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The European planning and do-it-yourself center is extremely complex and at the same time subject to a constant process of change. As a result, there is always the challenge of accurately estimating the investment volumes of under refurbishments and new buildings at an early stage. With the help of our decades of experience in this market, our design and project managers will also handle your developments using a process tailored to your needs - whether as an individual or general contractor or, with increasing demands for early deadline, quality and cost management, in an innovative partnership model.

Competent interface between customer and construction companies

Das Bild zeigt ein kleines Modell eines Gebäudekomplexes in weiß, das Modell steht auf einer schwarzen Tischplatte und im Hintergrund sind verschiedene Skizzen von Gebäuden zu erkennen

ECE Architecture & Construction assumes the role of general contractor for ECE's own project developments - whether hotel, logistics, office or residential properties. We cover the entire value chain from product development and master planning to obtaining building permits and realization.

The project-specific general planning contracts include all architect and engineering services, from the initial concept through to Acceptance and rectification of defects, regardless of whether the project is under construction or a new building. As the bodies responsible for ensuring that the planning and construction services run smoothly, our project managers always keep an eye on the overall project and act as an interface between you as the client and the planning and construction companies involved in the project. A special focus is also placed on the management of authorities and tenants.

Our aim is always to work out the most economical real estate solution together with our planning and construction partners. Thanks to our strong network in the European markets, we always find the right partners for you and your project.

Our project management services:

  • Design, authority and project management from conception to handover to the customer, including.
  • Technical and commercial project management
  • Competitive tenders according to different award types
  • Construction site logistics
  • Project supervision and support
  • Acceptance
  • Controlling and consulting services

Project management for shopping centers with international appeal

Potsdamer Platz in Berlin is one of the city's best-known addresses. Together with the investor Brookfield Properties and the general contractor Züblin, we are currently working on the complete repositioning of the Potsdamer Platz Arkaden shopping center. In this interview, Project Manager Tobias Wittke talks about his work on the project.

Three questions for Tobias Wittke, Project Manager

Tobias Wittke, Project Manager for the Potsdamer Platz Arkaden, stands in front of a construction plan and smiles friendly into the camera

First and foremost: a lot of responsibility! As Project Manager for Potsdamer Platz in the Architecture & Construction division, I am responsible for all project management and project control services in the construction process. In addition to managing the 20-strong internal ECE project team, I am also responsible for deadline, cost, quality and contract management. In my role, I am responsible for the awarding of construction contracts and stakeholder management and I am ECE's interface with the client. I act as a link between our client and the various construction and planning companies under construction. I am usually on site two to three days a week and am then in direct coordination with the general contractor and the client's representative for the implementation of the measures.

We have a triad consisting of the investor, Brookfield Properties, us, ECE as the classic service provider for general planning, and as a third strong partner, we are pleased that we were able to win the company Züblin as general contractor as part of a cooperative procurement procedure. In a classic ECE development, we act directly as the client of the general contractor. However, as we are acting in the role of service provider for Potsdamer Platz, we as ECE do not have a direct contractual relationship with the company Züblin, but rather assume the management function of the company Züblin as the client's representative. In this case, the appointment of the general contractor is made directly by the investor.

The special features can be seen in the volume of the actual project size and the extremely complex interfaces in the project as well as with regard to the overall Potsdamer Platz Quartier area. The entire arcades are superstructures of six high-rises, so that we are faced with a use worthy of protection around the clock, which presents us with daily challenges in the construction process.

As a rule, we implement our construction tasks during ongoing operations. In our case, however, we have completely closed the arcades in order to ensure that, with a few exceptions, there is no construction work in progress. Only in peripheral areas on the ground floor and in the basement will smaller rental spaces remain open in order to ensure local amenities for the adjacent residential and office tenants during the conversion phase. The construction task of conceptually realigning the arcades on a gross floor area of around 50,000 square meters is an enormous challenge for me personally as well as for us as ECE, which we face every day as general planners and as a team with the investor and the company carrying out the work in a spirit of partnership and, in particular, on an equal footing.