Reinickendorf: Humboldtstraße

Humboldtstraße lies in a residential area with apartment buildings and local infrastructure in a typical Berlin neighborhood setting. The defining local feature of Humboldtstraße is the continuity of residential streets, courtyards, entrances and short routes to everyday services. How Humboldtstraße 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. Humboldtstraße lies in the borough of Reinickendorf, about 7.6 km northwest of central Berlin. From Humboldtstraße toward Teichstraße and Reinickes Hof, density, land use and street character shift step by step rather than at a sharp edge. The character of Humboldtstraße is clearest along everyday routes between homes, public space and nearby destinations. Together, these elements make the quality of ordinary daily life rather than a single landmark central to the identity of Humboldtstraße.