page_title: Wilhelm Wagenfeld House
section_title: History and architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Wilhelm Wagenfeld House / History and architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: The Ostertorwache (“Guard house at the Ostertor“) am Ostertorsteinweg in Bremen, Germany, built 1828 by Friedrich Moritz Stamm. Deutsch: Die Ostertorwache am Ostertorsteinweg in Bremen, erbaut 1828 nach Plänen von Friedrich Moritz Stamm.
context_page_description: Wilhelm Wagenfeld House is a design museum and exhibition centre in Bremen, Germany. Completed in the Neoclassical style in 1828, the building now carries the name of Bremen-born Wilhelm Wagenfeld, a major contributor to the 20th-century design of household objects. In addition to a collection of Wagenfeld's creations, the building hosts temporary design exhibitions. It is located in Bremen's Old Town close to the Kunsthalle Bremen art museum.
context_section_description: The Gerhard Marcks House opposite and this building were designed by Friedrich Moritz Stamm. They were both plain two-storey rendered buildings with a Doric portico. The absence of upstairs windows overlooking the street gives them both a closed look. The windows at the front and in the rear of the building are decorated with military reliefs designed by Heinrich Frese and completed in 1973. They depict helmets, shields, swords and military emblems. Originally known as the Detentionshaus, a component of the Ostertorwache, the building served as a prison and police station. In 1966, the police left the building prior to its conversion into an exhibition centre and office building.
caption: The building (left) in 1825
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