Living in a vintage gas station, in Schoeneberg

Andreas Meichsner for The New York Times

Have a look at the fabulous article by the New York Times on a very lateral-thinking renovation: from gas station to apartment-cum-art-gallery!

Actually, I remember seeing an Aral gas station teamed up with a bar/restaurant at Schlesisches Tor U-bahn station, close to Club der Visionäre. I wonder if it is seasonal or open all year round…have to check it out.

The full article can be found on the New York Times website together with a beautiful slide show. An excerpt of the article follows.

In Berlin, a renovated gas station

by KIMBERLY BRADLEY

A little cub

We warned you.

There were early signs of a little crush for small rational flats of the 1950s-60s. So we did it. Our serious and responsible Altbau flat has now a little sister, a 1958 Marshall plan flat, just nearby, in leafy Schöneberg. The little cub is playful and cuddly…