Prenzlauer Berg: Alter Schlachthof

Alter Schlachthof is a redeveloped urban area on former industrial grounds, now featuring modern housing and mixed-use development. Industrial scale and surviving historical elements create an atmosphere shaped equally by production and memory. How Alter Schlachthof is used over the course of the day depends on surviving large-scale structures, successive construction phases and new everyday routes through formerly specialised sites. Alter Schlachthof lies in the borough of Pankow, about 3.8 km east of central Berlin. From Alter Schlachthof toward Storkower Bogen and Hausburgviertel, density, land use and street character shift step by step rather than at a sharp edge. Around Alter Schlachthof, even a few minutes on foot can bring noticeable changes in noise, greenery and access to everyday services. Together, these elements make the continuity between an older working landscape and new urban life central to the identity of Alter Schlachthof.