Cafeteria SC unit Dresden
The former cafeteria of the SC Einheit Dresden is located at Freiberger Straße 31 in Dresden . It is one of the early canteen buildings designed by the architect Ulf Zimmermann .
history
The construction of the cafeteria building was commissioned by the State Secretariat for Physical Culture and Sport and took place from 1970 to 1972. The low-rise building was built by Hans Konrad ; The architects Ulf Zimmermann , Eberhard Seeling and Olaf Jarmer designed and designed the interior . Garden architect Ullrich Bloess took on the design of the open space , although a planned terrace in front of the building was not implemented. To the east of the cafeteria, a six-storey boarding school was built at the same time, designed by Bernhard Redlich . Both buildings are connected to one another via a vestibule. At the time of completion, the cafeteria building formed the urban end of the south side of Freiberger Straße .
After German reunification, the building was initially used as a restaurant. The factory buildings of the Dresden confectionery factories Elbflorenz located on the neighboring property to the west were demolished as early as 1991 . From 1994 to 1996 the World Trade Center Dresden was built, which ends with a fire wall right next to the cafeteria building , “as further construction of the perimeter block development is being considered here. A recessed low GDR canteen fights quietly, persistently and defiantly against these ideas of a 'European city' ”. From 1997 to 2015 the canteen building served the USV TU Dresden as the club's headquarters, with parts of the interior being converted. Since the offices of the USV TU Dresden were moved to the adjoining former boarding school, the cafeteria has been empty or used as a storage room.
description
Outside space
The building was realized as a reinforced concrete frame construction. 12-meter roof trusses were used for the roof construction, and cassette panels with a load-bearing capacity of 5 megaponds (approx. 49 kN) were also installed. The facades were realized as joint masonry that is feasted in white. Around the building there is a ledge made of folded aluminum sheets and originally painted dark brown. On the street side, the facade consists of window elements, which should serve to "connect and integrate the outside space" from the large dining room and the adjacent club room. Window frames and doors are made of wood in a natural tone.
The goods were delivered on the west side of the building.
inner space
The building is divided into a ground floor and a basement. Larch wood and exposed brickwork dominate the interior.
On the ground floor was the large dining room with 250 seats, which was entered from the entrance via a small entrance hall. The dining room took up large parts of the street-side window front. In the rear area of the ground floor were the food serving as well as staff rooms, washing rooms and rooms for food storage. The cafeteria offered full catering for up to 600 people, with the food serving being divided into hot dishes, cold dishes and drinks. With the help of wooden shutters, the serving area could be visually separated from the dining room.
There was also a multi-purpose or club room with 36 seats on the ground floor. It was furnished "deliberately rustic", the walls were partially clad with wood that was treated with smoked stain. There were pendant lights on the ceiling, the bulbous shells of which were copper-plated.
The basement was reached via a staircase in the entrance hall. A cloakroom, ladies and gents toilets, changing rooms and washrooms as well as utility rooms were located here.
Works of art
In front of the main entrance there were flag holders created by the artist Rudolf Sitte , which were removed after 2008 as part of the barrier-free redesign of the entrance area. For the interior, Sitte created a relief made of larch wood, which was located on the west side of the dining room, but has not been preserved. Its round concrete sculpture, reminiscent of a medal and depicting a sporting duel, has been preserved. It is located in the entrance hall on the ground floor, not far from the stairs to the basement.
literature
- Ulf Zimmermann: Mensa Freiberger Straße in Dresden . In: Architecture of the GDR . Vol. 28, No. 3, March 1979, pp. 168-170.
- Cafeteria SC unit Dresden . In: Walter May, Werner Pampel, Hans Konrad: Architectural Guide GDR, Dresden District . VEB Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin 1979, p. 50, no. 70.
Individual evidence
- ^ Zimmermann Architects' Association: Buildings 1963–2008 . Starke & Sachse, Großenhain 2009, p. 212.
- ^ Ulf Zimmermann: Mensa Freiberger Strasse in Dresden . In: Architecture of the GDR . 28th vol., No. 3, March 1979, p. 170.
- ↑ Cafeteria SC unit Dresden . In: Walter May, Werner Pampel, Hans Konrad: Architectural Guide GDR, Dresden District . VEB Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin 1979, p. 50, no. 70.
- ^ World Trade Center. Dresden as a commercial city das-neue-dresden.de, accessed on January 15, 2019.
- ^ Ulf Zimmermann: Mensa Freiberger Strasse in Dresden . In: Architecture of the GDR . 28th vol., No. 3, March 1979, p. 169.
- ^ Ulf Zimmermann: Mensa Freiberger Strasse in Dresden . In: Architecture of the GDR . Vol. 28, No. 3, March 1979, p. 170, BU 11.
Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 59 " N , 13 ° 43 ′ 19.6" E