Die Zusammenarbeiter is an architecture firm based in Berlin that focuses on urban activation through integrated program development, process management, and architectural design. Operating as an open network, it forms project-specific collaborations to realize initiatives rooted in sustainable urban living forms, including communal building, diverse housing models, new communication structures, and self-determined community actions.1234
The firm's mission centers on steering projects from initial ideas to completion, offering full architectural services from site analysis to documentation, while also providing seminars and workshops for client self-management. Key activities encompass new builds, renovations, and urban redevelopment, with a strong emphasis on sustainable societal developments and innovative housing solutions. Notable projects include the Zwillingshaus in Berlin-Treptow, a flexible multi-family housing concept developed from a diploma thesis into a realized Baugruppe (building group), and a student village in Berlin-Adlershof.58 These efforts connect directly to affordable and sustainable housing by rescuing land from speculative markets for social uses, promoting car-free designs with communal gardens, and enabling self-organized building groups that reduce costs through collective planning.456
Geographically, Die Zusammenarbeiter operates primarily in Berlin, with all documented projects located there, indicating a local scope within Germany. Founded in 2009 by architects Till Degenhardt and Christian Schöningh, along with colleagues, the firm evolved from earlier collaborations like the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Zwillingshaus. Christian Schöningh remains a prominent figure, associated with the firm's leadership.510 Registered as a Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH with the Architektenkammer Berlin, it maintains a professional focus on urban and housing innovation.1