The interior designer for the Circus Apartments is Sandra Ernst, who also designed both the Circus Hostel and Hotel. As with each new Circus project, the apartments present Sandra with a unique challenge, and it is therefore not possible to simply re-create the successful methods that she employed in her previous works.
What are the main differences at The Circus Apartments? Firstly, each individual unit is far larger than even the biggest rooms of the hostel or the hotel. The apartments start at 60m² and the largest is 180m² – a spectacular space for sure, but one which certainly needs a very different design approach.
Then there is the building itself. When making her design decisions, one extremely important aspect is light, and especially the level of natural lighting in any given space. One of the most attractive elements of the building on Choriner Straße is the amount of natural light through the large windows – which gives Sandra the freedom, for example, to work with darker colours and materials.
Another difference between this project and the others is the outdoor space. Almost all of the apartments have balconies or roof terraces, including the breath-taking 100m² terrace above the four person deluxe apartment. So here the interior design moves to the exterior, bringing with it an exciting new challenge for Sandra.
So how does she begin? Sandra is always collecting ideas and inspiration, not only in terms of interior design but through art and architecture. She starts each project with a series of mood boards, which you can see on this page (CLICK ON EACH INDIVIDUAL BOARD TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK). The mood boards are when Sandra can be completely free, making combinations of textiles, furniture, decoration and more, to establish a design philosophy to guide her through the project. Then comes the job of sourcing materials and furniture, and piece by piece building up the design of each of the 22 units.
As always with Sandra’s work, there is a certain eclectic nature to her design, and we are truly excited to witness the process of building towards the completed apartments, of Sandra meeting the new challenges that this project entails, and what we are sure will be spectacular spaces for our guests to enjoy when we open the doors in the autumn and let the world come and stay with us on the Choriner Straße.
You can read more about Sandra’s design philosophy at The Circus Hotel here.
Jim and Toga go to watch the football… 
So on Friday we decided that we would put the Footballing Gods to the test once more, and see if perhaps the evening kick off on a balmy evening after work might mean that they are not actually watching. It was going okay. Not great, but okay. As the game drifted into the final five minutes the 52,000 fans in the stadium had watched a goalless encounter. It looked as if the hex might have been lifted. Problem was, no-one told Raffael, who rose to head the ball into Stuttgart’s net to give Hertha a 1-0 victory.
Once upon a time there was a young man named Andrew, who came thousands of miles around the world, from one hemisphere to the next, to bring his distinct brand of Aussie-ness to the party that is known as The Circus. Over long winters he has shivered, finding warmth only in the satisfaction of great nights of music and street art tours around the city that he has helped to organise. But one thing was always missing, and as the last winter finally (in about April) began to release the city from its icy grip, the idea came to him.
Twice a year the museums of Berlin open their doors long into the evening to show off their spaces under the cover of darkness, often with special events and performances to mark the occasion. This coming Saturday is the summer edition of the event, and 105 different venues are taking part. Before we pick a few things to look out for, here are some practical details:
As you might know, last Saturday was the 50th Anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall. As part of our continuing series of eyewitness history talks at the Circus, we are extremely pleased to hosting the next event tomorrow evening at Fabisch:
On the 13th August it will be the 50th Anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall. As you can imagine, there are a number of things going on in Berlin and in the run up to that date we will be posting some of them here on the Circus Blog so that you can go and check them out. To see what we have covered so far, 
