Project Snapshot
Unifying Two
National Archives
Designing a shared digital experience by aligning complex stakeholder interests and integrating
the Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv into the new Bundesarchiv website.
Context
The German Bundesarchiv initiated the integration of the former Stasi Records Archive into a unified Bundesarchiv digital experience. Beyond the technical merger, the project required balancing political, historical and institutional interests. While creating a single information architecture, it was essential to preserve the visibility, identity and accessibility of the Stasi Records Archive. The challenge was to create a unified digital experience while preserving the historical identity and visibility of the Stasi Records Archive.
Project Partner
Bundesarchiv
Duration / Year
2 months / 2023
Key Topics
Stakeholder Management
Role
Digital Strategist
My Role
As part of a multidisciplinary team of digital strategists and technical consultants at 3pc, I collaborated closely with stakeholders from both the German Federal Archives and the Stasi Records Archive.
My role focused on preparing and co-facilitating scoping, ideation and co-creation workshops, translating stakeholder input into wireframes and a scalable information architecture that balanced diverse user needs with complex institutional and historical requirements.
Impact & Outcome
Delivered a unified information architecture that successfully integrated the Stasi Records Archive into the new Bundesarchiv website while preserving its historical visibility and identity.
- Unified Digital ExperienceDeveloped the information architecture and wireframes for the new Bundesarchiv website, which is now live.
- Balancing Diverse User NeedsIDesigned user flows supporting a wide range of audiences, including researchers, journalists, students and people searching for family-related records.
- Stakeholder AlignmentFacilitated collaborative workshops that aligned the perspectives of both archive institutions and established a shared direction for the new digital experience.
Fig. 1 — The Bundesarchiv website following the integration of the Stasi Mediathek/Archiv (2026).
Project Snapshot
Unifying Two
National Archives
Designing a shared digital experience by aligning complex stakeholder interests and integrating the Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv into the new Bundesarchiv website.
Context
The German Bundesarchiv initiated the integration of the former Stasi Records Archive into a unified Bundesarchiv digital experience. Beyond the technical merger, the project required balancing political, historical and institutional interests. While creating a single information architecture, it was essential to preserve the visibility, identity and accessibility of the Stasi Records Archive. The challenge was to create a unified digital experience while preserving the historical identity and visibility of the Stasi Records Archive.
Project Partner
Bundesarchiv
Duration / Year
2 months / 2023
Key Topics
Stakeholder Management
Role
Digital Strategist
My Role
As part of a multidisciplinary team of digital strategists and technical consultants at 3pc, I collaborated closely with stakeholders from both the German Federal Archives and the Stasi Records Archive.
My role focused on preparing and co-facilitating scoping, ideation and co-creation workshops, translating stakeholder input into wireframes and a scalable information architecture that balanced diverse user needs with complex institutional and historical requirements.
Impact & Outcome
Delivered a unified information architecture that successfully integrated the Stasi Records Archive into the new Bundesarchiv website while preserving its historical visibility and identity.
- Unified Digital ExperienceDeveloped the information architecture and wireframes for the new Bundesarchiv website, which is now live.
- Balancing Diverse User NeedsIDesigned user flows supporting a wide range of audiences, including researchers, journalists, students and people searching for family-related records.
- Stakeholder AlignmentFacilitated collaborative workshops that aligned the perspectives of both archive institutions and established a shared direction for the new digital experience.
Fig. 1 — The Bundesarchiv website following the integration of the Stasi Mediathek/Archiv (2026).
Félix Deraed
Strategic Designer
Berlin, Germany
Project Snapshot
Unifying Two
National Archives
Designing a shared digital experience by aligning complex stakeholder interests and integrating
the Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv into the new Bundesarchiv website.
Context
The German Bundesarchiv initiated the integration of the former Stasi Records Archive into a unified Bundesarchiv digital experience. Beyond the technical merger, the project required balancing political, historical and institutional interests. While creating a single information architecture, it was essential to preserve the visibility, identity and accessibility of the Stasi Records Archive. The challenge was to create a unified digital experience while preserving the historical identity and visibility of the Stasi Records Archive.
Project Partner
Bundesarchiv
Duration / Year
2 months / 2023
Key Topics
Stakeholder Management
Role
Digital Strategist
My Role
As part of a multidisciplinary team of digital strategists and technical consultants at 3pc, I collaborated closely with stakeholders from both the German Federal Archives and the Stasi Records Archive.
My role focused on preparing and co-facilitating scoping, ideation and co-creation workshops, translating stakeholder input into wireframes and a scalable information architecture that balanced diverse user needs with complex institutional and historical requirements.
Impact & Outcome
Delivered a unified information architecture that successfully integrated the Stasi Records Archive into the new Bundesarchiv website while preserving its historical visibility and identity.
- Unified Digital ExperienceDeveloped the information architecture and wireframes for the new Bundesarchiv website, which is now live.
- Balancing Diverse User NeedsIDesigned user flows supporting a wide range of audiences, including researchers, journalists, students and people searching for family-related records.
- Stakeholder AlignmentFacilitated collaborative workshops that aligned the perspectives of both archive institutions and established a shared direction for the new digital experience.
Fig. 1 — The Bundesarchiv website following the integration of the Stasi Mediathek/Archiv (2026).
Félix Deraed
Strategic Designer
Berlin, Germany
Currently
Strategic & Experience Designer
at Volkswagen Group Services GmbH
