ATU Kreuzberg

The most tagged facade became a landmark.

For ATU in Berlin-Kreuzberg, nine graffiti artists painted over 510 m² of facade. The whole process was captured on film.

Mural with portraits of a woman, a man and a boy on the corner of the ATU branch in Kreuzberg
Client
ATU
Locations
Berlin-Kreuzberg, Köpenicker Straße 143
Timeframe
2026
Technique
Graffiti painting, done from an aerial platform

01The problem

In Kreuzberg, cleaning wouldn't have helped.

Gray concrete covered in everything the street has to offer: pink streaks of paint across the facade, tags right up to the windows, half-peeled pieces, and the old logo above it all.

After a cleaning, the wall would have been full again within a few weeks. The facade needed something the street respects.

02The solution

The language of the street, for the brand.

We took the language of the street and let it speak for ATU. The entire facade now carries continuous graffiti branding: throw-ups in shades of gray, neatly set between the red ATU stripes.

In front of that, large motifs tell what ATU stands for: a colorful Trabant with a surfboard and the word “Berlin,” a photorealistic family with a car key, an ATU wildstyle made of gears, a chain and a saw blade, and a mechanic flashing a peace sign.

The branch's exterior wall before the makeover, gray with a red band and lots of tags
The site
Köpenicker Str., before
  1. Throw-ups as branding

    Gray throw-ups between the red stripes turn the brand into the wall.

  2. Four large motifs

    Trabant, family, wildstyle and mechanic tell what ATU stands for.

  3. Stencil-style bay numbers

    The new logo and the workshop's bay numbers blend into the design.

03The result

A neighborhood landmark.

over 510 m²
of painted facade
9
graffiti artists
4
large motifs

04The proof

Wall by wall in Kreuzberg.

  1. Mural with portraits of a woman, a man and a boy on the corner of the ATU branch in Kreuzberg
    01The portrait motifCorner of the branch
  2. Long facade wall of the ATU branch with portraits, a car motif and graffiti lettering
    02The long wallStreet side
  3. Aerial view of the painted ATU branch with its gray and red facade and parking lot
    03The whole branchView from above
  4. Artist working on a painted face on the facade from an aerial platform
    04Working at heightFrom the aerial platform
  5. Painted ATU branch at dusk with lit windows
    05The branch at nightAfter the makeover
  6. Entrance area of the ATU branch with gray graffiti letters on the facade and windows
    06The entrance areaGray and red design

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Project photo: Albrecht-Dürer-Schule, Da-Di-Werk (2017)

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