Spaces built for security become spaces built for life.
June to September 2026 on Kantstraße
Between the Waldorf Astoria and Upper West, the first complete Berlin-Cube installation stands in public street space. Planted, lit, walkable — and a crash-tested vehicle security barrier. Not a rendering: photographs taken on site.
June to September 2026. Set up without foundations, removed without trace.
Kantstraße, July 2026 — the complete installation in evening light.
Sit down, breathe, enjoy. Under trees, in the scent of lavender. And the best part: people actually use it — everyone does.
Looking towards the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. Trees, lavender and perennials grow inside the modules, not beside them.
Sunflowers in the middle of Kantstraße. The modules carry plants, benches and the tested protection at the same time.
The recessed light strip runs right around each module. At night it marks the installation without floodlighting the street.
Substrate deep enough for woody plants, not seasonal bedding. The planting is designed to stay.
Seat height and timber top are part of the module itself, not an add-on.
Drivable ramps sit between the modules. The bike lane runs through, the pavement stays accessible. And where emergency routes must remain clear, the modules are placed in a staggered layout — protected and still passable. Access protection does not mean barricading.
District Mayor Kirstin Bauch, AG City Berlin board member Patrick Wittke and Martin Fichtelmann at the installation, June 2026.
Pilot installation in cooperation with AG City Berlin and the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf District Office. Installation time for the complete run: around ten hours.
The module is a platform.
Set up as a demonstration for decision-makers from politics and public administration, at an outlet centre in Wustermark, Brandenburg.
Three modules in a continuous line. Drivable ramps and tactile paving in between — the route stays open for everyone.
One module carries an e-bike charging station with two charging points — and a tree on top. Technology and greenery in the same unit, not side by side.
One module face as an advertising surface. What greens and protects a city can help pay for itself.
Before. After.
Same perspectives. Two realities.
Left: before installation. Right: the realised project.
A vision for the Berlin of tomorrow.
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Four seasons. One system.
From summer nights to New Year's Eve, golden hour to snowfall — Berlin-Cube stays part of city life.
