Verbandshaus des Deutschen Verkehrsbundes

Verbandshaus des Deutschen Verkehrsbundes stands in Berlin-Mitte as the historic building now known as the Taut-Haus. Max Taut designed it, with early plans from his brother Bruno. Completed in 1932, it served as headquarters for the German Transport Workers’ Union. Its steel frame and horizontal paired windows show the Neue Sachlichkeit.

Rounded corners and colour changes distinguish the load-bearing elements from the rest of the facade. Three slightly projecting axes mark the main entrance. Inside, a triangular black-stone staircase leads through spacious corridors and preserved steel-frame ceilings. Reliefs by Rudolf Belling once marked the top-floor meeting room. Seized during the Nazi era, the building later endured wartime damage before restoration in the late 1940s. Various unions used the building after the war.

Renovation followed in 1998, then structural problems left the building vacant in 2002. By 2010, restoration had converted it into residential and commercial space. After the war, light shell limestone replaced the original dark cladding. The entrance and corridors retain their original layout.