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Berlin Modernism Housing Estates UNESCO world heritage sites

Schillerpark settlement at Oxforder Strasse 3-5
The Siedlung Schillerpark is the oldest of Berlin's five sprawling, modernist, 1920s housing estates that were inscribed on Unesco's list of World Cultural Heritage Sites in 2008.

Garden city Falkenberg at Am Falkenberg 116
The estate's colour scheme is particularly eye-catching, complete with contrasting design details: the effect of the facades is enhanced with windows, shutters or balconies.

Horseshoes Colony on Fritz-Reuter Allee
Each street is given its own character through an alternating pattern of projecting and recessed building clusters as well as the use of strong colours in both interior and exterior areas, a cost-effective design feature typical of Taut.

Siemensstadt Housing Estate at Goebelstrasse 34
Unlike the other significant public housing projects of the time, which were produced under government cooperative Gehag sponsorship, the Siemensstadt was constructed by a private housing cooperative as worker housing for Siemens' nearby electrical factory, which employed 60,000 workers.

White City at Schillerring 15
The site is divided into three sections, all of which are characterised by open structures and lots of green space. The white walls of the houses have coloured elements. Particularly noteworthy is the high standard of infrastructure for that time: the estate included 24 shops, nurseries, and doctor's practises.

Carl Legien Housing Estate on Erich-Weinert-Strasse
The housing estate Carl Legien was built according to plans by Bruno Taut and Franz Hilinger 1928-1930 and named after the labour leader Carl Legien.