Hakenfelde: Mertensstraße

Mertensstraße lies in an industrial and commercial zone in Spandau, dominated by logistics and production facilities. Mertensstraße is shaped above all by large plots, workshops, production or logistics uses and the roads or rail infrastructure that support them. In Mertensstraße, the daily character emerges through work-related traffic, functional buildings and sharp transitions to smaller residential streets. Mertensstraße lies in the borough of Spandau, about 14 km west of central Berlin. The transitions from Mertensstraße toward Hakenfelde Nord and Maselake are gradual, marked by changes in building form, traffic and greenery. The immediate streets and open spaces give Mertensstraße a recognisable local identity of its own. The character of Mertensstraße is clearest along everyday routes between homes, public space and nearby destinations. Within Hakenfelde, Mertensstraße stands out through Berlin’s working landscape and its close contact with ordinary neighbourhood life.