’s condo on Rosenthaler Straße.
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