Buckower Felder, Berlin

A climate-friendly neighbourhood with affordable housing, innovative rainwater management and social infrastructure for a sustainable Berlin 

The Buckower Felder in Berlin’s Neukölln district are among the capital’s largest state-owned housing developments. Covering an area of around 11 hectares, a forward-looking urban neighbourhood is being developed, comprising around 900 flats, commercial spaces, a nursery, a youth centre, a medical centre, two neighbourhood car parks and a landscaped park. The project is being implemented primarily by STADT UND LAND Wohnbauten-Gesellschaft mbH and supplemented by two not-for-profit housing cooperatives.

As part of the ‘Schwammstadt Berlin’ initiative, the neighbourhood focuses on innovative rainwater management. Further neighbourhood-wide climate adaptation measures, such as extensive and intensive green roofs, green façades and a highly efficient, carbon-neutral heating and energy concept, make a significant contribution to sustainable urban development.

Affordable housing is being created in the Buckower Felder for various sections of the population. Half of the flats are let under social housing schemes. Of this, 30 per cent of the living space is allocated to subsidised flats, whilst a further 20 per cent is earmarked for specialised housing types, such as accommodation for older people and refugees.

Drees & Sommer has been supporting the project since 2018 by providing comprehensive project management, procurement and quality assurance services. By the end of 2025, 46 residential buildings comprising around 600 residential units, as well as numerous social and infrastructure facilities, had already been completed. The final building works will be carried out by 2026, whilst the site development and outdoor works will be completed by 2027. 

Added value

• Holistic project management for a complex neighbourhood development project
• Successful implementation and supervision of design-build tendering procedures
• Ongoing quality assurance during construction
• Integration of sustainable infrastructure and mobility concepts
• Support with the management of development plans, site development and contracts
• Management of cost, schedule and planning certainty throughout all project phases
• Contribution to the realisation of a future-proof, climate-adapted urban neighbourhood 

Services

• Project management (overall and building construction)
• Integration and coordination of infrastructure development
• Management of the integration of the neighbourhood heating supply
• Feasibility study for a standardised house design
• Management of the local development plan process
• Technical review of plans
• Support and advice on tendering and contract award
• Supervision of the main contractor award process
• Quality assurance during construction
• Support with the urban development contract
• Support with the infrastructure provision contract