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Shaft 12

Germany, Nordhein-Westfalen, Essen-Gelsenkirchen, Zeche Zollverein, Shaft 12, Shaft house and pit head tower. (uncut)

Shaft 12 of the Zollverein – an extensive former colliery and coking plant complex.
It was in operation from 1847- 1986 and was (in)famous for its impact on the environment and also for its efficiency and the high quality of its architectural and 'urban plan'. It's a UNESCO World Heritage site now and is (being) transformed into a cultural, creative economy and touristic industry park. The masterplan (2002) for this transformation was made by Rem Koolhaas/OMA.

The shaft building (1932, designed by the Bauhaus inspired architects Fritz Schupp and Martin Kremmer ) with its pit head (52 m) formed the logistical nerve-centre of the colliery. Coal from all the 11 interconnected Zollverein coalfields was hoisted up with a speed of 18 m/s through this shaft with its 14 levels and a depth of 1049 m, driven by 2 MW engines. The max capacity was 12 KT / day. The centralization and rationalization scheme that was behind the creation of shaft 12, made 500 workers redundant. In the last years of the Second World war 40% of the workforce of the colliery was forced labour.

The rigorous and cubic architecture is functionalistic. The building has a metal frame and the façade is not loadbearing. In a metal trellis frame, 12 cm wide bricks and metal-rimmed glass is used in a fixed pattern of 2 x 6 m. Drain pipes are hidden behind the façade and even the gently sloping roof is hidden from view retaining the clean and cubic form of the building.
Fritz Schupp and Martin Kremmer are considered to be the most influential modern colliery and steel industry architects and Shaft 12 is their “chef-d'oeuvre”. Some architectural historians question if the architects distanced themselves enough from the national-socialist rearmament and autarky programs during nazi rule (1933-1945).

(Main source of info: Zollverein Word Heritage Site – Stiftung Zollverein (ed.) – Klartext GmbH (2008), a "must buy" book if you plan to visit the Zollverein)

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Taken in: Deutschland / Nordrhein-Westfalen / Essen / Hegemannshof (show map)

Taken on: July 29, 2010

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