Inken Baller

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Inken Baller (born May 23, 1942 in Tondern , Denmark ) is a German architect who lives and works in Berlin . Baller was a professor at the Brandenburg Technical University (BTU) in Cottbus .

Life

Baller worked from 1967 to 1989 with her husband, the architect Hinrich Baller , who is now divorced from her , in an office community. From 1985 she was visiting professor, from 1989 full professor at the University of Kassel . From 1996 to 2007 she held the chair for designing and building existing buildings at the BTU in Cottbus, where she was also vice-president for teaching.

After separating from Hinrich Baller, Inken Baller successfully continued her work as an architect with her own projects. One of their creations is the " WeiberWirtschaft " building in Berlin in 1990, a renovation of the existing structure under special economic and ecological aspects. Baller's contribution to the “My Wish House” competition organized by Stern magazine in 1996 was widely recognized and made it famous outside of the architectural community.

She retired on May 23, 2007 .

interpretation

The architecture of Inken and Hinrich Baller is relatively independent and does not follow any of the contemporary mainstreams. Its features are reminiscent of Art Nouveau , but increasingly relies on modern constructions such as concrete, steel and glass. Baller u. Sees the roots of her architectural work. a. with the architects Bruno Taut , Hugo Häring , Bernhard Hermkes and Hans Scharoun . As one of the few architects, she managed to loosen up the Berlin urban structure in its high density and heaviness (“stone Berlin”) in some places.

Well-known works (selection)

Some of Inken Baller's buildings are listed buildings ( D ).

Park bridge by Inken and Hinrich Baller on the Wassertorplatz in place of the historic canal bridge

Together with Hinrich Baller:

  • 1979–1982: Reconstruction of residential and commercial buildings Kottbusser Damm 2 & 3 in Berlin-Kreuzberg ( D )
  • 1979–1984: Apartment building Fraenkelufer 44 in Berlin-Kreuzberg ( D )
  • 1979–1984: Apartment building Fraenkelufer 38A, 38A, 38B, 38C Berlin-Kreuzberg ( D )
  • 1979–1985: Apartment building Fraenkelufer 38 Berlin-Kreuzberg ( D )
  • 1979–1985: Apartment building Fraenkelufer 26 Berlin-Kreuzberg ( D )
  • 1980–1982: “ documenta urbana ” housing estate in Kassel , building planning
  • 1981/1986: Pond, sculptures and “garden bridge” on the Wassertorplatz , Berlin-Kreuzberg
  • 1984: Fire wall construction and gatehouses Fraenkelufer in Berlin-Kreuzberg as part of the International Building Exhibition Berlin (IBA) 1984 ,
  • Sports hall of the Spreewald primary school, kindergarten and residential building on Winterfeldtplatz in Berlin-Schöneberg ,
  • The two-storey gym at the "Nassen Dreieck" in Berlin-Charlottenburg ,
  • Housing complex 45/46 in Schloßstraße in Berlin-Charlottenburg.

Independent:

  • 1990: "WeiberWirtschaft eG" industrial estate in Berlin,
  • 1993: "Gummi Hübner" factory building in Kassel
  • 1996: Star competition "My dream house"

Inken Baller was also responsible as contact architect for:

  • Facade of the apartment building Fraenkelufer 38 Berlin-Kreuzberg

  • Backyard building, apartment building Fraenkelufer 38A, 38A, 38B, 38C Berlin-Kreuzberg

  • Apartment building Kottbusser Damm 2–3 in Berlin-Kreuzberg

  • Apartment building Fraenkelufer 26 in Berlin-Kreuzberg

Publications (selection)

  • "Hinrich and Inken Baller", U. Stark, IRB Verlag; 1998,
  • “Hinrich and Inken Baller” in: A + U, 12 / 1986,195, H. Fassbinder, pp. 75–130
  • “Careful urban renewal” and “The principle of hope” in: Lukas Fink, Tobias Fink, Ruben Bernegger: Berlin portraits - narratives on the architecture of the city . Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Cologne 2019. ISBN 978-3-96098-654-6

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chair of the Cultural Heritage Center at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg
  2. ↑ Entry in the Berlin State Monument List
  3. ↑ Entry in the Berlin State Monument List
  4. ↑ Entry in the Berlin State Monument List
  5. ↑ Entry in the Berlin State Monument List
  6. ↑ Entry in the Berlin State Monument List
personal data
SURNAME Baller, Inken
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect
DATE OF BIRTH May 23, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Tondern