Oberschöneweide Transformer Plant (1898–1996)

Global Market Leader for Large Transformers – Large transformers turn high voltage current from power plants into low voltage for domestic use. Demand for them spiked at the end of the 19th century, and the AEG factory expanded. New buildings mushroomed at the site: production halls, workshops, offices, and a cafeteria. Nationalized after 1945 as the Karl Liebknecht Transformer Works, it became the main supplier for the East German energy sector. AEG resumed production there in 1992 in the wake of German reunification, but stopped when the age-old company was suddenly dissolved in 1996. The Transformer Works facility, including the landmarked Rathenau-Hallen, was bought by BaseCamp in 2019. The current plan is to renovate the buildings, erect new structures, and develop an office park with cultural and recreational offerings.