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Men At Work, Edge East Side, Berlin, 2021
Single-channel video | Loop | 2021 | HDV | Colour |Cast: Construction workers on site| sound : kristine Hymøller | Camera: kristine Hymøller.

Bjarke Ingels’ firm BIG designed the 142-metre skyscraper Edge East Side in Berlin’s Friedrichshain district. Amazon is the main tenant of the office building. The high-rise office complex will go by the nickname: the Amazontower.

The video was created during a residency at the ZK/U, Centre for Art and Urbanism, Berlin, 2021, where Hymøller followed the construction of the high-rise building EDGE EAST SIDE and observed the workers on a day-to-day basis during the building process.

Through her stay Hymøller was looking at different stages of remodelling, exploring the exteriors of built space, while working with the “cosmetic”-palette as division, relief and pattern overlay. The palettes, which daily are used as a face retouching tool are transformed into a colourful scenario of materials

The video presents facets of the significant changes that the world’s capitals, such as Berlin, are undergoing; a constant renewal to adapt to contemporary neo-liberal conditions. By feeling the special quality of the environment and visualising the power of the machines, the viewer is brought closer to the work process itself. The live sound of the machines is repeated as the sound of a pulsating body. The scenario is transformed into a sublime colourful camouflage by means of a palette overlay.

Name: EDGE EAST SIDE
City: Berlin
Infrastructure: Connecting two of Berlin’s most vibrant suburbs: Friedrichain and Kreuzberg
Project developer: EDGE
Nickname: ‘Amazon Tower’
Anchor tenant: internet retailer Amazon
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)
Executive architect: AUKETT + HEESE
Renders: EDGE Technologies
Ownership: private
Hight: 142 m
set to be one of the tallest skyscrapers in Berlin
Usable area: 80,500 sq m
Gross floor area Office space 65,000 sq m
Floors: 33 28 will be leased to Amazon
Parking spaces: 35 Elevators: 14 reach a speed of 21.6 km/h
Facade: generous amounts of glazing
Sustainability: natural elements & Green areas integrated into the building
Energy: world-class energy management
Awarded: WELL V2 Core & Shell Gold
Resources: circular products & VOC-free materials
Certeficate: DGNB Platinum
Category: Upscale
Start of construction: 2019
Completion: 2023

Buzzword: future
Buzzword: game changer
Buzzword: contemporary
Buzzword: innovative energy
Buzzword: boost lifestyle
Buzzword: community
Buzzword: well being
Buzzword: healthy
Buzzword: green

Cast: Construction workers on site