betonale - extended

due to request we will be extending the betonale from August 31st to September 2nd.

choosing

PHOTO CREDIT DANIEL SCHNIER

As the deadline to apply is over we are currently going through all your emails trying to make the best selection. We have received far more applications than we can accept and in many cases it will be sad for us to let you know you can´t take part.

What are some of the criterias?
a) whether you can stay during the whole course of time (what we would prefer)
b) whether your project is realizable and an ideal addition to other people´s projects
c) diversity & quality

You will hear from us by the end of this week.
So long!

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Salute!

last day to apply

just a reminder: today is the last day to send in applications! talk to you soon...

letzte begehung

PHOTO CREDITS CATHRIN EISENSTEIN

Für alle die an einer letzten Begehung teilnehmen wollen: am Samstag dem 23.6. gibt es noch eine Gelegenheit dazu! Schreibt uns eine Mail und wir schicken Euch Adresse und Uhrzeit.

Cheerio!

knabberbagger

We´ve been asked when and how the Sproutbau will be demolished later this fall. Is there an exact date? Will it be detonated? Will there be an implosion?

There is no exact date yet. Rumors say it the house will go by late September. And it won´t go the dramatic way! Instead they will have excavators and wrecking balls working for weeks on the conrete and eat it away. I have witnessed this process last year and it is painfully slow.

Odd translation for Knabberbagger: nibble digger :)

sproutvideo

By Sproutfarmer Valentin. Enjoy!

We will bring the vitality back, won´t we?

raumnutzungskonzept

Unsere Sproutbauern vom AAA haben heute das Raumnutzungskonzept publik gemacht. Ihr könnt es Euch ansehen indem Ihr den Link oben rechts anklickt.

Falls Ihr Euch fragt, welche Räumlichkeiten bisher besetzt sind, hier noch ein paar Details:

DACHKINO
POSTSTELLE
HOTEL
NÄHWERKSTATT
VERLAG/ZEITUNG
THEATER
SPROUTGARTEN

Diesen ersten Bereiche werden wir weitere Leute angliedern. Natürlich gibt es weiterhin die Möglichkeit mit ganz neuen Ideen zu kommen.

Ein Sproutschamane etwa?

stove

PHOTO CREDITS CATHRIN EISENSTEIN

Come and take over the communal kitchen!
It needs experts!

if you want to...

PHOTO CREDITS CATHRIN EISENSTEIN


... establish a library
... have knowledge of solar energy
... introduce earthships
... like to work in/on the garden
... be the medical advisor/healer
... found the sproutbau spunks sportsclub

... sprout

deadline is june 24th. hurry up, first participants have been selected!

first june tour

PHOTO CREDITS CATHRIN EISENSTEIN
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20 people roaming around Sproutbau. We begann the tour by showing some of the communal space and from there entering the garden. Sproutbau is a massive building, best seen from here, not really that high but wide spread and eerie with so many balconies where you don´t know whether someone still lives behind there. The houses holds back the breath of a recently abandoned person. People are usually surprised at the green surroundings and the rather spacious appartments.

We moved on from there entering the left side building, walking all way up to our coming "Lounge". This is a top level veranda space for chilling out, or discussions, evening entertainment. The weird architecture makes it possible to have balcony conversations with neighbours facing each other. The spiral staircase got praise.

Next stop was the middle building that we consider our working field. Here people will receive enough space to work on their individual projects. We showed different types of appartments, including the roof top for the cinema. Finally everyone gathered at the Sproutbau headquarter for a cup of coffee and cookies to aks questions and introduce themselves.

Thanks for coming, everyone. If you want to send in your photos or comments, please do!