Hutfabrik Friedrich Steinberg Herrmann & Co., Industrial heritage monument in Luckenwalde, Germany.
Hutfabrik Friedrich Steinberg Herrmann & Co. is an industrial complex in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, made up of several production halls, a dyeing hall, two gate buildings, and a boiler house. The buildings are spread across a large site and can be told apart by their different roof shapes, each designed for a specific stage of hat production.
The factory came together in the early 1920s when two hat companies from Luckenwalde merged and commissioned a new shared site. Erich Mendelsohn, then based in Berlin, was hired to design it, making this one of the early industrial buildings in Brandenburg to follow New Objectivity principles.
Erich Mendelsohn designed the complex in the style of New Objectivity, which is still visible today in the clean lines and the complete absence of ornament. The buildings feel functional and direct, built entirely around the logic of production.
The site is close to Luckenwalde train station and easy to reach on foot from there. Since the halls are spread across the grounds and access conditions can vary, it is worth checking in advance before visiting.
The dyeing hall covers a wide area without a single internal pillar breaking up the floor space. This was an unusual construction choice for the time and allowed work to flow freely across the entire hall without any obstacles.
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