Køpi
| Køpi | |
|---|---|
Entrance to Køpi in 2006 | |
| Alternative names | Köpi Koepi |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Gründerzeit |
| Classification | Housing project Self-managed social centre |
| Address | Köpenicker Straße 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138. |
| Town or city | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 52°30′28″N 13°25′34″E / 52.50778°N 13.42611°E |
| Opened | Squatted in 1990 |
| Destroyed | Partially bombed in 1945 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
Køpi (also known as Köpi or Koepi) is a housing project (German: Hausprojekt) located at 137 Köpenicker Straße in Mitte, Berlin. It was squatted in 1990 and legalised in 1991 as an autonomous housing project and self-managed social centre. The yard was used as a wagenplatz for people living in vehicles. It is a left-wing project, connected to punks, anarchists and Autonomen. The building has become a symbol for the radical left in Berlin in the same manner as Rozbrat in Poznań or Ungdomshuset in Copenhagen. It has survived several eviction attempts both through political pressure and because the developers have always run out of money.