Berlin’s Holzmarkt: a Co-created, Co-operative Urban Oasis

Mitra Anderson-Oliver

Walking into the elaborate urban experiment that is Holzmarkt, a sign over the entrance declares, “Big dreams need space and courageous investors.” In the fast-changing social and economic landscape of Berlin, it has miraculously achieved both. Holzmarkt grew out of the famous Bar 25, a squat-turned-club on the banks of the River Spree, less than two kilometres down the river from Alexander Platz and the centre of Berlin. Cooperatively run, it’s a place where people from all ages and walks of life can come and find an activity to enjoy, from a relaxed lunch by the river through to dancing into the early hours of the morning. It is now home to more than 20 independent projects, including a reincarnation of the original club Bar 25 called Katerblau, the upmarket…

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