For a long time, manufacturing was an integral part of urban life. In the 19th century, the so-called Kreuzberger Mix—the close coexistence of living and production—shaped large parts of Berlin’s urban fabric. Today, rising property values and increasing pressure on urban space have pushed most forms of manufacturing to the outskirts of cities or abroad.

Werkstadt revisits this historical model and asks how the relationship between living and production could be reimagined today. The project explores new spatial hybrids that combine working, making, and living within a contemporary urban context, proposing a productive city where residential and manufacturing activities can once again coexist.