OTTO, located directly at Otto-Braun-Straße 72, not far from Alexanderplatz, regularly hosts exhibitions, concerts, workshops, choir rehearsals, theater formats, cooperation projects with and for refugees and much more. Many small-scale uses find space here under a common barrel roof.
As part of the refurbishment of the existing building, the pioneer uses were relocated to three temporary replacement buildings in the surrounding open spaces of the Haus der Statistik in May 2022: KARLA, ALEXIS (until spring 2025) and OTTO.
All temporary buildings were erected using a circular construction method – from reused modules from former emergency shelters. They are not just temporary solutions, but active places of use and encounter:
- OTTO, located directly at Otto-Braun-Straße 72, not far from Alexanderplatz, regularly hosts exhibitions, concerts, workshops, choir rehearsals, theater formats, cooperation projects with and for refugees and much more. Many small-scale uses find space here under a common barrel roof.
Since the end of 2024, the House of Materialization has also been located at OTTO as a pioneering project – a place that combines circular material cycles and the sustainable use of resources with social commitment.
The monthly co-markets in the summer months are a particular highlight. Workshops, concerts, exhibitions and long tables showcase the diversity of pioneering projects – open, free and in the heart of the city.
The temporary buildings show: Intermediate spaces can also be designed to be lively, usable and oriented towards the common good – as a living practice of cooperative urban development.
