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Das Obergeschoss hält private Räume zum Rückzug bereit. • The upper floor offers private rooms for retreating. Schnitt • Section

Materialcollagen • Collages of materials

F or approximately 378 years, the Franciscan monastery has been characterizing the tive exchange all along. My concept intends to preserve this character and to turn
townscape of Wiedenbrück. In 2020, the Franciscans left the monastery due to the
the room into a location for gatherings and events. It is to be a link with all the furt-
lack of young blood. My bachelor design entitled “Dritter Ort” [third place] – supervised her functions of the building and attracts those who are interested.
by Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Sandra Bruns and Dipl.-Ing. Sascha Homburg – focuses on the alarmin-
gly high numbers of people with burnout and depression and, with the three essential Compensation and retreat on the upper floor
themes community, handicraft and retreat, offers a preventive solution: the conversion
of the monastery into a place of relaxation and contemplation. A central task of monks In the lives of the monks, traditional crafts played an important role, working with
and nuns, pastoral care, is thus translated into a modern kind of interior architecture. one’s hands was emphasized for mental health. Today as well, some people like to
This is to result in a place where various activities are to compensate the visitors for their pick up knitting needles, for instance. It has scientifically been proven that handi-
hectic everyday life. The plan is to modernize the existing building and complement it craft strengthens group dynamics and contributes to relaxation and deceleration.
with identity-establishing elements without it losing any of its charm as a monastery. This is why I designed a creative workshop for the upper floor. A clear structure and
a bright environment here offer the necessary scope to creatively let off steam. Inspi-
The life of the Franciscan monks as a reference for the design red by the philosophy of returning to what is essential, the visitors are here made a
co-living offer. It includes the option of living in the premises of the former monastery
Third place means a venue for gathering that is to give people in rural areas a chance – although only on a temporary basis. The goal is to leave the building fortified and
to encounter art and culture as well as to compensate for family life and jobs. I de- with new incentives and to subsequently transfer the experience onto the daily rou-
signed the setting entirely “obligated” to the dogma of simplicity of the Franciscan tine. The minimalist interior design has a sober and calming effect. Built-in furniture
monks. Particularly during the Corona pandemic, we have become aware how much which appears to embrace the visitor communicate the feeling of security. The main
we need people-to-people contacts. Already early on, the Franciscans embraced this objectives of my bachelor thesis have been to refurbish the historic existing construc-
and established places accessible to everyone. One of these rooms is the so-called tion as well as to give the residents a new quality of life. The result is a venue that
refectory, a dining room decorated with wood panelling and a place of communica- once again raises the awareness of what is analogue.

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