C-Space Berlin

HINTERHOFGESÄNGE 2026 🎶

The former furniture factory that houses C*SPACE has long been a place for musical creatives as well. One of C*SPACE’s close musician neighbors is Berlin-based musician Andreas Albrecht, who works across vocals, piano, drums, songwriting, and production.

For the second time, C*SPACE hosted an open-air concert as part of the Weißenseer Kultursommer. On September 2, Merle, Toni Kater, and Andreas Albrecht came together in our courtyard for an evening celebrating contemporary German singer-songwriter music.

With its unique courtyard atmosphere, the evening brought music, neighbors, and friends together under the open sky.

✨More music is coming up at C*SPACE: On Monday September 21, Andreas Albrecht and Manfred Maurenbrecher will celebrate Leonard Cohen’s birthday at the C*SPACE Loft with songs and stories. You’re warmly invited.❣️
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HINTERHOFGESÄNGE 2026 🎶

Die ehemalige Möbelfabrik, in der heute C*SPACE zuhause ist, war schon immer ein Ort für musikalische Kreative. Einer der musikalischen Nachbarn von C*SPACE ist der Berliner Musiker Andreas Albrecht, der in den Bereichen Gesang, Klavier, Schlagzeug, Songwriting und Produktion arbeitet.

Zum zweiten Mal veranstaltete C*SPACE im Rahmen des Weißenseer Kultursommers ein Open-Air-Konzert. Am 2. September kamen Merle, Toni Kater und Andreas Albrecht in unserem Innenhof zusammen, um einen Abend der zeitgenössischen deutschen Singer-Songwriter-Musik zu gestalten.

In der besonderen Atmosphäre des Innenhofs brachte der Abend Musik, Nachbar:innen und Freund:innen unter freiem Himmel zusammen.

✨Und bei C*SPACE geht es musikalisch weiter: Am 21. September, Montag feiern Andreas Albrecht und Manfred Maurenbrecher im C*SPACE Loft mit Liedern und Geschichten den Geburtstag von Leonard Cohen. Ihr seid herzlich eingeladen.❣️

HUNGRIGE HERZEN. GUTER GEIST. GEMEINSAME ZUKUNFT. ❤️‍🔥🌅

Wir haben beschlossen, eine Genossenschaft zu gründen!

Wir gehen weiter: Am Horizont öffnet sich ein Fenster! ✨A window of opportunity!

Im C*SPACE und in der Hausgemeinschaft der ehemaligen Möbelfabrik Bruno Springer ist schon länger viel in Bewegung.

Seit einigen Monaten arbeiten wir daran, Haus und Gelände in der Langhansstraße 85/86 zu erwerben und langfristig für Kultur, Handwerk, zukunftsfähige Wirtschaft und soziale Innovationen zu sichern.

Wir freuen uns sehr, dass Bürgermeisterin Cordelia Koch und Stadtrat Bechtler bei unserem Initiierungstreffen der „Genossenschaft Guter Geist“ dabei waren.

Denn:

Gemeinwohlorientiertes Stadtmachen geht nur gemeinsam:
mit Unternehmen, Kreativen und Kommune! 🤝

„Wie weit hinaus? Sehr weit hinaus!“ 🎈🌈

Ein Highlight des Initiierungstages: Unsere Haus-Mit-Genoss*innen von MIA. überraschten uns mit ihrem Live-Pop-up „Ein hungriges Herz“.

Das ging ins Herz! 💘

Kunst und Wirtschaft – zwei Seiten einer Medaille! ❤️‍🔥💰

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COOPERATIVE In the Making: BIG NEWS! We have decided to start a cooperative!

We’re moving forward: A window of opportunity is opening on the horizon! 🌅✨

There has been a lot in motion for some time now at C*SPACE and within the house community of the former Bruno Springer furniture factory.

For the past few months, we have been working towards securing the building and grounds at Langhansstraße 85/86a for the long term use for culture, craftsmanship, future-oriented business and social innovation.

We were very happy to have Mayor Cordelia Koch and Councillor Bechtler join our founding gathering for the “Guter Geist” Cooperative.

Because:

Livable city-making only works together:
with businesses, creatives and the municipality cooperating! 🤝

“Wie weit hinaus? Sehr weit hinaus!” 🎈🌈

A highlight of the founding gathering: our fellow house co-op members from MIA. surprised us with their live pop-up “Ein hungriges Herz”.

That went straight to the heart! 💘

Art and business – belonging together as two sides of one coin! ❤️‍🔥💰

C for COURAGE - RADIKALE TÖCHTER im C*SPACE!

Kommt zum Workshop am 11. September! ❤️‍🔥

12:00–16:00 · „Mut-Muskel“
mit Radikale Töchter

Letzte freie Plätze!

Kostenlos, Anmeldung erforderlich:
eab-berlin.eu/mut-muskel-workshop-2

Im Rahmen von EUROPE DIRECT Berlin
Veranstalter: Europäische Akademie Berlin

Das Programm ist kostenlos.

Weitere Workshops am 11. September im C*SPACE:

12:00–16:00 · „Demokratie im Dialog“
mit Gernot Wolfram

Anmeldung:
eab-berlin.eu/demokratie-im-dialog-workshop

Im Anschluss, 16:00–19:00 · „Laut gedacht – Meinung trifft Mut“

Drinks · Snacks · Begegnungen · Diskussionen

Wer ist dabei? Willkommen! Welcome! ⚡

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11 September: RADIKALEN TÖCHTER at C*SPACE!

Come join the workshop! 💥

12:00–16:00 · “Courage Muscle”
with

Last few spots available!

Free of charge, registration required:
eab-berlin.eu/mut-muskel-workshop-2

Part of EUROPE DIRECT Berlin
Organised by the Europäische Akademie Berlin European Academy Berlin

The programme is free of charge.

More workshops at C*SPACE on 11 September:

12:00–16:00 · “Democracy in Dialogue”
with Gernot Wolfram

Registration:
eab-berlin.eu/demokratie-im-dialog-workshop

Followed by, 16:00–19:00 · COURTYARD FESTIVAL “Laut gedacht – Meinung trifft Mut”

Drinks · Snacks · Encounters · Discussions

Who’s joining? Willkommen! Welcome! ✨

C*SPACE Taipei Flânerie — Part II

More encounters, places & conversations from C*SPACE founder Katja’s recent ECHN P2P exchange journey:

• Johan Chang 張玉漢, Director of Treasure Hill Artist Village, an inspiring place for fellowships and artist residencies. Thanks for the tour, Johan, it made me want to stay! :-)

• Guanyin 觀音菩薩, Bodhisattva of compassion and central figure of Treasure Hill’s historic temple, watching over a place where spiritual life, community and artistic practice have grown together.

• Wo Gong 和工, an independent library and pottery studio in the mountains, founded by A San 阿三 from Hong Kong, who took over his pottery teacher’s studio. Can nature offer healing and refuge, a place to make a home away from home?

• Willie 趙偉仁, Space & Development Manager of Yimei Bookstore 郭怡美書店 and The 1 Bookstore 一間書店. His take: Space-making means building the operating system for creativity and relationships to unfold.

• Tun Tun 囤屯, a new bookstore, dialogue space and bar. Shu-Lei 舒磊, lawyer and book lover, connecting legal literacy, social justice, family history and social space-making. And, last but not least: a bar!

• At Tun Tun, Hsin-Chien Ho, author of Waters Divided (2025) and co-producer of the Penghu-brewed b**r 「島」 (Islands of Wind).

• Nowhere 飛地 Bookstore, hosted by Annie Zhang 張潔平: we shared the C*SPACE Berlin story and asked: How do we create spaces that overcome polarisation? How do we connect as humans, intellectually and beyond?

• Lai Shu-Chun, performing arts manager, co-author of Taiwan Creative Hub Mapping (2009), formerly with the British Council. “Wellbeing” is our shared space!

• Check-Out Day, Annie & Katja, sharing courage and solidarity as creators of independent spaces, and reaffirming the importance of 3rd spaces, from bookstores and makerspaces to co-working places, in Taiwan, Europe and beyond. Thanks, European Creative Hubs Network!

Space-making is first of all about creating relationships people. As Willie put it, it starts with asking “how we want to exist in the future” and “tuning the spirit of the space.”

What might emerge from this Pan-European P2P Flânerie across oceans? Stay tuned, something is already becoming…