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In the Haus am Steinplatz, significant work in the history of the Berlin apartment building, ornamentation was confined to the entrance, while the whole façade formed a cohesive unity. The house was built in 1906-07 by August Endell and first opened as a hotel in 1913. The building later served as a retirement home, after which it was empty. After three years of renovation and remodelling, the new opening followed in December 2013 as a 5-star hotel.
The house is a structural testimony to Art Nouveau in Berlin. The corner building at Steinplatz 4 is striking in the dense urban fabric of City West, which is characterized by historic apartment blocks. The olive-green façade, which is protected as a historical monument, is structured by two bay windows, geometric stucco elements and variously shaped lattice windows, and the unusual stucco, which is reminiscent of forest and night motifs.
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