Eidelstedt: Eidelstedter Höfe

The subarea known as Eidelstedter Höfe gives this part of Eidelstedt a more precise local identity. It is best understood through the immediate combination of housing, everyday routes, nearby open space and the way local streets connect with the rest of the district. Treating Eidelstedter Höfe separately helps expose small-scale differences in urban form and daily life that are easily lost when Eidelstedt is described only as one large area. The everyday centre around Eidelstedter Platz and the shopping centre provides supermarkets, services, a library and local meeting points for a wide surrounding area. Housing ranges from detached homes and small older streets to row houses, apartment blocks and larger estates, making the district socially and architecturally varied. Eidelstedt feels less like one uniform neighbourhood than a collection of residential pockets held together by a strong local centre and transport network.