Groundbreaking in Berlin for Siemensstadt Square “district of the future”
Global blueprint for scalable urban brownfield development with technologies from Siemens Xcelerator platform
End-to-end digital twin combines all levels of the city: campus, building and energy
Comprehensive energy design and Europe’s largest wastewater heat exchanger of its type to enable net zero
Living space for up to 7,000 people, up to 20,000 additional jobs and digitalization of industrial production to make district fit for the future
By 2035, Siemens to invest €750 million and develop Siemensstadt Square into a hub for partnerships with total project volume of up to €4.5 billion
In the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, Siemens today held the groundbreaking ceremony in Berlin for one of Europe’s largest urban development projects. Around 35,000 people will live and work at Siemensstadt Square, which will have an area of roughly 188 acres and floorspace of more than a million square meters. The project is a blueprint for the effective design of urban brownfield development projects and industrial transformation worldwide. Digital technologies from the entire Siemens Xcelerator platform – from an end-to-end digital twin to artificial intelligence (AI) – will make the district livable and fit for the future.
Together with numerous project partners, Siemens will create a “district of the future” at the more than 100-year-old industrial site in Berlin’s Spandau area; the space will bring together manufacturing, research, learning and living. Living space for up to 7,000 people will cover a total area of 270,000 square meters. Thirty percent of this space will comprise social housing. In addition, numerous companies and partners will create up to 20,000 jobs. The transformation of the district will bolster the location’s competitive edge and make the industrial jobs based there competitive and fit for the future. Siemens itself is investing €750 million – its largest-ever single investment in Berlin and a strong commitment to Germany as an industrial location
By 2035, total investment in the project will reach up to €4.5 billion.

"This laying of the foundation stone is encouraging. Because it shows what we can already achieve in Germany today - in urban planning and in the construction of modern neighborhoods. Siemensstadt will remain what it has been for 125 years - a place of new beginnings, a place of the future and of confidence!" said Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
"Siemensstadt Square will be the blueprint for the city of the future," said Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens AG. "The project will combine artificial intelligence, digital twins and other technologies from the Siemens Xcelerator platform to transform an industrial brownfield area into an engine for solid, healthy growth. Net zero will be ensured through automated production and building technology, optimized energy management and green mobility. It will be a blueprint for sustainable growth and competitiveness through digitalization."
"The future is being made at a new location in Berlin. As we lay the cornerstone for the new Siemensstadt Square neighborhood, we are marking the start of an exciting urban development project: an advanced, sustainable smart city in the middle of one of Berlin’s fastest-growing areas for new construction. It will significantly help Germany’s capital city to reach its climate targets and attract skilled workers, in part because the neighborhood will offer housing with a high quality of life. I am very grateful to Siemens; the Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing; and the borough of Spandau for their outstanding cooperation on this flagship project," said Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner.

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