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Heinz Wilke: Parking Garage (Parkhaus Osterstraße), ?–1974

  • Hanover, Germany, Show on map
  • #TRA #Western Europe
  • Sculpture or parking garage?  The parking bays protrude from the façade like balconies. The individual bays are formed by outwardly curved structural concrete slabs and straight glass panes. Diagonal grooves form the structure of the concrete and reinforce the direction in which the bulge points. Bright vertical steel beams stabilize the structure.  On the other side of the parking garage, the individual levels curve outwards in steps. Typical for Brutalism: a basic construction that can be read from the outside.

  • Heritage protected.