Miniloft is a
Berlin
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-based
apartment hotel
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that features 14 spacious, loft-type apartments in two adjacent buildings.
Slender
The older of the two buildings was renovated in 2002 and won the ''Berliner Architekturpreis'' in 2003. It contains three ''Classic'' and three ''Compact'' minilofts, as well as the owner's apartment.
Bender
The newer building was built in 2004. It features a curved stainless steel and glass façade. In 2004, it was nominated for the EU's
Mies van der Rohe award and was exhibited in the
German Pavilion of the
Venice Biennale
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. It contains four ''Introverted'' and four ''Extroverted'' minilofts.
Frizz23
A related project by the same architects is Frizz23 at Friedrichstrasse 23.
Architecture
Both buildings were designed by the architecture office ''Deadline''. The twin project was published in multiple architectural journals, including
''A10'' and the ''
Deutsche Bauzeitung
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''.
[{{cite journal, title=A10, date=December 2004 – January 2005, issue=1, pages=62, url=http://www.a10.eu, accessdate=12 September 2012]
References
Hotels in Berlin