Slomanhaus, Office building in Neustadt, Hamburg, Germany
The Slomanhaus is a listed office building in Hamburg's Neustadt district, built in red brick with tall windows and a clear view toward the Elbe and the port. Inside, a central staircase connects the floors, which offer open office layouts with high ceilings.
The building was designed in 1908 by architects Martin Haller and Hermann Geissler for a Hamburg shipping company. In 1922, Fritz Höger, known for his expressive use of brick, added an extra floor to the original structure.
The Slomanhaus stands in Hamburg's old counting-house quarter, where shipping firms and merchants once ran their trade from buildings like this one. The red brick facade and the large windows facing the port still tell something about the commercial world this part of the city was built around.
The building is a short walk from Baumwall station, which is served by the S-Bahn and U-Bahn lines. Since it is an active office building, access for visitors is generally limited to the publicly accessible areas.
Inside the building there is a working paternoster elevator, one of the few still in operation in Hamburg. This type of lift moves in a continuous loop without doors or fixed stops, and many visitors have never seen one before.
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