Luisenstrasse 7 Wiesbaden

For approximately ten years, the building from the Biedermeier era in a prime location on Luisenstrasse in Wiesbaden was vacant. After about two years of renovation and restoration in order to meet the needs of the Center for Criminology (KrimZ) and the National Agency for the Prevention of Torture, the building in the heart of Wiesbaden has now been moved into.

The house on Luisenstrasse 7 was originally built in 1830 as a two-story detached residential building with a gate system attached to the side. The building extension facing the courtyard was added in the late 19th century. In the last half of the 20th century, the property was temporarily used as an administration and office building. The long vacancy eventually led to a desolate condition of the property.

The preservation of the building and its use by a justice-related organization was a request by the Hessian Ministry of Justice due to its connection to the State Constitutional Court of Hesse, located in the two adjacent buildings in Luisenstrasse 9 and 11, which was also refurbished by Turkali Architekten in the past.

The renovation of Luisenstrasse 7 was performed in close cooperation with the Hessian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Historical Buildings. Particular attention was paid to the structural strengthening of the building, the spatial organization and the design of interiors and facades.  

The design of the windows, the materiality and the color scheme of the facades now correspond to the original construction. A green gray coat of plaster, dark green shutters and a restored entrance door including a courtyard entrance characterize the facade of the building from the Biedermeier era. The extension to the building facing the courtyard appears in a red and yellow colored exposed masonry. 

The building is mainly accessed from the courtyard side. In addition, the former main access at Luisenstrasse 7 was reopened, offering a street-side access too. A new elevator system connects the ground level with the upper floors. The existing staircase was replaced by a new construction in the course of the renovation work. 

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 and the dark red linoleum floors in the office areas.