The fact that only the bare essentials were changed to the building and that a noble extension was not made, not only benefits the preservation of historical monuments, but also environmental protection. And for the users: the rents are cheaper (Image: Martin Zeller)
View from the north: Because the windows in the extra-high ground floor were high up, they had to be extended downwards after installing a false ceiling so that the lower level also gets light (Photo: Martin Zeller)
Aerial photo from 1925. The area for the maintenance of the trains is literally alone in the middle of nowhere. The long building at the bottom left of the avenue is Hall A
Originally, the floors were to be rented out separately. However, when a user was found for both floors, a spacious connection was created. The staircase was made from the wood from the ceiling opening (Photo: Julia Schöni)
Originally, the floors were to be rented out separately. However, when a user was found for both floors, a spacious connection was created. The staircase was made from the wood from the ceiling opening (Photo: Julia Schöni)
View into the newly created mezzanine floor, still without an open staircase to the ground floor (Photo: Martin Zeller)
The existing beams of the wooden ceilings were reinforced with three-layer panels, which – like all new wooden components – stand out clearly with their light tone (Image: Martin Zeller)
The point foundations for the new diagonal supports come from a demolition site. They were brought into the building with a small vehicle … (Image: Martin Zeller)
… and painstakingly inserted by hand into the cut-out floor openings (Image: Martin Zeller)
The joints were filled with concrete, the intervention remains visible (see also picture 7) (picture: Martin Zeller)
Diagonal supports bear the loads of the new mezzanine floor and improve the bracing of the hall without unnecessarily restricting freedom of movement on the ground floor (Image: Martin Zeller)
Ground floor plan: baubüro insitu
Floor plan ZG: baubüro insitu
Cut: baubüro insitu
