Gearing up Mobility

Bike Parking

Placemaking, Berlin, 2024
The thoughtfully designed space is a response to the changing infrastructures and habits of mobility that result in an increasing demand for bicycle infrastructure, specifically in the German capital. As part of the revitalisation of Potsdamer Platz, the bike parking not only offers a practical function, but also integrates seamlessly into the surrounding entertainment, commercial and office space.

The former underground shopping arcade was a narrow, curved passageway with no daylight and had individual retail spaces to the left and right along the corridor. These challenges of the existing structure were taken as an opportunity for a redesign and reuse.

The new bike parking connects the Potsdamer Platz underground and S-Bahn station with Das Center am Potsdamer Platz and is available to all tenants and visitors. Potsdamer Platz, once a hub for urban traffic, is being revived as a public space thanks to the bike parking.

Inspired by the cross-section of a bicycle tyre, the design reflects the geometry of the space and invites you to immerse yourself in another world.

From city bikes and racing and mountain bikes, BMX bikes, e-bikes and even cargo bikes – with over 200 parking spaces, every bike has its place here.
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With the bicycle parking, the Center owners Oxford Properties Group & Norges Bank Investment Management are responding to the trend of more and more people choosing to cycle to work.

The design challenges were as manifold as the future vehicle fleet: the bike car park is completely underground and therefore had to be intuitive to use, robust and inviting at the same time. Kinzo have created a place where users feel safe and comfortable. Inspired by the cross-section of a bicycle tyre, the design reflects the geometry of the space and invites you to immerse yourself in another world.

PARTNER:
– MWWM, Expansion
– Aukett + Heese, Site management
– Büro Happold, Mobility concept
– SMV, Project management

Photography © Schnepp Renou
Video: Max Schroeder, Sebastian Dörken
Client Oxford Properties Group & Forum Event Management GmbH
Year 2024
Location Berlin
BGF 1.000 qm
Architecture Helmut Jahn
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