Altglienicke: Preußen Siedlung

Preußen Siedlung is a historic residential estate with uniform architecture, green courtyards and a strong sense of identity. The defining local feature of Preußen Siedlung is the deliberate relationship between housing blocks, pedestrian paths and clearly structured shared open space. How Preußen Siedlung is used over the course of the day depends on repeated building types, green courtyards and the separation of through traffic from internal routes. Preußen Siedlung lies in the borough of Treptow-Köpenick, about 16 km southeast of central Berlin. Preußen Siedlung merges gradually into Dorf Altglienicke and Falkenberg; building scale, street activity and open space change before any clear boundary is felt. The immediate streets and open spaces give Preußen Siedlung a recognisable local identity of its own. Together, these elements make the smaller everyday zones that exist inside a large planned layout central to the identity of Preußen Siedlung.