Consumer center

The consumer center is an expressionist building at Industriestrasse 85-95 in the Plagwitz district of Leipzig . Depending on the classification, it is also assigned to the New Objectivity . It was built by the architect Fritz Höger .

description

The consumer center is a clinker brick building in which Höger takes up the maritime look of the Chilehaus he also built . The streamlined shapes, reminiscent of shipbuilding, and the so-called bowl glass panes are intended to express modernity and dynamism.

In the interior design, this character is taken up by the color and design of the wall tiles and the staircase-like staircase.

Consumer center in Leipzig, 1929–1932

history

Höger built the consumer center as one of his later works from 1929 to 1932 for the consumer cooperative Leipzig eG . The building is still the seat of the cooperative today. The unusual building survived the National Socialism, the Second World War and the GDR almost undamaged. As part of the Plagwitz EXPO project on the way into the 21st century , the building was extensively restored and is now the destination of architectural tours through Plagwitz.

Trivia

The consumer center was the location of the crime scene from Leipzig . It served as the backdrop for the fictional police headquarters.

Web links

Commons : Konsumzentrale Leipzig  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Link to the website of the consumer cooperative Leipzig, which also offers the building for conferences and celebrations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Plagwitz EXPO project on the way into the 21st century ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Report on the renovation work in a case study of a participating company ( Memento of the original from May 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 473 kB) 
3. ^ Description of a provider of architectural tours through Leipzig

Coordinates: 51 ° 19 ′ 40.7 ″  N , 12 ° 19 ′ 46.1 ″  E