Schöneberg: Barbarossaplatz

Barbarossaplatz is a central square in Schöneberg surrounded by residential buildings, cafés and local businesses. The defining local feature of Barbarossaplatz is the relationship between the open square, its surrounding façades, paths and the streets that feed into it. How Barbarossaplatz 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. Barbarossaplatz lies in the borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg, about 4.7 km southwest of central Berlin. Barbarossaplatz merges gradually into Belziger Straße and Kalckreuthstraße; building scale, street activity and open space change before any clear boundary is felt. The character of Barbarossaplatz is clearest along everyday routes between homes, public space and nearby destinations. Together, these elements make a clear public focus for the surrounding streets central to the identity of Barbarossaplatz.