Werksviertel - Ferris wheel in the former entertainment district
Werk 4
The building Werk 4 was erected on the old potato silo of the Pfanni-Werke. The materials and the facade pick up the industrial character of the old development. The former silo was integrated into the building, and the climbing hall in the silo was retained. The lower floors of the silo extension house a hostel, while the upper floors house a hotel with a conference area.
From 1996 to 2015, the former sites of the Pfanni headquarters and Optimolwerke were used primarily as an entertainment district with numerous clubs, bars and restaurants. Since 2012, a new urban quarter has been developed on the site under the name "Werksviertel". Since then, new buildings with space for business, offices, artists, restaurants and apartments have gradually been built there. The new philharmonic orchestra will also find its home here behind the Ostbahnhof.