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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. TextilWerk in Bocholt, Germany by Atelier Brueckner GmbHJanuary 20th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Atelier Brueckner GmbH A subtle dialogue between historical structure and current architectonic accents is being offered at the former Herding spinning mill in Bocholt. The industrial monument has been reinvented for use as a cultural centre. Warehouse for shows, special exhibition areas, event spaces and catering found place at the so called TextilWerk. “Reanimate and reinvent” were the maxims of ATELIER BRÜCKNER. By means of careful architectural surgery the original functional interrelationships of the factory were underlined. The language of form and colour are derived from the old building structure.  Exterior View at Night, Image Courtesy © Mac Tanó
 Exterior View Restaurant, Image Courtesy © Mac Tanó A staircase which is accentuated with the colour red and was inserted into the 20 metre-long rope and pulley section of the former factory acts as the central means of access to the various parts of the building. In this way, the various parts of the facility are now opened up along the original energy axis: from the boiler house (for generating energy) to the machine house (for transforming energy into motion) and the rope and pulley section (for transmitting power) to the spacious spinning halls and the former technical control centre on the roof of the flat building (air extraction). This has now been replaced with an airy restaurant, whose front-hung facade, which is made of steel threads, continues the metaphoric reference to the former spinning mill. Inside the new glass cube, an installation composed of 88 ceiling lights from the 1950s is a reminder of this important phase in the history of the factory.  Exterior View Restaurant, Image Courtesy © Mac Tanó  Exterior View at Night, Image Courtesy © Mac Tanó A dialogue between the present use and the retained historical features is developed on all five floors of the building complex with its 6,000 square metres of floor space. All the added fixtures and fittings are optically offset and add a time layer of equal value to the old still existing features, which can be experienced as historical markers with all the traces of their former use. The new functionally assigned sections such as the shop, the counter, the cloakroom, catering and WC areas have been added as independent elements. Their light-grey surface stands out from the heterogeneous surroundings, whereas their insides each display a colour that reflects their history: blue, red, green, white and black. The mobile furniture also makes use of these colours.  Exterior View Restaurant, Image Courtesy © Mac Tanó  Restaurant, Image Courtesy © Mac Tanó  Restaurant, Image Courtesy © Mac Tanó  Restaurant Ceiling, Image Courtesy © Mac Tanó  Interior View, Image Courtesy © Mac Tanó  Interior View, Image Courtesy © Mac Tanó  Foyer, Image Courtesy © Mac Tanó  Interior View, Image Courtesy © Mac Tanó  Elevator, Image Courtesy © Mac Tanó  Catering Cube, Image Courtesy © Martin Holtappels  Exhibition Space, Image Courtesy © Martin Holtappels  Floor Plan, Image Courtesy © Atelier Brueckner GmbH  Longitudinal Section, Image Courtesy © Atelier Brueckner GmbH  Cross Section, Image Courtesy © Atelier Brueckner GmbH
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