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Mittlerer Schuppen (2): Szenario Ausstellung • Centre shed (2): Scenario exhibition Mittlerer Schuppen (2): Szenario Feier • Centre shed (2): Scenario celebration

Rheinzabern, it was important to me to preserve the identity of the location and fulfil visitors to the region are planned for the upper floor. Depending on requirements, the
the wishes of the potential users. That’s why I involved the residents in the conversion room units can be connected or separated from each other. All units are accessed via
by means of surveys and interviews. This resulted in a mix of residential-, event-, work- the communal zones and are designed to encourage communication and socializing.
and catering use for the new usage profile. Seen from right to left, the public use of the In the centre shed (2), on the other hand, a small restaurant is located on the ground
building complex increases. The separate shed (1) accommodates the residential use, floor. The remaining rooms remain flexible in terms of use and can serve for seminars,
while the centre barn (2) offers opportunities for events, communal work and catering. events, exhibitions, small-scale theatre performances and private celebrations of all
kinds according to the wishes of the local residents. The resulting location thus offers
Meeting places for residents and tourists numerous incentives to visit and use. At the same time, the “Kulturschopp” is intended
to promote tourism in Rheinzabern and, at the same time, also make it more attractive
The last and highest shed (3) remained almost unchanged, so that it could be inter- for people from the neighbouring villages. The aim is to create a barrier-free place
preted as a roofed outdoor space in which the utilization options are completely open where everyone feels welcome. The highest of the three sheds (3) was dedicated to the
and therefore diverse. The basic structure of the first two sheds develops from the inner theme of open space and is a weather-protected, public square that also has an attrac-
shell of the existing buildings. This is understood as an outer shell that accommodates tive water area. For me, open space means above all space for appropriation. Visitors
the new functions through a house-in-house principle. In order not to obstruct the trans- to the “Kulturschopp” will only find ropes suspended from the ceiling beams. The ropes
lucency of the façade battens, courtyards and passageways were developed to provide invite visitors to perceive the space anew and adapt it to the situation at hand. At the
space for communal functions. I refrained from using striking colours or materials. The same time, the existing character of the shed can be preserved in its entirety and the
wooden façade and the clay-brick floor are still omnipresent despite the new interior culture of tobacco growing can be shown to future generations. The “Kulturschopp”
fittings and subtly emphasize the contrast between old and new. On the ground floor design creates a complex that is intended to support dynamic local life and more dialo-
of the living shed (1) there are meeting places such as a communal kitchen, a laundry gue beyond the town. At the same time, Rheinzabern would have a space where people
room and a workshop. A living room and a dining room form the largest communal can celebrate, laugh, dance and simply meet up. The focus is on encounters, diversity
volumes and extend over two storeys. In addition to the planned flats, hostel rooms for of use, variety and appropriation.

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