Schmargendorf: Flinsberger Platz

Flinsberger Platz is a residential square surrounded by apartment buildings and local neighborhood life. Flinsberger Platz is shaped above all by the relationship between the open square, its surrounding façades, paths and the streets that feed into it. In Flinsberger Platz, the daily character emerges through changes in seating, greenery, pedestrian movement and the uses at the edges of the space. Flinsberger Platz lies in the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, about 8.7 km southwest of central Berlin. Flinsberger Platz merges gradually into Forckenbeckstraße and Bismarckallee; building scale, street activity and open space change before any clear boundary is felt. Around Flinsberger Platz, even a few minutes on foot can bring noticeable changes in noise, greenery and access to everyday services. Within Schmargendorf, Flinsberger Platz stands out through a clear public focus for the surrounding streets.