In the Berlin district of Zehlendorf, known for its diverse range of villas, Xaver Egger and Sandra Scheffl, both local architects, spent $1.24 million to fashion their own kind of villa out of a humdrum commercial building dating back to the 1970s. Situated at the back of a 1/5-acre lot in a mixed-use area of the district, the two-story building had a varied past: Having started out as a printer’s shop, it was later used as an office building. The building was all but derelict when the couple purchased it for $530,000 in...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 25, 2020 20:03 UTC