Lux Eleven Berlin Mitte
Project Development · Hospitality · Design-led Real Estate
Christina Lissmann realized Lux Eleven Berlin Mitte as project developer and project lead for Chambers Group. Located at Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 9–11 in Berlin Mitte, the project was developed between June 2004 and April 2005.
Her responsibilities included project management, concept development, naming, positioning, marketing strategy, creative direction, artistic direction and market launch. She coordinated international partners including Design Hotels, Salmaso-Silvestrin Architects, M. Keller Architekten and Stephen Williams Architects, connecting hospitality, architecture, design and urban positioning into a distinctive serviced-apartment concept.
Culture as a Location Factor / Hamburg
Landmark Strategy · Urban Development · Cultural Positioning
Christina Lissmann developed and presented the strategic cultural location concept “Culture as a Location Factor” in the context of a high-level panel discussion on Hamburg’s role in the 21st century, alongside Lothar Späth and Alexander Otto of ECE.
At the centre of the concept was the idea that culture should not be understood as a secondary or decorative element of urban development, but as a decisive driver of location value, international visibility, civic identity and long-term economic relevance.
Christina Lissmann proposed extending Hamburg’s existing museum mile into the emerging HafenCity and positioning Kaispeicher A as a cultural landmark for the city. The concept anticipated the potential of the site as a powerful urban anchor — a place where architecture, culture, public space, tourism, city branding and international perception could come together.
The location later gained global recognition through the development of the Elbphilharmonie, today one of Hamburg’s most important architectural and cultural landmarks.
The keynote connected cultural strategy, urban development, landmark thinking and location branding. It demonstrated how cultural infrastructure can transform the perception of a city district, create emotional identification, attract international attention and generate long-term value beyond the building itself.
For Christina Lissmann, the project represents an early and central example of her approach: identifying the hidden strategic potential of a place and translating it into a cultural, architectural and economic vision.
Contractworld / AIT – “Ethical Shopping” and the Monothematic Shopping Mall Concept “Hof der Gesundheit”
Invited by AIT to speak at Contractworld, Christina Lissmann delivered a keynote on “Ethical Shopping”, presenting her concept for a monothematic shopping mall dedicated to health prevention: “Hof der Gesundheit.”
The concept explored how retail environments could move beyond conventional consumption and become places of education, prevention, wellbeing and responsible choice. Instead of organizing a shopping destination around unrelated brands and product categories, Hof der Gesundheit proposed a focused, thematic ecosystem around health, prophylaxis, preventive medicine, wellbeing, nutrition, movement, diagnostics, consultation and lifestyle services.
At the centre of the idea was a new understanding of retail: shopping not as passive consumption, but as an active, ethical and health-oriented experience. Visitors would not simply buy products; they would receive orientation, knowledge, inspiration and access to services that support a healthier life. The mall would become a curated environment for prevention, combining medical competence, holistic health offers, retail, education, hospitality and community formats.
With Hof der Gesundheit, Christina Lissmann anticipated several developments that have since become highly relevant for real estate and retail: the rise of wellbeing as an economic factor, the growing importance of health-conscious consumers, the transformation of shopping centres into mixed-use destinations and the need for retail spaces to provide meaningful experiences rather than purely transactional environments.
The keynote positioned health prevention as a powerful urban and commercial theme. It showed how a property or retail location could gain new relevance by focusing on a clear social need and by creating an integrated destination around trust, quality, service and long-term value.
The project reflects Christina Lissmann’s ability to rethink retail real estate conceptually and strategically — transforming shopping from a product-driven activity into a thematic, ethical and experience-based location model. For today’s real estate market, the concept remains highly relevant: successful retail destinations increasingly need identity, purpose, health orientation, service quality and a convincing reason for people to visit, stay and return.
WERKHOF / Euroland – Experience Shopping Center · C-Location Activation · Retail Concept
Scope: Experience shopping center, modern living and furnishing, craftsmanship, advisory formats, workshops, location activation
Relevance: C-location strategy, thematic retail, user experience, place-making, commercial real estate repositioning
Christina Lissmann developed the concept for WERKHOF, an experience-oriented shopping center for Euroland, designed specifically for a challenging C-location.
The concept positioned the center around modern living, furnishing, craftsmanship, home improvement, design advice and hands-on experience. Instead of a conventional retail approach, WERKHOF was conceived as an experiential destination where customers could explore, learn, compare, consult and engage with products and services related to contemporary living and interior design.
The project responded to the specific challenge of activating a weaker location by creating a clear thematic identity and a strong reason to visit. By combining craftsmanship, retail, advisory services, workshops, interior inspiration and practical expertise, WERKHOF transformed the idea of a shopping center into a destination for modern living and making.
The concept reflects Christina Lissmann’s ability to develop real estate and retail formats that are not dependent on prime location alone, but create relevance through theme, experience, service quality and user activation. From landmark strategies to C-location activation, Christina Lissmann develops concepts that create relevance where conventional real estate logic often sees limitation.
Europa Passage Hamburg Media Installation
Media Architecture / Retail Destination / Urban Visibility
Large-scale media installation by Christina Lissmann across several media facades, presenting public squares from 17 European cities over 8.5 hours.
Inbetween Architecture / Expo 2000 – ARTE Programme Placement
Architecture · Contemporary Art · Cultural Programming · International Visibility
In the context of Expo 2000, Christina Lissmann brought “Inbetween Architecture” into the ARTE programme. The project was connected to the contemporary art exhibition curated by Kasper König and Wilfried Dickhoff, creating a bridge between architecture, contemporary art, television programming and international cultural visibility.
Zeithaus Autostadt Wolfsburg – Media Facade / “ALLZEIT” Video Installation
For the Zeithaus at Autostadt Wolfsburg, Christina Lissmann developed the creative direction for the media facade and the video installation “ALLZEIT.”
The project explored the relationship between architecture, time, mobility, memory and technological progress. Located within the context of Autostadt Wolfsburg — a place dedicated to automotive culture, brand experience and innovation — the media installation transformed the building facade into a dynamic narrative surface.
“ALLZEIT” was conceived as more than a visual layer. It functioned as a poetic and cinematic interpretation of time: past, present and future were brought into dialogue through moving images, rhythm, light and architectural scale. The installation connected the identity of the Zeithaus as a place of automotive history with the broader cultural idea of mobility as a continuous movement through time.
Through creative direction, media staging and visual dramaturgy, Christina Lissmann translated the building into an experiential medium. The facade became a stage for storytelling, turning architecture into a communicative surface and creating a strong link between visitors, space, brand and cultural memory.
The project reflects Christina Lissmann’s ability to work at the intersection of architecture, media art, brand experience and location identity. It also demonstrates her expertise in using large-scale visual formats to activate buildings, create public visibility and give real estate and cultural destinations a distinctive emotional presence.
For L-CC, “ALLZEIT” is a key reference in media architecture and place-making: it shows how buildings can move beyond their physical function and become carriers of meaning, atmosphere and strategic identity.
Center for Innovative Medicine Hamburg
Healthcare Architecture · Foyer Activation · Artistic Intervention
Christina Lissmann developed a concept to improve the quality of stay in the foyer of the Center for Innovative Medicine Hamburg through an artistic intervention and installation. The work transformed a functional entrance and waiting area into a more atmospheric, identity-building and emotionally resonant space.
The installation used large-scale visual motifs inspired by medical, cellular and microscopic imagery, connecting the scientific character of the institution with a strong spatial and artistic presence. The project reflects Christina Lissmann’s ability to connect architecture, art, healthcare environments, user experience and institutional identity.
Art Cologne Relaunch
Fair Repositioning / Culture / Corporate Architecture
Concept and creative direction for the relaunch and repositioning of Art Cologne, including exhibition areas, gastronomy, wayfinding, corporate architecture and brand strengthening.
Twinkomplex / Tempelhof Airport
Location-Based Game / Transmedia / Urban Experience
Geobased multiplayer game using Tempelhof Airport as a cinematic and interactive urban experience space.
Friedrichstadtpassagen Berlin – NDR TV Communication
Christina Lissmann developed and published a television report for NDR on the newly built Friedrichstadtpassagen in Berlin. The report focused on the architectural, urban and cultural significance of the development at a time when the project represented one of the most prominent new building ensembles in post-reunification Berlin.
The TV feature included interviews with Berlin’s Senate Building Director Hans Stimmann as well as with the internationally renowned architects Jean Nouvel, Oswald Mathias Ungers and I. M. Pei, whose buildings shaped the identity and architectural ambition of the Friedrichstadtpassagen.
The project combined architecture journalism, urban development communication and high-level media storytelling. It presented the Friedrichstadtpassagen not only as a commercial and architectural development, but as a significant urban statement within Berlin’s evolving city centre.
This work reflects Christina Lissmann’s ability to translate complex architectural and urban development projects into accessible, media-effective narratives for a broader public audience. It also demonstrates her experience in working with leading international architects, public decision-makers and broadcast media to communicate the cultural and strategic relevance of landmark real estate projects.
Stephen Williams Associates Monograph / daab Verlag
Architecture Publishing · Brand Positioning · Thought Leadership
Christina Lissmann developed the idea, concept and realization of the Stephen Williams Associates monograph, published by daab Verlag. The publication connected architecture, design, editorial storytelling and brand positioning, strengthening the international visibility and long-term reputation of Stephen Williams Associates.
Die Stadthöfe Hamburg / Quantum Immobilien
Real Estate Development Communication · Political Stakeholder Strategy · Historic Asset
Category: Real estate development communication · political stakeholder strategy · historic asset
Role: Concept development, audiovisual storytelling, stakeholder positioning, media production
Scope: Presentation of a major development project, historic property complex near Hamburg’s Alster, allocation process for a €55 million site, political and public stakeholder alignment
Impact: Quantum Immobilien was awarded the site allocation
Relevance: Political anticipation, decision-maker communication, investor narrative, historic real estate, urban development, public-private stakeholder strategy
Christina Lissmann developed the audiovisual presentation and strategic communication concept for Die Stadthöfe Hamburg, a major real estate development project by Quantum Immobilien.
The presentation was created in the context of the allocation process for a historic property complex and a €55 million site located near Hamburg’s Alster. The task required more than project marketing: it involved anticipating the expectations, priorities and concerns of different political parties and public stakeholders, and translating the project into a narrative that could connect urban development, heritage, public interest, economic viability and future value.
Christina Lissmann’s work included concept development, audiovisual storytelling, stakeholder-oriented positioning, media production and the strategic communication of the development vision. The presentation connected the historic identity of the building ensemble with future use, political feasibility, urban relevance, investment logic and emotional place-making.
The approach contributed to creating a convincing basis for decision-makers. Quantum Immobilien was subsequently awarded the site allocation.
This project demonstrates Christina Lissmann’s ability to communicate complex real estate development opportunities in a way that aligns architectural vision, political expectations, public value, investor logic and long-term urban development.
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Christina Lissmann developed the audiovisual presentation and strategic communication concept for Die Stadthöfe Hamburg, a major real estate development project by Quantum Immobilien. The presentation supported the allocation process for a historic property complex and a €55 million site near Hamburg’s Alster. Her work anticipated the expectations of different political parties and public stakeholders, translating the project into a compelling narrative that connected heritage, urban value, public interest and investment logic. Quantum Immobilien was subsequently awarded the site allocation.
Architekturstreifzüge / NDR
TV Format Development · Architecture Communication · Public Broadcasting
Christina Lissmann initiated, developed and piloted the TV series “Architekturstreifzüge” for NDR.
The format was created to make architecture, urban development and building culture accessible to a broader public audience. It translated architectural ideas, places, people and urban contexts into a television format that combined storytelling, visual atmosphere, expert perspectives and cultural relevance.
With “Architekturstreifzüge,” Christina Lissmann positioned architecture not only as a specialist discipline, but as a public and cultural subject connected to everyday life, identity, cities and society.
The project reflects her ability to develop media formats that bridge architecture, urban culture, television, public communication and audience engagement. It also demonstrates her long-standing expertise in making complex spatial and architectural topics understandable, visible and emotionally engaging.
Category: TV format development · architecture communication · public broadcasting
Role: Initiator, concept developer, pilot development
Scope: TV series concept, architecture storytelling, urban development, building culture, public communication
Relevance: Public visibility for architecture, media format development, cultural communication, architecture for broad audiences
Architekturstreifzüge
I Love New York – Crossover of Contemporary Art / Museum Ludwig Cologne
Category: Contemporary art · curatorial concept · New York cultural scene · museum context
Role: Curator
Scope: Exhibition concept, contemporary art, urban culture, crossover formats, New York reference, cultural communication
Relevance: Curatorial authority, international cultural positioning, museum context, art as a driver of visibility and identity
Christina Lissmann curated “I Love New York – Crossover of Contemporary Art” at Museum Ludwig Cologne. The exhibition connected New York’s contemporary art scene, urban culture, crossover formats and international cultural visibility. It demonstrates her ability to translate cultural movements into curatorial formats and position art as a driver of identity, relevance and public perception.
Uniplan / BMW Hydrogen World Launch
Innovation / Sustainability / Live Communication
Live communication concept for the international launch of BMW Hydrogen, translating complex future mobility into an emotional brand experience.
Mauritius Advisory 2026
International Location, Investment & Lifestyle Advisory
Mauritius has been an important focus of L-CC’s international advisory work. The island combines strategic location, international business access, lifestyle quality, real estate opportunities, tax and residency considerations, tourism, hospitality and cross-border investment potential.
L-CC supports individuals, entrepreneurs, investors and families in understanding Mauritius not only as a destination, but as a strategic location for living, investing, relocating, networking and building international opportunities. Mauritius remains part of L-CC’s international DNA — a reference point for cross-border advisory, lifestyle-driven investment, relocation, real estate and destination positioning.