Friedrichshain: Forckenbeckplatz

Forckenbeckplatz is a dense historic urban quarter in the borough of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. The local streetscape is chiefly defined by historic buildings and older street patterns; apartment buildings and compact residential blocks; parks, mature trees and everyday green space; as well as public squares and pedestrian-oriented meeting places. In Forckenbeckplatz, the daily character emerges through changes in seating, greenery, pedestrian movement and the uses at the edges of the space. Forckenbeckplatz lies about 3.6 km east of central Berlin. From Forckenbeckplatz toward Samariterviertel and Alter Schlachthof, density, land use and street character shift step by step rather than at a sharp edge. The character of Forckenbeckplatz is clearest along everyday routes between homes, public space and nearby destinations. Within Friedrichshain, Forckenbeckplatz stands out through a clear public focus for the surrounding streets.