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Georgswall

The old harbour where ships used to dock became a road. Cars would move around there instead of ships. It happened so fast! The view didn’t become more appealing at any rate. So they dug out the edges of the port basin again and filled it with water. When the people in the surrounding houses look out of their windows they look out on the water. Water with floating letters that tell stories of sunken cities and old times. In Low German, about yesterday and tomorrow. And while the people are listening to the stories in the harbour, they hear the bells of the Pingelhus at the Georgswall. But that’s a different story.

The old harbour where ships used to dock became a road. Cars would move around there instead of ships. It happened so fast! The view didn’t become more appealing at any rate. So they dug out the edges of the port basin again and filled it with water. When the people in the surrounding houses look out of their windows they look out on the water. Water with floating letters that tell stories of sunken cities and old times. In Low German, about yesterday and tomorrow. And while the people are listening to the stories in the harbour, they hear the bells of the Pingelhus at the Georgswall. But that’s a different story.

Project
Georgswall
Client
City of Aurich
Planning period
2009-2012
Completion
2014
Size
1.2 ha
Competition
1. Prize, 2008
Images
Martin Mai
Location
Aurich, Lower Saxony, GER
Partner
Oliver Haag (Planning Phase 1-2)
Construction period
2012-2014
Services
Planning and construction management (Phase 1-8)
Costs
2.7 million € net
Award
Nomination for the Building Culture Award, 2015

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