This former Café is situated in the Western Quarter of the city of Heidelberg West, and in its previous incarnation, was the hotspot of the local art scene in the 1950s. Unfortunately, this building was disfigured in its later years and required a complete renovation to restore it to its former glory and to return it to a quiet oasis in the city. 

© Brigida González

Architects: Ecker Architekten

Location: Heidelberg, Germany

Architects In Charge: Dea Ecker, Robert Piotrowski

Area: 260.0 m2

Project Year: 2014

Photographs: Brigida González , Zooey Brown

© Zooey Brown

From the architect. This former Café is situated in the Western Quarter of the city of Heidelberg West, and in its previous incarnation, was the hotspot of the local art scene in the 1950s. Unfortunately, this building was disfigured in its later years and required a complete renovation to restore it to its former glory and to return it to a quiet oasis in the city. 
© Brigida González

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© Brigida González

The building lies parallel to the main street but is located in the ?second row? behind a cohesive, five-storey housing block typical of the Heidelberger Weststadt. Since the 1980s the building was exclusively used as a residence. A new concept - home and office, public and private use - now called for a dismantling of the modifications made ??earlier. To ma...