Charlottenbogen current

He is possibly one of the last of his kind, but in any case he was one of the first … And it's not long before he's gone: Platten Pedro with his first Berlin store for second-hand vinyl in Charlottenburg. Farewell visit to a one-of-a-kind.

Many people can sell flowers. Flower design, as Karsten Flöter makes it - for this you need an eye and passion.

If you want to reach high, you have to start at the bottom. For master roofer Sven Meissner, not just a daily walk, but a way of life. A visit to the Charlottenbogen construction site - this time where it gets windy.

The shell is in place. Now it's time for the finishing touches. The roughest part is done. At a quick glance, there may not be much new here … but there is! The roofs are now covered on all the houses. And the balconies are also finished. The complete shell is in place.

About South African bicycle tours, about the love of bicycles and the annoying problem of bicycle theft. The bicycle store "Velophil" is anchored in the neighborhood, but has long been known throughout Berlin.

Night after night they are out on the streets of Berlin saving lives - the teams from the Berlin City Mission's cold bus. I once needed their help too.

What should the bathroom look like when it is finished? Imagining this in your mind is one thing. To see it in real life is something completely different. The Bad Atelier makes it possible. A visit.

Everything begins in the cellar. Pipes run along the ceilings, like the rides on a roller coaster, turn here, jump out of the ceiling there and disappear further back into the wall or lead upwards. Sometimes they are thick, sometimes thin. But what looks like a big mess at first glance turns out to be a precisely planned pipe system at second glance.

The electricity comes from the socket. But how does the electricity get into the socket? On the road with the guys who make the houses shine.

We give your visions solid ground. Look how our wonderful neighbourhood is developing - can you feel the anticipation growing as well? Your place in Berlin, where will it be? Will you stay on the ground, very close to the Spree, with your own garden and a view of the playground? Or will you be drawn to lofty heights, need a view, wind around your nose and at least the roof terrace? Everything is possible in the Charlottenbogen and many other things are more.

This launderette is a launderette like no other. Chandeliers on the ceilings and gold wallpaper on the walls, statues of the Virgin Mary inviting you to pray, cappuccino, cake and newspaper, plus help with washing problems, a sympathetic ear for worries and a famous actor who owns the shop.

Architects do a lot: From the big vision to the exact planning. In the Charlottenbogen building project, they shared this task. Some architects are the abstract visionaries. They made the big impact, implemented their ideas of a house. Lots of light, lots of space, lots of height, open courtyard for a complex in the middle of Berlin and in the middle of the Spree. They dare to see and design a house in its urban environment.

We have designed more than 40 different floor plans in total to offer you the greatest possible freedom of design. Well thought-out room layouts, 2.80-metre high ceilings, generous window areas, underfloor heating and at least one possibility of living "outside" in each apartment - we build all this as a basis for you …

Tough guys, lots of sweat, a team. The scaffolders from the Charlottenburg Arch. An insight. Nothing works without them. Let me get this straight. Welcome to the scaffolders, the tough guys from construction.

Dogs have to get out, people have to get out, but where can you do the most beautiful and relaxed laps around the new Quartier Charlottenbogen?

Barely 12 months ago, all you saw here was dirt. And now? Isn't it simply incredible what has grown there within just a year?

A visit to Dr. Michael Bernhardt. A dentist, as he should be. 35 years. A whole working life. That's how long Dr. Michael Bernhardt has been here. He started out as a lone fighter, took out a loan, turned a 3-room apartment into a dental practice

In the Charlottenbogen-Kiez you can eat around the world - from Asia to Latin America, to Europe, to Arabia. Restaurants nestle up against burger shops, squeeze in next to snacks. Once counted, there are currently exactly 20 possibilities to get something warm and tasty on your plate …

From the future Quartier Charlottenbogen it takes only 14 minutes to the central station or 11 minutes to the zoo. A test drive past exciting Berlin places, with a typical Berlin bus driver as chauffeur and an old lady who has not forgotten how to flirt.

Once future and back - the laying of the foundation stone in the Quartier Charlottenbogen is about pride, about the Berlin mix and the people who will soon be living here.

What's going on here. The construction site Charlottenbogen looks like the perfectly rehearsed choreography of a musical. Everything happens exactly at the right time at the right place with the right people.

Today we are visiting crane driver Frank. 50 meters above the surface of the earth and thus above most roofs of Berlin. Insights into the life of a crane driver, without whom little would run on the construction site.

In the "Studio Charlottenbogen" you can see what the new Charlottenbogen buildings will look like one day. But finding out exactly how you want your new home to look is not so easy. Jens Rodenbusch, the wish maker, helps you with this.