Weißensee: Weißer See

Weißer See is a small lake in Pankow, surrounded by a park and residential buildings, popular for recreation. The defining local feature of Weißer See is the relationship between water, shorelines, access paths and the housing or open space immediately around them. How Weißer See is used over the course of the day depends on views, recreational routes and abrupt transitions between built blocks and a more open waterside setting. Weißer See lies in the borough of Pankow, about 5.3 km northeast of central Berlin. From Weißer See toward Rathaus Weißensee and Bühringstraße, density, land use and street character shift step by step rather than at a sharp edge. The immediate streets and open spaces give Weißer See a recognisable local identity of its own. Together, these elements make the stronger sense of space created by the water within the surrounding district central to the identity of Weißer See.