Neue Wohnformen und Freiräume in Berlin

摘要

Berlin has three new examples of development which utilize new housing types. The first, "Prenz-lauer Gardens," borders the public park in Friedrichshain. The settlement is a combination of townhouses and small apartment buildings. It is situated on a sloping site and takes the form of two ascending chains of houses. The green areas were planned by Wolfgang Betz of WES & Partner, Hamburg, and include a pocket park along a central green artery and different versions of patio gardens, which should lighten the effect of the housing. The second, "Terrace Houses," on the Rummels-burger inlet, are unconventional spacious row houses with two apartments per house. The only public green space for the development is Medaillon Square characterized by an expansive lawn set off from the surrounding streets by a hedgerow. The "Terrace Houses" differ from their British housing areas they are modeled after by not offering a large open green space. The townhouses at Friedrich-swerder in central Berlin are arranged in a block. A competition for two public parks near the townhouses was won by the office of Kiefer, Berlin. The design is a rigorous structure of lawn spaces and pure hedge and concrete bench elements loosely interspersed with trees.%Die Reduktion von „Stadtumbau" auf marode Großsiedlungen oder Stadtzentren führt in die Irre. Die im Rahmen des gleichnamigen Bundeswettbewerbs 2002 nachgewiesene Palette mannigfaltiger Vitalisierungsformen mag vielleicht weniger sichtbare Folgen für die Städte in den neuen Ländern zeitigen - hier verhindern vor allem Abwanderung und ein Manko an Identität stiftenden Leitbildern eine maßvolle und mittelfristig angelegte Planung. Wo die Voraussetzungen allerdings gegeben sind, wird etwa unter Anwendung bislang kaum gebräuchlicher Eigentumsmodelle „umgebaut".