Postpalast
In Munich's Maxvorstadt, on the former Marsfeld, the Postpalast sits between Arnulfstraße, Wredestraße, Tillystraße and Deroystraße. The Circus Krone and the Augustiner-Keller are close neighbours, so you can place it on the map straight away. Robert Vorhoelzer and Walther Schmidt raised the building between 1925 and 1930. Its round form makes it a leading example of the Postbauschule, the Bavarian strand of the Neues Bauen movement.
Deutsche Post first ran parcel sorting and distribution here, in a hall 52 metres across. That central position kept it a vital postal hub until the mid-2000s. Other roles followed, among them the Unpainted Media Art Fair. Google acquired the site in 2019 and is turning it into a research and development centre. The conversion brings new connecting corridors, planted outdoor areas and room for 1,500 employees. The grounds are meant to welcome the public as much as the people who work there.
One detail rewards a slow walk around the building: 58 loading gates, each once assigned to its own delivery district. Together, the doors sketch the old postal map of Munich.
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