Upper West

The Upper West, originally known as the Atlas Tower, is a striking high-rise on Breitscheidplatz in Berlin's Charlottenburg district. Standing 118.8 meters tall with 33 floors, it forms a gateway ensemble with the neighboring Zoofenster at Kantstrasse, framing the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. The design is by Christoph Langhof, while KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten was responsible for the detailed building planning. The building consists of two parallel, asymmetrical towers, surrounded up to a third of their height by a lower, elongated block. The all-white facade is gently curved, which results in varied floor plans and curved window fronts.

The complex, with a total usable floor area of 53,000 square meters, offers visitors and tenants a range of uses. The lower floors house retail shops, while the hotel chain Motel One occupies the first 19 stories with 582 rooms. On the tenth floor you'll find the One Lounge, a sky bar with a terrace. The upper floors are leased by various companies, such as the commercial law firm Görg and real estate firms. Next to the high-rise stands the 16-meter-tall light sculpture Lesser, a classically designed Schinkel street lamp that visually rounds out the ensemble.