Fagus Factory, Industrial heritage complex in Alfeld, Germany
The Fagus Factory features glass and steel construction with extensive windows, creating naturally illuminated workspaces across its ten interconnected manufacturing buildings.
Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer designed this shoe last manufacturing facility in 1911, establishing new standards for industrial architecture before the Bauhaus movement.
The factory complex demonstrates the evolution of industrial design principles, integrating worker comfort and manufacturing efficiency through its architectural elements.
Visitors can explore the 3,000-square-meter exhibition space, production areas, and museum displays through guided tours available throughout the year.
The facility maintains its original purpose after more than a century, producing shoe lasts while simultaneously operating as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Location: Alfeld (Leine)
Inception: 1911
Architects: Walter Gropius, Adolf Meyer
Official opening: 1913
GPS coordinates: 51.98370,9.81256
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:24
This collection gathers examples of architectural rehabilitation where former industrial sites have been transformed into new spaces for living, culture, and gatherings. These projects illustrate how contemporary architecture can give a second life to structures that marked European and North American industrial history, while maintaining their original identity. Included are the Oberhausen Gasometer, a 117-meter gas holder converted into exhibition space, the Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam, an old coffee and tobacco factory turned cultural venue, and the High Line in New York, a 1930s elevated railway converted into a 2.3-kilometer urban park. The Zeche Zollverein complex in Essen showcases Bauhaus-style industrial architecture from the 1930s, while Strijp-S in Eindhoven, a former Philips production site, now hosts creative and technological studios. These sites demonstrate the possibilities offered by repurposing industrial heritage into accessible public spaces.
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