Charlottenburg: Savignyplatz

Savignyplatz in Charlottenburg is a well-known urban square, famous for its cafés, restaurants and literary culture. Savignyplatz is shaped above all by the relationship between the open square, its surrounding façades, paths and the streets that feed into it. In Savignyplatz, the daily character emerges through changes in seating, greenery, pedestrian movement and the uses at the edges of the space. Savignyplatz lies in the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, about 5.9 km west of central Berlin. Savignyplatz merges gradually into Ernst-Reuter-Platz and George-Grosz-Platz; building scale, street activity and open space change before any clear boundary is felt. The immediate streets and open spaces give Savignyplatz a recognisable local identity of its own. The character of Savignyplatz is clearest along everyday routes between homes, public space and nearby destinations. Within Charlottenburg, Savignyplatz stands out through a clear public focus for the surrounding streets.