Siemensstadt: Gartenfeld
City part: Spandau | State: 2025
Gartenfeld is an island-like former industrial area in western Berlin, surrounded by canals and closely linked to Siemensstadt. Historic factory structures, waterside edges and large redevelopment plans create a strongly transitional atmosphere between industrial heritage and a new mixed urban quarter. The everyday rhythm of Gartenfeld is shaped by surviving large-scale structures, successive construction phases and new everyday routes through formerly specialised sites. Gartenfeld lies in the borough of Spandau, about 11 km west of central Berlin. The transitions from Gartenfeld toward TXL and Rohrdamm are gradual, marked by changes in building form, traffic and greenery. Around Gartenfeld, even a few minutes on foot can bring noticeable changes in noise, greenery and access to everyday services. This gives Gartenfeld a distinctive quality: the continuity between an older working landscape and new urban life.