Usinger Schafferei: Colorful art project revives the city center!

Usinger Schafferei: Colorful art project revives the city center!

Usingen, Deutschland - in Usingen it goes high! The Usinger Schafferei is a fresh anchor point in the city center, which breathes new life into the rooms shaped by vacancy. The newly designed colorful workshop has transformed discarded wooden chairs into colorful works of art and shows what creative ideas can do. The space that extends over 400 square meters belongs to the city of Usingen, which uses it as a meeting place for citizens of all ages. According to FAZ is part of a comprehensive concept for the inner city enliven.

The Schafferei, which is currently in the test phase, offers a variety of social and cultural offers. Special highlights are regular meetings of a parent-child group as well as a youth club that is organized in urban and invites you to linger with table footballers and sofas. The art and bookloads for borrowing and swapping also make the Schafferei attractive. Not only is the sense of community strengthened, but also the basis for future voluntary commitment, as usingen.de reports.

intermediate use as a trend

With the concept of intermediate use, the city of Usingen reacts to the challenges that the redesign of vacancies in city centers brings. This procedure is not new; In many German cities, the principle of intermediate use has established itself to creatively revitalize empty buildings. The approach not only promotes local culture, but also strengthens the economy by creating new impulses for smaller traders. The network for intermediate use, which was launched in June 2023, offers organizations a platform for networking and exchanging proven practices, such as Nationale-stadtentwicklungtpolitik.de explained.

The urban commitment is no coincidence: for the Schafferei, the city of Usingen has anchored 10,000 euros in its budget and was also able to win 15,000 euros in the Hessian state competition "Off in the middle". The aim is to keep the Schafferei into operation by the end of September 2025 with the possibility of extending the rental agreement. The room should develop into a barrier -free meeting point for all generations where intercultural encounters and creative work can be encouraged.

A look into the future

The Usinger Schafferei could develop into a long-term self-organized center that also acts as a platform for self-employed and start-ups. Pop-up stores are planned, among other things, that offer young entrepreneurs a test option. In this exciting time, all citizens are invited to inform themselves and actively participate in the design of this new meeting point.

The Usinger Schafferei is a positive example of how creative usage concepts in city centers can be implemented in order to promote the dialogue between the generations and at the same time to strengthen the economic basis on site.