Factory (Hamburg)
The factory in Hamburg-Ottensen , a district in the Altona district is since 25 June 1971 existing cultural center . It was founded by the painter Horst Dietrich and the architect Friedhelm Zeuner in the building of a former Prussian ammunition factory. Horst Dietrich, winner of the Max Brewer Prize 1993, handed over the management of the factory to Ulrike Lorenz in 2012. The building from the Wilhelminian era impresses with its special architecture: a high, nave-like room with a wooden support structure and circumferential galleries on the two floors, which allow a view of what is happening in the hall. Friedhelm Zeuner received the Hamburg Senate's Architecture Prize for the renovation. As a kind of monument to industrial history, there is an old crane weighing 15 tons above the inlet, which was originally used in the Menck & Hambrock factory. On the night of February 11, 1977 the factory burned to the ground, but was rebuilt in 1979 based on the old model and using fireproof Bongossi wood.
Events
The factory stands for child and youth work, education and politics, readings and discussions, theater and concerts of all kinds.
organization
The financial basis of the house is formed by the income from events and catering as well as a grant from the cultural authority of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. For its 35th anniversary in the summer of 2006, the factory was transformed into the Factory Foundation. The establishment of the non-profit factory foundation aims to secure and promote the diverse cultural offerings. In addition, a group of friends was founded to bring together the supporters of the factory.
Web links
literature
- Fantasy and everyday life. The history of the Hamburger FABRIK, Horst Dietrich, Regine Kubach and Bettina Müller, Verlag Rasch und Röhring, 1993, ISBN 3-89136-418-0 .
Coordinates: 53 ° 33 ′ 23.7 " N , 9 ° 55 ′ 45.2" E