Straßenseitig

Straßenseitig is a German term used to describe the side of a building or a architectural element that faces the street. It is commonly employed in architecture, urban planning, real estate, and construction documentation to indicate orientation relative to the public road rather than to interior courtyards, gardens, or back sides.

In architectural practice, straßenseitig bezeichnet die straßenseitige Fassade, Fenster oder Eingänge, die direkt auf die Straße ausgerichtet sind. This orientation influences design decisions such as window arrangement, display fronts for storefronts, and the placement of doors. Straßenseitig gelegene Bauteile are often more publicly visible and may require considerations related to noise protection, privacy, daylight access, and façade maintenance. In real estate descriptions, a property described as straßenseitig gelegen implies closer exposure to street activity and potentially higher street frontage value, especially for commercial uses.

Urban planning and zoning contexts use the term to distinguish between building fronts that engage with public space and those that back onto private or restricted areas. The concept interacts with considerations of street alignment, façade articulation, building line, and sometimes facade regulations or design guidelines that aim to promote a coherent streetscape.

Compared to other directional descriptors like hofseitig (courtyard side) or garten-/terrassenseitig (garden or terrace side), straßenseitig specifically emphasizes relation to the public street and is commonly encountered in planning documents, architectural plans, and real estate descriptions.