The Republic of the Facades

Interim Use

in the former "Palace of the Republic"

A project by Peanutz Architekten and raumlaborberlin
in the former Parliament for the People / Palace of the Republic, of the GDR,
within the project of "Volkspalast e.V."
The project was founded by Hauptstadtkulturfond.
Berlin, September, 3-11,2004

The Republic of the Facades

Within an area of 1000 square meter, the main hall of the former Palast der Republik was flooded with water and a mazy city of facades was set up. The visitors could move through this Republic of the Facades with rubber boats, accompanied by tourist-guides, they could become active, changing rules in the parliament, discuss certain facades in the academy, visit a course at the Gondolieri-school, get a license to conduct a taxi-boat, or just see the red-light-district, close to the harbour.