Kreuzberg: Am Berlin Museum

The area near the former Berlin Museum lies in Kreuzberg and combines cultural institutions with urban residential structures. Am Berlin Museum is shaped above all by the continuity of residential streets, courtyards, entrances and short routes to everyday services. In Am Berlin Museum, the daily character emerges through the relationship between building scale, street greenery and the small spaces used repeatedly by residents. Am Berlin Museum lies in the borough of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, about 1.8 km south of central Berlin. Am Berlin Museum merges gradually into Mehringplatz and Prinzenstraße; building scale, street activity and open space change before any clear boundary is felt. The character of Am Berlin Museum is clearest along everyday routes between homes, public space and nearby destinations. Within Kreuzberg, Am Berlin Museum stands out through the quality of ordinary daily life rather than a single landmark.