As of the beginning of december the time has finally arrived for the new tenants to move into their freshly renovated office spaces in the listed building in Luisenstrasse 7, located in the heart of Wiesbaden.

The Center for Criminology (KrimZ), tenant of the ground and first floor office spaces, will be provided with eleven offices, a spacious conference room and a library for approximately 28 000 books and more than 2 000 magazines on a total of 320 square meters floor space. The employees of the National Agency for the Prevention of Torture can look forward to working in seven restored offices and a conference room on approximately 210 square meters on the second floor.

Turkali Architekten were in charge of the restoration and modification, working hand-in-hand with the Hessian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Historical Buildings in order to restore the colors and materials of the original building from Biedermeier era. In the past, Turkali Architekten have already successfully renovated the two adjacent buildings located in Luisenstrasse 9 and 11, today domicile of the State Constitutional Court of Hesse. With the last tenants moving out in 2011, the building in Luisenstrasse 7 was left vacant for nearly ten years.

Following the renovation, a green gray coat of plaster, dark green shutters and a restored entrance door including a courtyard entrance characterize the facade of Luisenstrasse 7. The extension to the building facing the courtyard shines in a red and yellow colored exposed masonry. Inside the building, colors are kept in a similar tint with pastel lime green and jade decorating the walls, creating a pleasant contrast to the Jura limestone floors in the hallway as well as the dark red linoleum floors in the office areas.

The house in Luisenstrasse 7 was originally built in 1830 as a two-story detached building with a gate system attached to the side. The building extension facing the courtyard was added in the late 19th century.

Photo: Christian Eblenkamp