Uhlandstraße Subway Station, Berlin

The Uhlandstraße subway station in Berlin is the terminus of the U1 line and is located directly beneath Kurfürstendamm. Designed by Alfred Grenander—to whom Berlin owes 70 stations for the S-Bahn and U-Bahn—it opened in 1913. Cast-iron columns with Ionic capitals, blue-glazed tiles, framed station signs, and precisely integrated advertising panels characterize the space—an architectural testament to the transition from Historicism to Modernism.

The train station is a designated historic landmark and is undergoing a major renovation by Gruber + Popp. The plan calls for a comprehensive modernization of the platform area, including the renewal of the platform slab and platform structures in a contemporary design language. The tiles, which were completely removed from the back-of-track walls back in 2020, are now being reinstalled, partially supplemented, and re-fired.
With the restoration of the wall surfaces in accordance with historic preservation standards, the project serves as a unique example of a “re-use and repair” culture, aimed at preparing the 100-year-old structure for the next 100 years.