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Halle 14 and its surrounding in the city 6 Halle 14 and its surrounding in the city 6.1 Spatial-geographical setting Halle 14 is located on the grounds of the former Leipzig Cotton Spinning Mill in the district of Plagwitz in west Leipzig. The 10-hectare site is bordered by the roads Spinnereistrasse, Thüringer Strasse, Alte Salzstrasse and Saalfelder Strasse. The district of Plagwitz in the borough of Southwest Leipzig was a centre of industrial production and manufacturing by the time it was incorporated into the city. Nowadays, however, it has almost completely lost this function as a consequence of the far-reaching structural transformation in eastern Germany. Plagwitz is about 3km west of the city centre. It is bounded to the north by the district of Lindenau, to the west by Neulindenau, to the south by Kleinzschocher, and to the east by Schleussig. The early development of Plagwitz and other areas in western Leipzig was characterised above all by the activities and initiatives of lawyer Dr Karl Heine, who built canals and other types of transport infrastructure in order to attract industrial companies. Cotton Spinning Mill City Centre Main Station m 0 250 500 Fig. 6: Aerial photo of Leipzig showing the site of the Leipzig Cotton Spinning Mill in the west (source: City of Leipzig, own depiction) The Leipzig Cotton Spinning Mill was joined by other important factories belonging to companies such as Mey & Edlich and Rudlof Sack. However, the Leipzig Cotton Spinning Mill was continuously expanded, making it one of the largest (in terms of area) and also most important complexes. The remaining buildings have a gross floor space of about 100,000 square metres. A large share is accounted for by Halle 14, once the biggest factory building on the site, which has a gross floor space of 20,000 square metres. The conditions for an independent arts scene in Leipzig are very favourable. For one thing, new artistic blood is continuously being produced by the two artistic colleges in the city: Leipzig University of Music and Theatre and the HGB Leipzig Academy of Visual Arts. Moreover, more and more inexpensive premises are becoming available for artistic 22
Halle 14 and its surrounding in the city projects owing to the structural transformation in industry. Additional stimulus and possibilities are provided by the uncontrolled structure of urban development in the main areas concerned. The City of Leipzig has recognised the importance of the arts sector and the creative industries in particular as a factor encouraging people and businesses to move to and stay in Leipzig. It has drawn up a ‘Culture Strategy’ as part of its Integrated Urban Development Programme in which it has undertaken to create suitable conditions for an independent arts scene and a growing creative sector. One aim is to intensify networking. On the other hand, the high need for investment in above all equipment, fittings and building infrastructure is noted at both municipal and independently run cultural facilities. 6.2 Former use of the site and its buildings The Leipzig Cotton Spinning Mill was entered in the register of companies in 1884 as a stock corporation. Competing with cotton production in England and Switzerland, cotton processing was set up and encouraged by developing the Leipzig Cotton Spinning Mill. By 1909, the Leipzig Cotton Spinning Mill had become the biggest factory of its kind on continental Europe. Cotton plantations were especially maintained in Tanzania to meet the huge demand for raw materials. However, the final planned increase in the mill’s maximum capacity never materialised. Fig. 7: Contemporary depiction of the Leipzig Cotton Spinning Mill in around 1909 (source: Leipzig Cotton Spinning Mill) The Leipzig Cotton Spinning Mill evolved into a large factory town with its own fire brigade, nursery school, doctors, shops, workers’ housing and allotments. The many multi-storey buildings (20 in total), the director’s villa, the reception and administrative buildings, and the tenements and allotments used by employees were largely brick-built, making up an architectural ensemble which nowadays is also an extensive cultural monument. Production took place on a large scale until 1933, including during some very turbulent years in German history. The last production line still in operation – for tyre cord – was shut down in the year 2000. By that time, however, much of the site was already empty or had already been occupied and revitalised by pioneers of the arts scene and creative industries. In the meantime, more than 15 art galleries and exhibition rooms have opened while over 80 artists work at the Leipzig Cotton Spinning Mill. They are accompanied by numerous small firms in the small trades and service sector, workshops and other creative offices. Two-thirds of the gross floor space of the Leipzig Cotton Spinning Mill is currently let and used. 23
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