Altes Feuerwehrhaus

Altes Feuerwehrhaus stands in Stuttgart near Erwin-Schoettle-Platz, offering a community and service centre with spaces for meetings, culture and shared activities. Stuttgart’s public transport connects the surrounding square with several lines. The city converted the former fire station into a meeting place in 1979 and a community centre in 1982. Today, the ground floor centres on a large hall with a stage, gallery and foyer bar. Behind the stage, artists’ dressing rooms, showers, toilets and a self-catering kitchen support events.

Movable walls open the two foyer rooms into a larger area beside the hall. Each room suits meetings and can join the main space when activities need more room. Upstairs, a meeting room connects with an AWO room through a movable wooden partition. The Arbeiterwohlfahrt Stuttgart manages the building for community use rather than private family or business celebrations. Drinks for events come through the AWO on a commission basis. The wooden partition and flexible gallery leave the clearest impression: this former fire station changes shape around the people who gather there.