- Innovative community of companies and start-ups in a historic industrial estate
- The floor area of the building of 25,000 square meters is protected in forest area
- Partner since 2017
Goerzwerk takes over wilderness sponsorship
In 2017, the Goerzwerk celebrated its 100th birthday. And after 100 years of industrial pollution, owner Silvio Schobinger thought it was time to give something back to nature: That's why the Goerzwerk's footprint is being completely mapped in temperate rainforest. Together with the tenants, 25,000 square meters of untouched nature will be protected forever. This is how innovative start-ups invest in the future.
The Goerzwerk, a historic industrial estate in the leafy south-west of Berlin, was built between 1915 and 1917 by Carl Paul Goerz as a film factory and glassworks. With its light-flooded brick buildings built around three inner courtyards, the site in the upmarket district of Steglitz-Zehlendorf is an intact monument to German industrial culture, the likes of which are rarely found today. The Goerzwerk offers plenty of space for founders, start-ups and creative entrepreneurs: working in a loft has become a trend. But in many places, old factory spaces and warehouses are in short supply. They are available in Goerzallee, the coveted spaces with an open floor plan, unrendered stone walls and floor-to-ceiling window fronts, some of which are as high as the ceiling. Spread over a total area of around 25,000 square meters, the commercial lofts steeped in history open up flexible usage options for stylish offices, workshops and warehouses.