View of the modern waterfront in Berlin with multi-storey residential buildings, trees, people on the shore and rowing boats on the water.

Living at WATERKANT Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Berlin was growing steadily and the demand for housing continued to increase. The state-owned housing construction companies Gewobag and WBM therefore planned the new WATERKANT Berlin district directly on the Oberhavel near the Spandauer Seebrücke. Everything was in "flow" along the Havel - public spaces and a transparent participation process promoted lively interaction.

WATERKANT Berlin – New Urban Quarter

WATERKANT Berlin is a new urban quarter comprising flats and other facilities. The Nordic principles of ‘hygge’ and ‘lagom’ served as inspiration for the quarter’s design.

The architecture features clean lines and spaces for communal living. The neighborhood also includes a mobility plan and an energy strategy. Modern technologies complement the various residential and functional concepts.

Gewobag Wohnungsbau-Aktiengesellschaft from Berlin was the client for this exciting new-build project. BKS Architekten from Bielefeld was responsible for the general planning. The structural challenge lay in the creation of recesses to prevent the penetration of pressurized water. The use of Curaflex^® 3000 special fiber cement lining pipes in sizes DN 150, DN 200 and DN 500 creates a homogeneous connection to the concrete, reinforced by the special grooving. For this purpose, DOYMA supplied the Curaflex^®3000 lining pipes via the Team-Baucenter from Berlin , which were installed by the contractor Kalluba GmbH from Berlin-Spandau .

Courtyard of the Waterkant residential building in Berlin with light-coloured brick façades, balconies and green areas under a glass roof.

Modern, multi-storey residential building with white façades and large windows, as well as partial green roofing, on a street corner surrounded by pedestrians and cyclists in Berlin.

Modern residential buildings on the waterfront promenade in Berlin with several people walking and cycling.

Multi-storey residential buildings – in brown and white units – with balconies and large windows, two people on a lawn in front of them, blue sky with clouds and trees in the background.

Modern residential complex with several multi-storey buildings, white balconies and green facades, surrounded by trees and lawns, with people and a bicycle on the pavement.

Blue flag with white lettering “WATERKANT” in front of a crowd of people under white parasols and a construction crane in the sky in Berlin.

Several children wearing blue and white striped T-shirts and white caps, along with adults, lay a foundation stone together on a construction site with visible white bricks and a blue construction fence bearing the words “WATERKANT Berlin”.

Architectural drawing in the form of an aerial view of the Waterkant area in Berlin with residential buildings, streets, green spaces and water access with boat moorings.

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Living at WATERKANT Berlin

WATERKANT Berlin – New Urban Quarter

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