Page 53 - AIT0716_E-Paper

Foto: Christine Schröder Foto: Christine Schröder Foto: Stephanusgemeinde

Gemeindezentrum Heilig-Geist (16) 1962 von Alvar Aalto Gemeindezentrum Stephanus (17) 1968 von Alvar Aalto Gemeindezentrum Stephanus (17) 1968 von Alvar Aalto

Foto: Christine Schröder Foto: Christine Schröder Foto: Christine Schröder

Islamisches Kulturzentrum (19) 2006 von Koller Heitmann Schütz Schloss Wolfsburg (21) um 1300, Stadtmuseum im Remisengebäude Kolumbianischer Pavillon (22) 2000 Daniel Bonilla Arquitectos
W ith the economic miracle of the 1950s, Wolfsburg for a new use. The architects Neumann-Berling & Ben dorf ding from the 16th century. Those who prefer to return to
the city centre might take part in the Eat&Art event in the
in Wolfsburg converted it into a cultural and thus, today,
experienced rapid growth, causing residential are -
as, culture- and administration centres to be built. To this festivities are organized in the 25 metre former pool. Kunstmuseum with a guided tour and a subsequent three-
day, the axis from the castle to Porschestraße and to the 12.30 p.m. – For lunch, we make a detour to Piazza Italia course menu at the Awilon restaurant.
theatre on Klieversberg is the cultural and social centre which originated in Goethestraße in 2010. Thanks to the
with numerous legacies from the post-war modern age. numerous guest workers whom VW had recruited after Sunday: Alvar Aalto and Allerpark
1962, the density of good Italian restaurants is high.
Saturday: Along Porschestraße Especially recommended is the restaurant Trattoria 10 a.m. – We start the day with a tour to further legacies
Incontri. Fortified, we continue on to the Museums - by Alvar Aalto. The Heilig Geist (16) protestant parish cen-
9 a.m. – We start at the station (1). Built in 1957, the post- wohnung von 1942 (8) at Schillerstraße 30. tre completed in 1962. The second church building by the
war construction gives a first impression of the characte- 2 p.m. – Back in Porschestraße, the Superleggera (9) cof- Finnish architect is located in Detmerode. The Ste phanus
ristic architecture. It is regularly used by the Städtische fee bar serves good espresso. Through Pestalozzi allee, we community centre (17) inaugurated in 1968 is an ensem-
Galerie as an art location. We continue on past the continue on to the oldest part of the city hall (10). The ble of church, parish hall and community premises, inclu-
Phaeno (2). Since 2005, the science museum designed building also designed by Taeschner in 1958 in the market ding with a bell tower. The Stephanus kindergarten (18)
by architect Zaha Hadid is a gigantic experimental land- square deliberately stands out from the clinker brick of the was built in 1969 according to plans by Hans Scha roun.
scape. Next to it, the Stadtbrücke with a view of the VW VW plant as a transparent wing consisting of three cubic The way to it leads across a pedestrian bridge with shops.
plant leads across the Mittellandkanal right to Autostadt constructions with plenty of glass, travertine and „building Noon – On the way to Schloss Wolfsburg, we pass the
(3). The overall planning of the 28-hectare park- and art“. An extension completed in 1994 by Schweger und Islamisches Kulturzentrum (19) with a mosque. Koller
lagoon landscape opened in 2000 was by Henn Ar chi - Partner runs behind the Alvar Aalto Kulturhaus (11) built Heitmann Schütz Architekten completed the centre in
tekten Ingenieure from Munic. in 1962 with a striking façade of fan-like cubes towards the 2006 for the Islamischer Verein Wolfsburg. It is located on
11 a.m. – With a view of the Volkswagen Arena, built in market square. Since 1994, the Kunstmuseum, also by the periphery of the Steimker Berg (20) housing estate
2002 by HPP Architekten, we return to the centre. Since Schweger und Partner, has been barring the view of the built according to plans by Peter Koller and Titus
1945, the former village of Heßlingen has been part of highest elevation in Wolfsburg: Klieversberg. This is Taeschner in Heimatschutz style. At Unter den Eichen 1
Wolfsburg. It has kept the village flair with cobblestones, where, in 1973, Hans Scharoun placed the Theater (12), an and 3, the original architecture is still visible.
front gardens and timber frames. I recommend the ein- elongated building along the slope. Ten years later, below 1 p.m. – Schloss Wolfsburg (21), first recorded around
schlaf (4) hotel and breakfast in the Atelier Café. it the Planetarium (13) from an exchange deal with the 1300, is owned by the city and, in addition to the
11.30 a.m. – The main shopping mile developed after 1951, DDR was added. Städtische Galerie, the Kunstverein Wolfsburg and the
about 1.3 kilometres long Porschestraße, is characterized 3.30 p.m. – Past the Forum Autovision and the Mobile Institut Heidersberger is also home to the Stadtmuseum in
by buildings from the 1950s to the noughties. In 1956, Titus Life Campus (14), situated opposite it and designed by the coach houses renovated in 2002. For lunch, we choo-
Taeschner designed the Imperial (5) cinema with a stri- Henn Architekten Ingenieure starting in 2003 as the loca- se the Schlossremise restaurant. Afterwards, we continue
king façade of brick and glass plates. In glass-covered tion of the Volkswagen Auto-Uni, we proceed to Hoff - through the historic park to Allerpark.
Hugo Bork Platz, we take a detour to Kaufhof. The district mann stadt Fallersleben, a part of Wolfsburg since 1972. In 3 p.m. – We let the weekend end in the extensive adven-
developed with one-storey shops in 1949 is today the Schloss Fallersleben (15) built around 1520, the Hoff mann ture park. The sports and relaxation facilities offer some-
quaint setting for going out. Here Olivier (6) offers delica- von Fallersleben Museum gives an insight into the life of thing for anyone. On a clear and sunny day, I recommend
cies in the city’s oldest ice-cream parlour. In 1978, a head- the writer of the German national anthem and into the the WakePark on man-made Arenasee for rounds with a
end building with arcades towards Schiller straße was history of German poetry and democracy in the 19th cen- view of the castle. In 2005, the city purchased brought the
added to the back part of the street. At the other end is the tury. Beer fans may spend the evening with exciting brews Columbian Pavilion (22), designed by Da niel Bonilla
indoor pool Hallenbad (7) built in 1963. When it was clo- in the Brauhaus built in 1765. More Italian cuisine is found Arquitectors for Expo 200 in Hanover. It now serves is
sed in 2002, the city together with the citizens was looking in the l’Oliva restaurant in a restored timber-frame buil- culinary fare on Allersee.

AIT 7/8.2016 • 053