Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg „Commercial studio in a former margarine factory“

New use of commercial wasteland

The urban district Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg faces the challenge of arranging the structural change from a former port and industrial location into a high quality service, living and leisure location. A closed and under-used port and commercial and industrial areas on the water represent particular potential for the urban development. The conversion of a former margarine factory into a commercial studio for creative artists and new companies has proved to be a successful strategy for gaining new resident groups and new jobs by changing the use of the existing stock.