Wagenhallen, Event venue in Stuttgart, Germany

Wagenhallen is a cultural and event centre in Stuttgart-Nord, built in the 1890s as a depot and repair workshop for locomotives and railway carriages. After renovation by Atelier Brückner, completed in 2019, it holds a 4,050 m² event hall with up to 2,100 standing places, 9,500 m² of studios and workshops, and a 450 m² dance school. Most buildings with historic facades were kept; the roof was replaced with a lighter one on the original structure, and a fire wall separates the hall from the studios.

The halls were built in the 1890s at the Innerer Nordbahnhof as storage and repair sheds for locomotives and railway carriages, and were rebuilt several times in the 1930s and 1960s; buses were also serviced there until the city took over the site in 2003. From 2006 the halls were rented to artists as a temporary use, and a planned clearance for Stuttgart 21 announced in 2011 met resistance. The council decided on renovation in 2015, carried out by Atelier Brückner and completed in 2019.

Since 2006 artists and cultural workers have rented the halls, and the site now holds 9,500 m² of studios and workshops plus a 450 m² dance school. The large hall seats up to 2,100 standing and hosts performances and festivals. During the opera house renovation the Staatsoper moved next door, and in 2020 it performed outdoors in front of the halls.

The site lies on the Innerer Nordbahnhof in Stuttgart-Nord, near the planned provisional opera venue. The 2019 renovation by Atelier Brückner kept most historic facades, replaced the roof on the original structure and added a fire wall between hall and studios. The event hall covers 4050 m² with up to 2100 standing places; studios and workshops total 9500 m².

The 2015 renovation by Atelier Brückner kept the historic facades and the original roof structure, but replaced the roof covering with a lighter version. A fire wall was inserted between the event hall and the studios, and a new building added workshop space. In 2020 the Staatsoper performed outdoors in front of the halls during the Covid-19 pandemic.