Mitte: Nordbahnhof

Nordbahnhof is a redeveloped central area in Mitte, combining new residential buildings with historic railway heritage and green spaces. The defining local feature of Nordbahnhof is the visible overlap of former industrial, railway or infrastructural land with new housing, offices and public space. How Nordbahnhof is used over the course of the day depends on surviving large-scale structures, successive construction phases and new everyday routes through formerly specialised sites. Nordbahnhof lies in the borough of Mitte, about 2.4 km northwest of central Berlin. Nordbahnhof merges gradually into Humboldthain Süd and Charitéviertel; building scale, street activity and open space change before any clear boundary is felt. The character of Nordbahnhof is clearest along everyday routes between homes, public space and nearby destinations. Together, these elements make the continuity between an older working landscape and new urban life central to the identity of Nordbahnhof.