For several months, students from Unterneustadt Primary School in Kassel, together with the architectural team Recetas Urbanas, parents, and volunteers, have been constructing two “Alles Häuser”. The “Alles Häuser” are a follow-up project to the community artwork “Alles Brücke,” created during the last documenta in Kassel in 2022. Back then, children, adolescents, and adults worked hand in hand to create a space for values such as inclusion, participation, and sustainability. The “Alles Häuser” are intended to serve as meeting points where students can exchange ideas and be creative. The buildings are located on two schoolyards in the Kassel districts of Unterneustadt and Wesertor.
Wooden Pallets from CCL Faubel
For the two buildings and their interior furnishings, predominantly materials previously used in the “Alles Brücke” or elsewhere are being utilized. This approach aligns with the “material-cycles” principle of documenta 15. In the spring of 2022, Faubel & Co. Nachfolger GmbH, as an official supporter of documenta 15, provided not only financial support but also donations in kind, including 100 wooden pallets and several boxes of cardboard tubes. When the project management of the “Alles Häuser” requested a few weeks ago if the company could provide more wooden pallets, CCL Faubel was happy to help. Two fully loaded vans have already left the Melsungen company premises, and further collections are expected until the completion of the “Alles Häuser” in the summer of 2024.
For the latest updates on the “Alles Häuser” project, visit Instagram @unterneustaedter_schule.