This old armoury was built in 1860 as a part of the heritage listed barracks complex 'Garde-Ulanen-Kaserne'. After the WW2 it was occupied for a long time by the Russian Army.
We carefully restored it for an arts printing facility.
It won the 1st price for the reconstruction of a heritage listed building in Brandenburg in 2002.
It is the smallest building of the complex and was originally a factory for weapons.
(Some Photos are provided by the Brothers Rüss - sorry for the bad quality of a few)
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The entry hall inside. Photo taken when building was still empty.
The lifting crane was kept and restored.
The stairs have too many steps in a row. But the council agreed to it because there is another stairway in the building.
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Entry hall from upstairs.
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The upper floor occupied.
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Upper floor level. The two story entry hall with the crane can be seen behind the windows.
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The printing room.
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Building in 2000
The building was in a very poor condition.
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The council was very keen to keep everything as close as possible to the original. We could build another bathroom though and no one claimed the shoes.
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