Café Leo

The pavilion of Café Leo is designed for WendePunkt, a Berlin wide active charity that focuses on social projects with a heavy presence locally.  It serves coffee, lunch, and light snacks while functioning as a hub for social work, including multilingual support for immigrants, family assistance, a knitting club, and other community activities. The pavilion’s design features continuous glazing and a light wooden frame made of pale pink-tinted larch, seamlessly blending with the plaza and honoring the nearby listed Schinkel church.  The pavilion embodies WendePunkt's commitment to social projects, enriching plaza life by providing an inclusive space for all.

Awards :

2025 Nike für soziales Engagement - Architekturpreis des Bundes Deutscher Architekten (BDA)
2024 BDA Preis Berlin - First Prize
2024 DAM Preis für Architektur - Shortlist
2024 Dezeen Small Building Award - Longlist

Project Data :

Location : Berlin, Germany
Duration :  2022 - 2023
Area (m2) : 40 m2
Client : WendePunkt gGmbH
Engineer : ZRS Ingenieure
Constructor : SchneiderworX
Photographers : Ignacio Bandera
Bryn Donkersloot