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Krefelder Haus

Seidenweberhaus
Architects Max Sippel / Bruno Trubert* / Rolf Klein / Manfred Oppmann / Otmar Nentwig, 1972–1976
Krefeld, Germany

Murals by jueLIEBE aka Julia Bethke (above) and by María Luisa Estrada (below), 2021

While Julia's honeycombs quote the hexagonal floor plan of the depicted Seidenweberhaus, which is soon to be demolished, Luisa shows us the typical block development of a Rhenish inner-city quarter with the three- or four-window houses with courtyard wings, in the three-storey variant also known as the "Krefeld House". In Krefeld, this type of house is closely linked to the boom in the textile industry in the 19th century. Initially, it was mainly weavers who settled here with their looms. The dimensions and orientation of the rooms were based on the working conditions around the loom.

"Silk City Gallery
After almost five decades, the Seidenweberhaus has come to the end of the road: the days of the striking concrete block on Theaterplatz are numbered, the demolition is a done deal. But before heavy machinery rolls in, around 30 international street artists use the building as an impetus and inspiration for their work. From Tuesday 20th to Sunday 25th July [2021], they decorate it from all sides as "Silk City Gallery" with murals, graffiti and 3D art.
[...] The farewell to a building is celebrated that has accompanied the city society for a long time. The place lends itself to an artistic exploration, precisely because it so clearly calls for new impulses.
The artists come from Krefeld and the region as well as from countries such as Spain, Italy, Canada, Mexico and the Ukraine."
(Translated from krefelder-perspektivwechsel.de/projekt/silk-city-gallery)

"Angular geometric shapes like the hexagon seem to dominate the building of the event centre. Floors lie irregularly on top of each other and are supported by pillars. Pr

Taken in: Germany / Northrhine-Westphalia / Kreisfreie Stadt Krefeld / Krefeld (show map)

Taken on: October 23, 2021

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Rolf Klein

María Luisa Estrada

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Sets appears in: • Krefeld: Architecture of the 70s and 80s • Murals, Graffiti, Street Art

Groups appears in: • Architecture • Murals and Mosaics more » • Niederrhein • concrete beauty • Brutalist Architecture - béton (concrete) brut • Concrete Architecture [Please read the rules] • Krefeld & Surroundings • Concrete • Krefeld • WALL (MURAL) PAINTING/ PINTURA MURAL. Urban Art Context/ • Murals, Mosaics and Street Art Project • Raw Concrete: The Beauty of Brutalism • Global Street Art « less

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