On 22 August, the Goldbekhaus in Hamburg-Winterhude officially opened a new space dedicated to sharing, repairing and making: “Teilen & Schrauben” (“Sharing & Screwing”). The new space is located in a former basement storage area and is being transformed into a place where people from the neighbourhood can meet, exchange ideas and put circular practices into action.
The opening marked an important step in making circularity tangible in everyday neighbourhood life. Throughout the day, visitors could take part in a range of hands-on activities, including screen printing, making their own deodorant, creating bags, designing buttons and postcards, as well as browsing a flea market and book table. Homemade lemonade and empanadas provided refreshments along the way.
In the evening, author and maker Konrad Staisch presented his book Das, was da ist (“What Is There”), which explores making, craftsmanship, materials, scrap, detours and creative solutions. The presentation was followed by an open discussion on repairing, sharing, making and what a circular society could look like – as well as on the many possibilities for the newly opened space.
The new “Teilen & Schrauben” space will provide room for future activities such as repair events, workshops and other community-based initiatives. It builds on the Goldbekhaus’ ongoing efforts to bring circularity into the neighbourhood and to create opportunities for people to experience circular practices themselves.
The space is also closely connected to the aims of the INTERREG Circ@Home project. As part of the project, the Goldbekhaus is developing into a local meeting point where households, local services and the neighbourhood can come together around circular solutions. By creating accessible spaces for sharing, repairing and learning, the project aims to make circular lifestyles easier to experience and adopt in everyday life.
The opening of “Teilen & Schrauben” is therefore more than the opening of a new room: it is a first step towards creating a circular neighbourhood space where ideas can be shared, things can be repaired and new forms of community-based consumption can be explored.
Das Projekt Circ@Home wird von Interreg Baltic Sea Region kofinanziert. Circ@Home bringt Haushalte, lokale Dienstleistungen und Gemeinden zusammen, um den Übergang zu einer kreislauforientierten und nachhaltigen Lebensweise zu gestalten.
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