Kleiner Tiergarten and Ottopark Berlin

The aim is to reconnect the two streets of Turmstraße and Alt-Moabit into a single spatial unit via the park. The park, with its various amenities and uses, makes a significant contribution to the upgrading of the shopping streets into a vibrant centre of Moabit. Its former seclusion from the outside was in line with the common 1950s model of the introverted park. With the objective of connection, an opening to the world beyond the park is unavoidable. The park becomes airier, more transparent and clearer while the spatial quality of the historic grounds rightfully retains its emblematic character. Selective interventions structure the park and enhance certain historical elements. An alternation of views from inside and out along with the planting of dense vegetation in the peripheral areas connect the parks to the street space while maintaining the quality of the interior.