Neu-Hohenschönhausen: Wartenberg Süd

Wartenberg Süd combines residential areas with proximity to agricultural land and green surroundings. The defining local feature of Wartenberg Süd is lower building density, detached homes, private gardens and comparatively little through traffic. How Wartenberg Süd is used over the course of the day depends on larger plots, mature planting and a slower rhythm than in Berlin’s inner-city blocks. Wartenberg Süd lies in the borough of Lichtenberg, about 9.5 km northeast of central Berlin. The transitions from Wartenberg Süd toward Dörfer Malchow-Wartenberg and Wartenberg Nord are gradual, marked by changes in building form, traffic and greenery. The character of Wartenberg Süd is clearest along everyday routes between homes, public space and nearby destinations. Together, these elements make the sense of privacy and local continuity found at the metropolitan edge central to the identity of Wartenberg Süd.