BALCONY-GUIDE

In addition, we offered a balcony tour through Halle-Neustadt, past examples of tuned balconies of the residents such as the "Balcony-Bar", where there were refreshments for everyone, the "Balcony-Gallery", on which a women showed her photographs from Halle, the "Security-Balcony", where a man protected his washing against theft with a grid of bars from a sugar factory, and the "Animal-friendly Balcony", with a self-constructed cat staircase between the balcony and the street. All these examples show a potential that every balcony has. Within the permitted limits, they offer many possibilities of action between public and private space. They can be used to one's own benefit, for recreation, as a garden, as a shop, as a bar, as a gallery, as a playground or for fitness training or keeping animals.
By discussing the problems of the inhabitants and the possibilities and restrictions of personal design for their balconies, we established contacts with the building company. They allowed us to use the balcony of an empty apartment to establish the balcony-bar.

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