Gropiusstadt: Südwest

Gropiusstadt Süd-West continues the modernist estate structure with high-rise housing, open courtyards and a strong emphasis on functionality. The defining local feature of Gropiusstadt Südwest is the deliberate relationship between housing blocks, pedestrian paths and clearly structured shared open space. How Gropiusstadt Südwest is used over the course of the day depends on repeated building types, green courtyards and the separation of through traffic from internal routes. Gropiusstadt Südwest lies in the borough of Neukölln, about 11 km south of central Berlin. From Gropiusstadt Südwest toward Gropiusstadt Nord-West and Buckow Ost, density, land use and street character shift step by step rather than at a sharp edge. The immediate streets and open spaces give Gropiusstadt Südwest 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 Gropiusstadt Südwest.