Westend: Branitzer Platz

Branitzer Platz lies in a residential environment with historic buildings and green surroundings in western Berlin. At Branitzer Platz, the local character comes from the relationship between the open square, its surrounding façades, paths and the streets that feed into it. The everyday rhythm of Branitzer Platz is shaped by changes in seating, greenery, pedestrian movement and the uses at the edges of the space. Branitzer Platz lies in the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, about 9.2 km west of central Berlin. Branitzer Platz merges gradually into Nonnendammallee and Neu Westend; building scale, street activity and open space change before any clear boundary is felt. The character of Branitzer Platz is clearest along everyday routes between homes, public space and nearby destinations. This gives Branitzer Platz a distinctive quality: a clear public focus for the surrounding streets.