Bochum.Westpark and Jahrhunderthalle
A square Classic city map in oiled oak, focused on Bochum's Westpark and Jahrhunderthalle.
About the product
The Jahrhunderthalle and Westpark share ground shaped by Bochum's industrial past. This square crop follows their close relationship and the streets that connect the former works with neighbouring districts. Cut from oiled oak, the map uses the single-layer Classic construction. With no back plate, the spaces between the cut routes remain open, giving the former industrial setting a restrained wooden form.
What does the map show?
- Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
- Westpark Bochum
- Single wooden layer without a back plate
- Precisely cut and engraved
- Fine laser details with clear depth
- Carefully inspected and securely packed
- Handmade in Germany
Configuration
Shape: Square · Design: Classic · Material: Oak · Sizes: 23 × 23 cm, 35 × 35 cm, 50 × 50 cm
The configuration shown in the cart and at the time of ordering is authoritative. The preview is not a dimensioned technical drawing.
Availability & production
- Availability
- Made to order
- Production time
- Ships in 3-5 business days
Production starts after successful payment and complete product configuration.
Materials & care
Depending on the variant, lacquered or oiled MDF or oiled real-wood veneer on MDF; optional stainless-steel mounting screws. Acrylic lacquer spray, hard-wax oil and white glue are used in production.
Wood is a natural material. Grain and color may vary slightly from the product images.
Clean with a dry, soft cloth and protect from prolonged moisture and direct heat.
Included & installation
The selected product in the ordered configuration, securely packed and prepared for installation.
- Maximum dimensions 50 × 70 cm and maximum product weight 2 kg.
- Wall-fixing screws and wall plugs are not included. Use fixings suitable for the wall type, substrate and product weight.
- Installation must be carried out by an adult. Keep optional mounting screws and other small parts away from children until installation.
Shipping & returns
Securely packed shipping. Return and cancellation information is available in the legal section.
Shipping costs and delivery options depend on the destination and format. The published cancellation right applies to non-personalised standard goods; it may be excluded for individually made products.
Manufacturer & product identifier
- Manufacturer
- Benjamin Nöst - Lightworks
Rorichmoorer Str. 76
26802 Moormerland, Deutschland
kontakt@lightworks.de - Product identifier
- LW-CAT-C27F242A8A68-S, LW-CAT-C27F242A8A68-M, LW-CAT-C27F242A8A68-L
Together with the order or production batch, the relevant SKU enables traceability. Safety questions and incidents can be reported to the email address shown above.
Product safety
- Decorative product for dry indoor use only; not a toy and not intended for children.
- Protect from moisture, high heat and open flames.
- Do not continue to hang the product after a fall, breakage or visible damage. Keep damaged parts away from children.
Westpark: an industrial landscape opened to the city
Around Bochum's Jahrhunderthalle, former works became a public park that retains the structure of its industrial past. Terraces, surviving buildings and connecting paths give Westpark a distinctive form. The district makes urban change tangible through one coherent site, where inherited ground supports a different public and cultural life.
Westpark occupies ground transformed by approximately a century and a half of iron and steel production. Industrial activity left changes in level, substantial structures and a particular arrangement of spaces. These conditions became the starting point for a public landscape. The former works of the Bochumer Verein can still be understood through the organisation of the site, even though its purpose has changed.
Opening inherited ground
The first section of Westpark opened in 1999, with the surrounding landscape developing further over subsequent years. Its creation was therefore a process rather than a single replacement of one setting by another. Former industrial ground gradually became an interconnected place for recreation and culture, using the traces of earlier activity as part of its design.
Ramps, walkways and bridges link different levels. They do more than provide routes across an otherwise flat park. Their arrangement responds to the inherited terrain and allows people to move through a landscape formed by production. The connections make those changes in level accessible and understandable, giving the site's industrial history a continuing role in its everyday spatial organisation.
Areas of woodland, grass and water stand alongside surviving built elements. This combination is essential to Westpark's character. New open spaces did not entirely remove the evidence of previous use. Instead, industrial remains acquired a different setting. The neighbouring residential districts are part of the same transformation, as former working land became a public place within the surrounding city.
The hall retains its presence
The Jahrhunderthalle occupies the centre of this landscape. Originally constructed as an exhibition hall, it was subsequently used as an industrial gas power station before becoming a cultural and events venue. These changing functions connect several stages of Bochum's development within one substantial building. Its architecture carries a history that cannot be reduced to its present use alone.
The hall remains a dominant reference within the park. A water tower and other industrial relics add further elements without forming the close rows of an ordinary street. Their spacing preserves the larger scale of a works complex. Paths now pass between them and connect the buildings with public open areas, establishing new relationships within an inherited framework.
This is what makes Westpark a specific rather than a generic example of urban change. Its industrial past is not confined to an exhibition or a written account. It continues to influence levels, distances and building forms across the ground itself. Those physical relationships give the Jahrhunderthalle's cultural role a distinctive setting within Bochum.
Sources
- Bochum Tourismus – Jahrhunderthalle Bochum — https://www.bochum-tourismus.de/bochum-entdecken/theater-und-buehnen/jahrhunderthalle-bochum.html
- Bochum Tourismus – Westpark — https://www.bochum-tourismus.de/bochum-entdecken/parks-und-gaerten/westpark.html
- Wikipedia – Jahrhunderthalle (Bochum) — https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahrhunderthalle_%28Bochum%29
- Wikipedia – Westpark (Bochum) — https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westpark_%28Bochum%29
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