Hellersdorf: Böhlener Straße

Böhlener Straße lies in a residential environment with apartment buildings and local infrastructure. The defining local feature of Böhlener Straße is the continuity of residential streets, courtyards, entrances and short routes to everyday services. How Böhlener Straße is used over the course of the day depends on the relationship between building scale, street greenery and the small spaces used repeatedly by residents. Böhlener Straße lies in the borough of Marzahn-Hellersdorf, about 15 km east of central Berlin. The transitions from Böhlener Straße toward Adele-Sandrock-Straße and Hellersdorfer Promenade are gradual, marked by changes in building form, traffic and greenery. Around Böhlener Straße, even a few minutes on foot can bring noticeable changes in noise, greenery and access to everyday services. Together, these elements make the quality of ordinary daily life rather than a single landmark central to the identity of Böhlener Straße.