Bürgerhaus Spremberg, Community center in Spremberg, Germany
Bürgerhaus Spremberg is a three-storey building on the south side of Spremberg's market square, rebuilt from a 1970s prefabricated concrete structure. Its walls and roof surfaces run into one another in the same material and colour, and the building now houses municipal offices and a tourist information office.
All six buildings on the south side of the market square were destroyed in World War II; only the west side with the town hall and some buildings on the east side survived. In the early 1970s a three-storey skeleton building with concrete panels was erected there, celebrated at its topping-out in 1972. It opened on 29 April 1974 as a workers' hostel for skilled staff of nearby combines such as Gaskombinat Schwarze Pumpe.
The building's name, Bürgerhaus, reflects its role as a civic house open to residents rather than an administrative office. Its conversion from the Arbeiterwohnheim was closely followed by the population because of the sensitive site on the market square's south side. During the 2007 clearance, a large enamel mosaic by regional artist Georgios Wlachopulos on the east gable was salvaged and stored, while a tile mosaic by Horst Ring was destroyed.
The center is located near the market square and easy to reach on foot. Information desks and facilities are available, and the building hosts regular events open to the public.
The 2007 conversion kept the building's reinforced concrete frame but destroyed a tile mosaic by Horst Ring on the east gable; an enamel mosaic by Georgios Wlachopulos was salvaged and stored. In 2019 severe building defects forced the house to be vacated and rebuilt again in its present form.
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