Altglienicke: Kölner Viertel

Kölner Viertel is a residential area with large housing blocks and structured open spaces, reflecting post-war urban planning. Kölner Viertel is shaped above all by the deliberate relationship between housing blocks, pedestrian paths and clearly structured shared open space. In Kölner Viertel, the daily character emerges through repeated building types, green courtyards and the separation of through traffic from internal routes. Kölner Viertel lies in the borough of Treptow-Köpenick, about 16 km southeast of central Berlin. Kölner Viertel merges gradually into Dorf Altglienicke and Alt-Bohnsdorf; building scale, street activity and open space change before any clear boundary is felt. Around Kölner Viertel, even a few minutes on foot can bring noticeable changes in noise, greenery and access to everyday services. Within Altglienicke, Kölner Viertel stands out through the smaller everyday zones that exist inside a large planned layout.