Wilhelmsburg: Sanitaspark

Sanitaspark is the main local green reference point in this part of Wilhelmsburg. The open or wooded landscape changes the scale of the surrounding streets and gives nearby housing a stronger connection to nature than the broader district description suggests. Paths, mature vegetation and the contrast between built-up blocks and open space are therefore central to the identity of this micro-area. The International Building Exhibition and garden show left major projects including the Inselpark, new housing, educational facilities and the Energy Bunker, which combines remembrance, renewable energy and a viewing platform. Wilhelmsburg’s special quality is its scale of contrast and transformation: working-class streets, modern architecture, migrant entrepreneurship, nature reserves, port infrastructure and new urban projects coexist on one island, making it less a single neighbourhood than a diverse city within the city.