Fabrik 23 hosts workshops, company events, cooking events, dinners and weddings for 10 to 199 guests in a single loft, or up to 500 when all six lofts are booked together. The venue fills a former woodworking factory, more than 100 years old, in a courtyard on Gerichtstraße in Berlin-Wedding.
Seminars and company events
The lofts are air-conditioned, with high-speed internet and presentation equipment, and the venue owns its own furniture collection, so any seating layout can be set without renting extra pieces. An in-house event team follows each booking from planning to the day itself. The Classroom is the loft the venue names for workshops and team meetings, while the Werkloft and Studio 23 take plenary sessions or launches of up to 199 and 100 guests. Team formats include cooking events and a pizza workshop run by the kitchen. Fabrik 23 is an Event Inc premium partner, and it also rents the lofts for photo and film productions.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and private celebrations are part of the program, with the in-house kitchen cooking the dinner. A couple can take one loft for a dinner of up to 199 guests or combine several lofts to keep a reception, a dinner and a dance floor in separate rooms.
Rooms and capacities
The Werkloft, 225 square meters, takes up to 199 guests and is the most industrial room, with bare brick walls, Chesterfield sofas and GDR-era armchairs. Studio 23, 217 square meters, takes 100 and mixes 1970s and art deco styling. La Cucina, 158 square meters for 80, takes its cue from Italian interiors. The Classroom, 152 square meters, holds 70 and suits workshops and shoots. Die Kantine, 113 square meters for 60, is set up for dining. Mr. Hemingway, 90 square meters for 40, pays homage to the writer. The six lofts total about 1,000 square meters, and many decorative pieces come from old factories and flea markets.
Catering
Catering is in-house, run by the Mangiare & Co team under head chef Guido Vinci, who cooks creative Italian food rooted in regional tradition. Menus range from snacks to multi-course dinners. Once a month, on the third Sunday, the kitchen holds a six-course Italian Dinner in the Werkloft, with a different region each time and wine pairings by guest sommeliers, which gives a good measure of what a private dinner here looks like.
History and setting
The building is a factory more than 100 years old where wood was once processed. The renovation kept the unplastered brick walls and the loft proportions, and the furniture mixes vintage pieces with items designed for Fabrik 23. The venue says it works as sustainably as it can.
Getting there
The address is Gerichtstraße 23, courtyard 4, staircase 4, 13347 Berlin, in the Wedding district. Deliveries and logistics go through the venue's banquet team, and the sales team handles new event requests.
