Campus
Beginning its phased opening in 2023 with the Reethaus, Flussbad will grow over the next year to encompass hotel rooms, working lofts, a restaurant, an auditorium for learning and exchange and an advanced holistic health program spread across campus.
Campus locations
Werft
- Auditorium
- Movement Studio
- Health Lab
- Guest Rooms
- Slow Lab
- Working Lofts
Bootshaus
- Restaurant
- Library & bar
Reethaus
- Performance Space
Platte
- Working Lofts
Reethaus
Information
Performance space with 360° spatial sound system
Cultural program
see calendar
Available for
private hire
ABOUT
The Reethaus is a space for radical presence. With its hand-thatched reed roof, monastic cement interiors, in-built 360-degree spatial sound system and an opening in the ceiling that connects the space to the sky, the space was designed for profound encounters—with arts, with ideas and with each other.
architecture
Designed by Austrian architect Monika Gogl in homage to ancient temples, caves and other natural voids, the structure brings visitors into a singular aesthetic environment characterized by haptic contrast and deep calm. The roof was hand-thatched by Berlin’s last traditional reed roofer. Under the natural reeds, a retention roof made of lava stone from the Eifel region in western Germany captures and stores rain to feed the landscape throughout the year.
interiors
The Reethaus interiors were designed in collaboration with Cédric Etienne, whose Still Room concept aims to create a “sanctuary of silence.” A modular system by Belgian designer Cédric Etienne employs material such as burnt and scented cork, waxed oak and woven tatami to enable a rich variety of gatherings and experiences.
spatial sound
In the inner room, an in-built 360-degree spatial sound system by Wax is programmed in partnership with the pioneering spatial sound collective Monom, based at Funkhaus, just downriver from Flussbad. Visitors have the opportunity to experience immersive 360°, 16-channel sound for performances, installations and a range of other auditory experiences.
Working Lofts
INFORMATION
30-350 m2 studio spaces
Available for short- and long-term lease
Double-high ceilings & underfloor heating
about
With world-class arts, gastronomy and wellness facilities on campus, Flussbad embodies a highly contemporary, holistic vision for creative work and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Airy, loft-like office spaces combine vanguard design with maximum functionality. A variety of leasable spaces accommodate an exciting mix of creative practices focused on holistic health and hospitality futures.
"We believe in creating healthy work environments that facilitate productivity, focus and overall well-being."
Architecture
Designed by neo-brutalist master Arno Brandlhuber, best known for concrete masterpieces like the Antivilla and Berlin’s König Galerie, the individually configurable working lofts at Flussbad feature 3-meter-high ceilings, underfloor heating and individual gardens or terrace access. Brick stone walls and floors of béton brut concrete evoke an atmosphere of raw minimalism.
holistic health
Through movement and fitness programs, specialized workshops, food and beverage offerings designed to boost energy and vitality, and an on-site functional practitioner with holistic treatments and offerings, the campus promotes healthy work environments that enhance productivity, focus, performance and overall well-being.
Loft 9
INFORMATION
Opening 2025
Expansive roof terrace
Dedicated space for solo and group work
Set within the curved Brandlhuber construction, Loft 9 is a dedicated working space spread across a vast concrete duplex with floor-to-ceiling glass windows and a wrap-around terrace. Available to members, office tenants and their guests, the space features long, library-style tables on the lower level for focused, solitary work and the possibility for clustered group work on the upper level.
Movement Studio
INFORMATION
Opening 2025
Group & individual classes
Available for Slowness members
The Movement Studio is a serene, minimalist members space for fitness, meditation and mind-body practices driven by the power of both ancient wisdom and modern science. Light floods in from floor-to-ceiling fog glass walls, and red brick contrasts with the beton brut of the Brandlhuber structure. From group classes to private sessions, a variety of experiences are offered in a space designed to maximize mind-body awareness.
"In the last centuries we've produced industrial sites that we don't use any longer in the same way. So best is, we learn to use it in a better way. "
Auditorium
INFORMATION
Opening 2025
Modular seating
Workshops, screenings and intellectual inquiry
About
An immense, two-story open-plan space on the ground floor of the new Brandlhuber structure at the entrance to the campus, the Auditorium features massive béton brut columns and a shape-shifting modular seating structure where the campus community comes together to share knowledge and creative works. Our main hub of learning and intellectual inquiry, the Auditorium will host workshops, talks, panel discussions and social gatherings geared toward discourse and the exchange of ideas. Audiovisual amenities and a modular bar unit enables the space to be used for a variety of events and experiences.
Slow Lab
INFORMATION
Opening 2025
Elixir bar
Health and nutritional consultations
About
Set across the first two floors of the béton brut Brandlhuber structure, the Slow Lab is a hub of exploration that will serve as a meeting place for the campus community and an incubator for the best new ideas in hospitality and health. The space features an extensive elixir bar offering a restorative, nutrient-rich menu and floor-to-ceiling windows that look out across the campus and over the lush Spree riverside.
Hotel Rooms
INFORMATION
Opening 2025
30 Guest Rooms
Available for Slowness members
With views out to the Spree and onto the campus, 30 guest rooms on the upper floors of Arno Brandlhuber’s curved concrete structure at the heart of our campus offer members a meditative space free of distraction. Guest rooms range from 28.5 to 55 square meters.
Bootshaus
INFORMATION
Opening 2025
All-day restaurant and terrace bar
Members library & clubhouse
RESTAURANT & clubhouse
A brasserie-style, all-day restaurant is located on the ground floor of one of the original riverside bath structures dating to Flussbad’s earlier incarnation as a Weimar-era public bathing facility that once welcomed up to 10,000 visitors per day. Focusing on sustainable, vegetable-forward cuisine, the restaurant and terrace bar will offer a rotating menu available for both dine-in and take-out service.
A members’ clubhouse offering all-day dining, the Bootshaus Library on the reconstructed first floor of the original bathhouse structure is a loungey, comfortable workspace during the day and a bar-hangout by night, replete with lush seating, artworks and books. Available for private dining and other small-group bespoke events, the loft-like Tower Studio at the top of the structure will host a revolving schedule of chefs in residence for special 12-seat pop-up dinners facing out over the campus and onto the verdant Spree riverside.
Platte
INFORMATION
3400 m2
Rooftop terrace
Community space
Set within an original concrete structure that was once an East German customs administration building, the Platte’s reconstructed interiors were designed in collaboration with the Belgian architect and designer Tom van Puyvelde and Augsburg design firm Dreimeta. As the first phase of campus development, the Platte has housed the offices of Slowness for the past three years.
Distressed walls and exposed structures frame the building in a juxtaposition of old and new. The material concept is a mix of poured concrete, darkened metal and understated fixtures in multiple tones of gray and black.