The “Anker Gardens“
of Bielefeld
WORDS: Kresings Architektur
PHOTOS: Roman Mensing
The new residential quarter right in the middle of downtown
Bielefeldrecognizes the potential of history, conveying this
potential into the present.
The large-scale industrial architecture of the area of the former
incorporation “Anker Werke AG“, a company specialized in the
production of sewing ma- chines and cash registers, has been
kept up, with this area having been transformed into a new urban
quarter by means of some minor changes.
Additional incisions made at the corners of the perimeter block
development break up the existing structures, thus creating an
interior zone filled with light and loaded with new contents. At
the same time, the staggered positioning of the entrances leaves
the sense of comfort of the garden unaffected and sustains the
original character of the industrial scale.
This approach has resulted in the creation of a