Rudow: Blumenviertel

Blumenviertel is a residential area with planned housing, green spaces and a calm suburban character. At Blumenviertel, the local character comes from the deliberate relationship between housing blocks, pedestrian paths and clearly structured shared open space. The everyday rhythm of Blumenviertel is shaped by repeated building types, green courtyards and the separation of through traffic from internal routes. Blumenviertel lies in the borough of Neukölln, about 11 km southeast of central Berlin. The transitions from Blumenviertel toward Alt-Rudow and Johannisthal West are gradual, marked by changes in building form, traffic and greenery. Around Blumenviertel, even a few minutes on foot can bring noticeable changes in noise, greenery and access to everyday services. The immediate streets and open spaces give Blumenviertel a recognisable local identity of its own. This gives Blumenviertel a distinctive quality: the smaller everyday zones that exist inside a large planned layout.