Housing in major global cities is an issue all over the world, especially in Berlin where it is often said ‘looking for an apartment is like applying for a job or a visa’. There’s a lot of paperwork, a lot of requesting, a lot of rejections before you find the one, …or it finds you. In this episode we explore a 1980’s housing project that asks inhabitants to construct the future living they desire in an eco setting. Positioned in the center of Berlin, the Ökohaus embodies the ‘green heart’ of the city and puts forefront blooming desires for healthier, greener, community based future living… possibly highlighting the reasons humans from near and far relocate to the German capital to begin with. To support Secret Place Berlin, please visit our Patron at www.patreon.com/secretplaceberlin Follow us on Instagram @secretplaceberlin SHOW NOTES: Resource links for this episode can be found here: https://www.the-offbeats.com/articles/building-together-the-okohaus-frei-otto-collective-improvisation/ https://www.solidar-architekten.de/oekohaus-berlin-mitte-tiergarten-corneliusstrasse-11-12/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/t-magazine/berlin-treehouses.html In German: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6X-ifClSE0&t=206s Music by Rossano Snel @rossanofrombrazil waving from a rooftop garden. Story, Narration, Illustration & Image copyright Lacy Barry @lacy_barry 2020, foraging wild wisteria and elderflower.