Prenzlauer Berg: Falkplatz

Falkplatz is a green square in Prenzlauer Berg, surrounded by historic buildings and residential streets. Falkplatz is shaped above all by the relationship between the open square, its surrounding façades, paths and the streets that feed into it. In Falkplatz, the daily character emerges through changes in seating, greenery, pedestrian movement and the uses at the edges of the space. Falkplatz lies in the borough of Pankow, about 2.8 km north of central Berlin. Falkplatz merges gradually into Brunnenstraße and Gethsemanekirche; building scale, street activity and open space change before any clear boundary is felt. The immediate streets and open spaces give Falkplatz a recognisable local identity of its own. The character of Falkplatz is clearest along everyday routes between homes, public space and nearby destinations. Within Prenzlauer Berg, Falkplatz stands out through a clear public focus for the surrounding streets.