Gundeldinger field
The Gundeldinger Feld is a 12,000 m² district center with cultural offerings in Basel-Gundeldingen . It is located in the former Burckhardt machine factory and is a listed building . .
history
The Gundeldinger Feld has its origins in 1893. Its creator was August Burckhard , the son of a factory owner. His newly established factory produced vacuum pumps and compressors. Soon the factory employed over a hundred workers. After a few successful orders, their success was consolidated and the company secured a good reputation. After the turn of the century, some problems like the Great Depression and the World Wars had to be fought. But the factory managed to stay afloat. After getting past the biggest hurdle, business was better than ever and the company employed 500 people.
In the 1960s, there was strong competition from the nearby Sulzer concern. Ten years later, the latter took over the company completely, which then lived on under the name Sulzer-Burckardt. Shortly before the turn of the century, the Sulzer Group moved from Basel to its headquarters in Winterthur, the production site was sold and Kantensprung AG was granted the building permit.
offer
With its large rooms, the Grundelinger Feld offers a place to develop for artists and creative companies of all kinds.
literature
- Martina B. Baum: Urban places: An urban concept and its application for the investigation of transformed industrial areas. KIT Scientific Publishing 2008, ISBN 3-866-4428-66 , p. 123.
- Barbara Buser: The Gundeldinger Feld in Basel. in: Bauwelt. 24/2016, June 21, 2016.
Web links
- Gundeldinger field
- Daniela Gschweng: The silo tower on Gundeldinger Feld is finished. In: day week. March 28, 2015, accessed July 25, 2018 .
- Aline Wanner: New studio lofts on Gundeldinger Feld. In: basellandschaftlichezeitung.ch. October 14, 2012, accessed July 25, 2018 .
Coordinates: 47 ° 32 '27.7 " N , 7 ° 35' 35" E ; CH1903: 611 627 / two hundred sixty-five thousand six hundred and one