Gesundbrunnen: Uferstraße

Uferstraße runs along canals in Berlin and is defined by its waterside location, residential buildings and industrial heritage. The defining local feature of Uferstraße is large plots, workshops, production or logistics uses and the roads or rail infrastructure that support them. How Uferstraße is used over the course of the day depends on work-related traffic, functional buildings and sharp transitions to smaller residential streets. Uferstraße lies in the borough of Mitte, about 4.0 km northwest of central Berlin. From Uferstraße toward Humboldthain Nordwest and Schwedenstraße, density, land use and street character shift step by step rather than at a sharp edge. The character of Uferstraße is clearest along everyday routes between homes, public space and nearby destinations. Together, these elements make Berlin’s working landscape and its close contact with ordinary neighbourhood life central to the identity of Uferstraße.