Development area of ​​the old slaughterhouse

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The Alter Schlachthof development area (EGAS) is a renovation program funded by the Berlin Senate for the central cattle and slaughterhouse in the Prenzlauer Berg district, which was closed in 1995 . It is an area of ​​around 50 hectares on which numerous industrial halls from earlier use have been preserved. The gradual realization of the project led to the construction of a new road network in five quarters as well as the construction of residential houses and the commercial conversion of renovated cattle sheds. The area is on the Berlin list of monuments. The development area status was terminated in 2007, but it was not yet fully developed at the beginning of 2011, and only around 20 percent of the planned population had been achieved.

location

The EGAS is clearly delimited in the north by Landsberger Allee , in the east by the S-Bahn route , in the south by Eldenaer Strasse and in the west by Hausburgstrasse. The Thaerstrasse, which runs from Storkower Strasse in the Fennpfuhl district to Eberty- / Eldenaer Strasse in a north-east-south-west direction, and Hermann-Blankenstein-Strasse, which surrounds the entire area in a semicircle, are considered to be important access roads .

The road network in this area is shown in the list of streets and squares in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg with history, namesake, special features.

history

From the slaughterhouse to its closure

The application of the doctor Rudolf Virchow for a public and hygienically controlled slaughterhouse for Berlin in 1864 led to the construction of the Central cattle and slaughterhouse according to plans by Hermann Blankenstein by 1877 . The slaughterhouse received an excellent connection to the rail network and was expanded several times.

In World War II, about 80 percent of the historic brick buildings were destroyed. Subsequently, between May 1945 and 1948, large parts of the area were used by the Red Army as a storage and transhipment point for reparations goods , including numerous art treasures such as the Pergamon Altar . The goods were transported away via the Berlin – Frankfurt (Oder) line, which was nailed to Russian broad gauge . Another part of the site was used for the temporary storage of war debris until around 1950. In the newer part of the site, southeast of Thaerstraße, the slaughterhouse could be resumed. The historic cattle stables along Landsberger Allee (then Leninallee ) were used by other GDR companies. - After the fall of the Wall , accommodation for participants in the 2000 Summer Olympics should be built on the site . For this purpose, the facilities of the central cattle yard and slaughterhouse, which are important for supplying the Berlin population, were finally shut down and extensive demolition work was carried out.

Development after 2000

Because Berlin had not won the bid to host the 2000 Summer Olympics, the Berlin Senate had new plans drawn up for the use of the site. For this purpose, the area was designated as the formal development area of ​​the old slaughterhouse on June 22, 2002 and the newly founded urban development company Eldenaer Straße (S | ES) was appointed as the development agency in November of the same year . The Alter Schlachthof district with around 250,000 m 2 of commercial space and apartments for 4,500 residents was to be gradually built on the site . The area was administratively divided into five areas: the Hausburgviertel between Hausburgstraße, Thaerstraße and Storkower Straße in the northwest, east of Thaerstraße the Thaerviertel , the Blankensteinpark in the center and the Eldenaer Viertel and the Pettenkofer triangle in the east. These five areas have been advertised for purchase across Europe. At the same time, a completely new road network and its connection to existing traffic routes was built. A symmetrical system of streets with a central park was designed taking into account buildings that are worth preserving and some of which are listed buildings as well as the boundary roads. Junction points such as the Thaerstraßenbrücke or the pedestrian bridge from Storkower Straße and the S-Bahn station of the same name to the site have been comprehensively renewed and adapted to the planning. The new streets and public spaces cover a total traffic area of ​​6900 m 2 . They were named after architects ( Hermann Blankenstein , Richard Ermisch , James Hobrecht , August Lindemann ), after well-deserved politicians or merchants (Kurt Exner, Walter Friedländer, Erich Nehlhans, Otto Ostrowski, Agnes Wabnitz), after earlier uses of individual paths or buildings (cattle drive , To the stock exchange, To the guild, To the cattle auction hall, To the scales) as well as popular or location names (Am Viehhof, Zum Langen Jammer, Zur Marktflagge). A neighborhood pub that used to be nearby was also given a new street name: Neue Welt. - All development measures were financed from the EGAS trust assets.

Intensive development between 2002 and 2010

Row houses, infrastructure

Panorama of the north-western part ( Hausburgviertel ) with the view from Hausburgstrasse over Otto-Ostrowski-Strasse to Landsberger Allee

While only six people lived in this area in 2000, there were 430 in 2004 and 894 at the end of 2009. In spring 2002, the first officially registered residents moved into apartment buildings grouped around the water tower.

Several investors had new apartment blocks, townhouses and town villas built on the newly laid streets . The halls, which are structurally still worth preserving, have been and are being converted into terraced houses, loft apartments or commercial properties or partially incorporated into new buildings. The planning called for the construction work to be completed by 2009, but this could not be met.

Hausburgpark

In the Hausburg and Thaerviertel districts , in addition to service and commercial space, living space for around 2,700 residents and social infrastructure facilities such as day-care centers as well as playgrounds and sports fields and the Hausburgpark were created . It has a net area of ​​around 11,600 m 2 , was prepared according to plans by Michael Palm for 1.3 million euros and opened on June 27, 2003.

The most striking building is the octagonal tower at Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 14, which remained standing after the site was gutted. It is the shaft of a water tower built in 1878, which an engineering company from Berlin had extensively renovated after its decommissioning and several years of vacancy. It was then given orange plaster and is now used as a neighborhood meeting place. There has been a café on the ground floor since summer 2013 , which also uses the tower's outdoor facilities as a guest area. The upper rooms were converted for residential purposes.

The Eldenaer Viertel and the Pettenkofer Dreieck mainly offer usable space for services and retail. There is now a large supermarket , two furniture stores, a hardware store and a few small catering businesses. Another discount store has been built on Eldenaer Strasse in a new building, the brick architecture of which is based on previous halls . In November 2007, a beverage store opened on Hermann-Blankenstein-Strasse, and a hypermarket was completed on August-Lindemann-Strasse.

In 2006 the last valid development plan was set by the Berlin Senate. Development in the form of townhouses has been progressing rapidly since the end of the same year . The development rights for the area were officially terminated at the end of 2007, which led to the cessation of the activities of the S | ES on December 31, 2007. The trust assets were dissolved, at the same time the structural restrictions for the remaining areas were lifted. The remaining building plots, which make up around 20 percent of the total area, have been freely marketed since 2008.

Architects or companies involved in the structural design of the EGAS buildings (selection)

These come from all over Europe:

  • Weisener KG ( Heinz Weisener , Hamburg)
  • Office a6 (from Hamburg)
  • Architects' office Bernd Faskel (Berlin)
  • Bernhard Leisering (1951–2012, Berlin; specializes in monument preservation and renovation of old buildings: Gewerbehof Eldenaer Straße)
  • Several investors had expressed an interest in using the cattle auction hall to the north-east of Blankensteinpark:
    In 2003, the huge hall was used to shoot the film     Around the World in 80 Days ( Jackie Chan ), and in 2006 an Irish investor planned a small-scale mixed use such as wellness , Boutiques, gastronomy. The Zunft AG was also thinking of converting it into a manufacturing and craftsman hall . However, all ideas failed.
  • Gnädinger Architekten (Berlin)
    began gutting the cattle auction hall in 2009 and rebuilt the interior until 2011. In May 2011, Zweirad-Center Stadler opened a bicycle shop in the completely renovated hall (outer dimensions 212 meters long, 72 meters wide) . It is the company's second Berlin branch and has a total area of ​​16,000 m².
  • Frank Müller (Müller's office) began planning the construction of three five-story passive houses in wood in 2008. The project was realized as part of a joint venture at Thaerstraße 27 / 27a and Zur Börse 2 in 2009/2010.
  • HB Reavis has been developing an office project including the former pig slaughterhouses at Landsberger Allee 104 since the beginning of 2019.

Blankensteinpark

Hermann-Blankenstein-Park with the integrated remains of the mutton auction hall
View of the southern area of ​​the Blankensteinpark

In the center of the new urban quarter is the 5.1 hectare Hermann-Blankenstein-Park , bordered by the streets Zur Rinderauktionshalle, August-Lindemann-Straße, Eldenaer Straße and Richard-Ermisch-Straße. For the Park 2001 was design competition of the Senate Department for Urban Development awarded. Several landscape architects took part, including WES & Partner together with the architects Trojan + Trojan, whose design was purchased. The winning design comes from the landscape architect Gabriele G. Kiefer with Christine Edmaier. - With the planting of a wild cherry tree on September 13, 2004, the responsible Senator Ingeborg Junge-Reyer officially started the construction work. The opening took place on October 18, 2004, but it was not until the end of 2005 that the park was completed for 1.3 million euros. The listed metal framework of the mutton auction hall was integrated into the park as a northern border. A birch grove, gravel paths, benches, lawns and a ball playground have been inviting walkers and visitors to relax since then. A rainwater retention basin is located under the park's lawn.

More green areas

Fallow land

The other EGAS districts also have public green areas, so a total of around ten hectares, i.e. one fifth of the total area, are designated for green areas. Between Erich-Nehlhans-Strasse and Hermann-Blankenstein-Strasse there is still a large fallow area, which was noticed as a natural wetland in the spring of 2011, but which is bordered by a construction fence.

Further completion of the new residential area from 2011

The annual social atlas at the end of 2010 showed the new residential area to be very popular with young and old, it is one of the areas with many children and at the same time has low unemployment.

In January 2011, building site signs announced activities by other companies such as Avila (“Avila Carré”), building land (“Condominiums at Blankensteinpark”) or cds housing (“Eldenaer Höfe”) in various sections of the area. The specific building projects were often preceded by architectural competitions carried out by the Berlin Senate.

A deal is not yet in sight; there are still quite a few fallow areas and the planned number of inhabitants (4,500) will hardly be reached in the foreseeable future.

traffic

Although the new residential area was designated as a car-free residential area in the development planning, the urban development competition resulted in conventional development. The initiative Stadtviertel eV (formerly Leben ohne Auto eV ) tried to get a car-free construction section and found an investor for it. However, the latter could not or did not want to pay the high price of the property. And since the then Secretary of State for Transport had refused to implement it, nothing came of it.

The area of ​​the former slaughterhouse is very well developed through the S-Bahn stations Landsberger Allee and Storkower Strasse as well as several bus and tram lines.

Otto-Ostrowski-Straße leads from Landsberger Allee to the Hausburgviertel within walking distance, the entrance is decorated with a bear gate.

Web links

Commons : Development Area Alter Schlachthof  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Monument complex Eldenaer Strasse 34–37, Zentralvieh- und Schlachthof, 1878–1881 by Hermann Blankenstein and Neuer Schlachthof between Landsberger Allee and Thaerstrasse, 1895–1899 by August Lindemann
  2. ^ Angela M. Arnold, Gabriele von Griesheim: Trümmer, Bahnen und Bezirke , self-published Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-933175-57-7 ; P. 15f
  3. ↑ a b c Ordinance on the establishment of the development plan IV-2a-1 in the Pankow district, Prenzlauer Berg district of May 31, 2006. (PDF document; 224 kB) Accessed January 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ Regional development of the population in Berlin from 2000 to 2004 in Statistical Monthly 6/2005 ( Memento from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Statistical report: Residents registered under registration law in the State of Berlin on December 31, 2009 (PDF; 2.0 MB)
  6. ↑ a b c d Urban development area. Old slaughterhouse. Balance of development. ( Memento from December 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) PDF document from the Berlin Senate on the EGAS balance sheet from November 2007 with detailed information.
  7. ↑ Water tower, Alter Schlachthof Berlin, Otto-Ostrowski-Straße ( Memento from March 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), reference from the Rautenberg office.
  8. ↑ Website Gnädinger Architekten with a representation of the former cattle auction hall ; accessed on January 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ Once cattle, now wheels. Former cattle shed on the slaughterhouse is home to Germany's largest bicycle shop . Article in the Berliner Zeitung from 7./8. May 2011, p. 23.
  10. ↑ Bence Gaál, HB Reavis enters German market , February 12, 2019, Budapest Business Journal (in English)
  11. ↑ Implementation competition Blankensteinpark. Development area Alter Schlachthof, Berlin-Pankow, district Prenzlauer Berg, Eldenaer Straße, competition (PDF document, 76 pages; 7.0 MB); Retrieved January 30, 2011
  12. ^ Website of WES & Partner with a reference list (here 2001) ( Memento from February 12, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ); the current reference list from January 2016 does not include this competition.
  13. ^ Sabine Flatau: Eldenaer Straße - Popular with families. Social Atlas: The Aufsteigerkiez. Article in the Berliner Morgenpost from January 21, 2010.
  14. ↑ Flyer on the Eldenaer Höfe ( memento of the original from October 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; accessed on January 30, 2011 (PDF; 1.4 MB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.eldenaer-hoefe.de
  15. ↑ Fred Brunow: The Townhouse Finale in Blankensteinpark, Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg ( Memento from July 17, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), information about the Eldenaer Höfe on Immobilienscout24, August 10, 2010.
  16. ↑ Initiative car-free living in the Eldena project with details from planning to ad-acta publication ( Memento from June 8, 2009 in the Internet Archive )

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