The westhouse in Augsburg is a conference and event center with a 450 square meter hall for up to 480 guests, a 140 square meter foyer for 126, eight meeting rooms and a hotel with 73 rooms next door. It is built for conferences, seminars, workshops, trade fairs, company parties and team events.
Seminars and company events
The house offers rooms for 15 to 480 people under one roof. The large hall, called Anna Maria, measures 450 square meters and suits conferences, galas, concerts and company parties. The foyer, called Mietek, measures 140 square meters for up to 126 people and works for a conference, a workshop or a company party. Eight meeting rooms of 26 to 60 square meters can be used alone or combined, and a sports hall of 445 square meters takes up to 199 people for team events, in-house fairs and parties.
The site lists professional event support: a team host, event planner and event technician are named among the services. A virtual 360 degree tour lets you walk through the rooms before a visit, and on-site viewings can be booked. The building is a hybrid structure of timber, concrete and glass, with daylight in most rooms, and the whole complex covers about 7,000 square meters.
Rooms and capacities
The meeting rooms carry names and sizes as follows. Johann, 60 square meters, holds 55. Georg, 40 square meters, holds 40. Together they form Joge, 100 square meters for 100. Hildegard, 45 square meters, holds 47, and Samuel, 45 square meters, holds 54. Together they form Hilsa, 90 square meters for 100. Caspar, Paul, Alfred and Maximilian each have 26 to 27 square meters for 23 people, and Alfred and Maximilian combine as Alma, 52 square meters for 56. A quiet room of 30 square meters, called Raum der Stille, takes 15 people and can serve as a green room or a place for a break.
Accommodation
Hotel einsmehr stands next door with 73 rooms, so out-of-town participants and multi-day events can stay together. It operates as an inclusion hotel, and nearly half of its staff have disabilities, according to the site. A bistro, Meikes Schmeckerei, serves organic coffee, cakes, snacks, breakfast and lunch, and a large sun terrace belongs to the café.
Catering
In-house catering is part of the offer and covers conferences, parties and meeting days. The site also describes a coffee and lunch service in the bistro.
History and setting
The westhouse is a modern building in the west of Augsburg, designed around daylight, air and short distances between rooms. It also hosts coworking space and a community association that runs public events throughout the year.
Getting there
The address is Alfred-Nobel-Straße 5-7, 86156 Augsburg. A parking garage with more than 100 spaces and charging stations for electric vehicles is connected to the building, with bicycle parking as well.
