Prenzlauer Berg: Teutoburger Platz

Teutoburger Platz is a residential square in Prenzlauer Berg, surrounded by historic buildings and local neighborhood life. The defining local feature of Teutoburger Platz is the relationship between the open square, its surrounding façades, paths and the streets that feed into it. How Teutoburger Platz is used over the course of the day depends on changes in seating, greenery, pedestrian movement and the uses at the edges of the space. Teutoburger Platz lies in the borough of Pankow, about 1.8 km north of central Berlin. The transitions from Teutoburger Platz toward Arkonaplatz and Kollwitzplatz are gradual, marked by changes in building form, traffic and greenery. The immediate streets and open spaces give Teutoburger Platz a recognisable local identity of its own. Together, these elements make a clear public focus for the surrounding streets central to the identity of Teutoburger Platz.