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TILIA Living Resort in Berlin: a vacation in your own home

Living a stone's throw from the heart of the city, while surrounded by nature: that's the reality of life at a new ecologically sound housing development in Berlin.

Published: 4 April 2011 17:27 CEST
TILIA Living Resort in Berlin: a vacation in your own home

TILIA nestles in an idyllic lakeside location at Griebnitzsee where Berlin crosses over into Potsdam. Here, surrounded by nature, covering a total area of around 33.000 sqm, the project developer STOFANEL Investment AG has built around 50 villas and houses.

Built around a lake, the houses come in five categories, namely Villas, Dream Villas, Twin Villas, Gallery Houses and Atrium Houses. The villas and houses, with individual floor plans and living spaces ranging from 125 to 360 square meters and prices from €405.000 to €1,85 million, are in high demand. More than 50 percent of all houses have already been sold. The building works are continually progressing and can be observed from the TILIA showroom at lake Griebnitzsee.

Modern architecture and design meets nature

Together with the architect team QBQ & Partner, STOFANEL is planning modern and clear architecture with large window fronts and light-flooded rooms for maximum transparency. Carefully selected materials such as wood and natural stone, for example clinker, characterise the buildings and embed them individually in the surrounding nature.

“People look for homes in which they can find peace and regenerate themselves. To come home after a long, hard day at work and to look out onto the lake, at an unspoilt landscape, is a wish which we are making reality here at the Griebnitzsee lake,” says Giovanna Stefanel-Stoffel who founded STOFANEL Investment AG together with her husband, Ludwig Maximilian Stoffel.

“Particularly the unison of the outside and the inside, of nature and architecture, enables a joint and considerate living in and with nature.”

Ecology and sustainability of key importance

Furthermore, the consistent use of economical and renewable energy sources such as geothermal heat for heat generation, as well as the selection of ecological and recyclable materials, plays an important role for STOFANEL.

Living close to nature yet being part of the capital

In TILIA at lake Griebnitzsee, there is no trace of the hectic pace of the city. And yet, the hustle and bustle of two vibrant state capitals with a wealth of world heritage sites is so close at hand. This is what makes TILIA Living Resort unique.

Good schools, medical facilities and excellent shopping are all readily available thanks to fast access to the city: the rapid-transit railway will bring you to the well- known fashionable district of Kurfürstendamm in just 22 minutes, while the motorway is a mere 10 minute drive away.

There is something for everyone here: art and culture lovers, sailing enthusiasts, golfers and sport lovers.

The first villas in the TILIA Living Resort Griebnitzsee should be complete by autumn 2011, the whole project, including the established lake in the heart of the project, due in autumn 2012.

Visit our TILIA showroom open Friday till Sunday, from 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm. Or call us for an individual appointment. Tel +49 30 20 61 05 22

TILIA Living Resort Neue Kreisstraße/ Stubenrauchstraße 14109 Berlin

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EXPLAINED: Berlin’s latest Covid rules

In response to rapidly rising Covid-19 infection rates, the Berlin Senate has introduced stricter rules, which came into force on Saturday, November 27th. Here's what you need to know.

Published: 27 November 2021 16:16 CET
Updated: 29 November 2021 14:17 CET
A sign in front of a waxing studio in Berlin indicates the rule of the 2G system
A sign in front of a waxing studio indicates the rule of the 2G system with access only for fully vaccinated people and those who can show proof of recovery from Covid-19 as restrictions tighten in Berlin. STEFANIE LOOS / AFP

The Senate agreed on the tougher restrictions on Tuesday, November 23rd with the goal of reducing contacts and mobility, according to State Secretary of Health Martin Matz (SPD).

He explained after the meeting that these measures should slow the increase in Covid-19 infection rates, which was important as “the situation had, unfortunately, deteriorated over the past weeks”, according to media reports.

READ ALSO: Tougher Covid measures needed to stop 100,000 more deaths, warns top German virologist

Essentially, the new rules exclude from much of public life anyone who cannot show proof of vaccination or recovery from Covid-19. You’ll find more details of how different sectors are affected below.

Shops
If you haven’t been vaccinated or recovered (2G – geimpft (vaccinated) or genesen (recovered)) from Covid-19, then you can only go into shops for essential supplies, i.e. food shopping in supermarkets or to drugstores and pharmacies.

Many – but not all – of the rules for shopping are the same as those passed in the neighbouring state of Brandenburg in order to avoid promoting ‘shopping tourism’ with different restrictions in different states.

Leisure
2G applies here, too, as well as the requirement to wear a mask with most places now no longer accepting a negative test for entry. Only minors are exempt from this requirement.

Sport, culture, clubs
Indoor sports halls will off-limits to anyone who hasn’t  been vaccinated or can’t show proof of recovery from Covid-19. 2G is also in force for cultural events, such as plays and concerts, where there’s also a requirement to wear a mask. 

In places where mask-wearing isn’t possible, such as dance clubs, then a negative test and social distancing are required (capacity is capped at 50 percent of the maximum).

Restaurants, bars, pubs (indoors)
You have to wear a mask in all of these places when you come in, leave or move around. You can only take your mask off while you’re sat down. 2G rules also apply here.

Hotels and other types of accommodation 
Restrictions are tougher here, too, with 2G now in force. This means that unvaccinated people can no longer get a room, even if they have a negative test.

Hairdressers
For close-contact services, such as hairdressers and beauticians, it’s up to the service providers themselves to decide whether they require customers to wear masks or a negative test.

Football matches and other large-scale events
Rules have changed here, too. From December 1st, capacity will be limited to 5,000 people plus 50 percent of the total potential stadium or arena capacity. And only those who’ve been vaccinated or have recovered from Covid-19 will be allowed in. Masks are also compulsory.

For the Olympic Stadium, this means capacity will be capped at 42,000 spectators and 16,000 for the Alte Försterei stadium. 

Transport
3G rules – ie vaccinated, recovered or a negative test – still apply on the U-Bahn, S-Bahn, trams and buses in Berlin. It was not possible to tighten restrictions, Matz said, as the regulations were issued at national level.

According to the German Act on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, people have to wear a surgical mask or an FFP2 mask  on public transport.

Christmas markets
The Senate currently has no plans to cancel the capital’s Christmas markets, some of which have been open since Monday. 

According to Matz, 2G rules apply and wearing a mask is compulsory.

Schools and day-care
Pupils will still have to take Covid tests three times a week and, in classes where there are at least two children who test positive in the rapid antigen tests, then tests should be carried out daily for a week.  

Unlike in Brandenburg, there are currently no plans to move away from face-to-face teaching. The child-friendly ‘lollipop’ Covid tests will be made compulsory in day-care centres and parents will be required to confirm that the tests have been carried out. Day-care staff have to document the results.

What about vaccination centres?
Berlin wants to expand these and set up new ones, according to Matz. A new vaccination centre should open in the Ring centre at the end of the week and 50 soldiers from the German army have been helping at the vaccination centre at the Exhibition Centre each day since last week.

The capacity in the new vaccination centre in the Lindencenter in Lichtenberg is expected to be doubled. There are also additional vaccination appointments so that people can get their jabs more quickly. Currently, all appointments are fully booked well into the new year.

 

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