Breul/Tibusstraße

Starting in 1989 the buildings at Breul 32 to 38 and Tibusstraße 30a, b, and c became a centre for alternative life-styles. The fifty-five occupants founded the Association for the Preservation of Affordable Accommodations (Verein zur Erhaltung preiswerten Wohnraums, or VzEpW), which still exists today. For ten years the housing project was threatened with demolition; in 1996 the occupants were finally able to avert demolition and spent two years renovating the buildings. After the renovation was completed, the VzEpW won prizes for ecologically sound and autonomous redevelopment.