Overview

4000 sqm, 7 floors

Cafe, restaurant, hotel & maker club

Meet, work, discuss, be artistically active.
For hours. As a member or as a guest.


And for meetings and celebrations you can use individual rooms
or reserve the whole house.

Great a la carte cafe/restaurant on the ground floor (no entry, public)

Homemade cakes, delicious food, snack buffet until 6 p.m., beer, wine and cocktails. Foosball, table tennis, board games and much more. are ready.

5 floors above MacherClub (day guests €9* incl. drinks machine flat rate)

  • Why isn't this in every city?

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On 7 floors, from the basement to the roof terrace and even in front of the house in the pedestrian zone, you can do what you burn for. Or watch. Or join. Don't ask us, ask yourself. We hold back, don't pretend to be know-it-alls and create opportunities. Because everything new begins imperfectly, needs freedom and well-meaning helpers.

Our inner cities are full of opportunities to be served, to buy, to consume. But have you ever tried to become active yourself, to find customers, partners or interested parties for your projects? That's what the MacherClub in the Unperfekthaus is for - an Essen specialty! We are a hospitable community of active people, and we utilize a wealth of resources here that are often not available at home. We have group rooms, stages, workrooms, studios, technology, musical instruments,... and members can also get areas where they can leave things or lock them away.


Your project becomes public, you have the chance to find interested parties and customers (yes, earning money is also ok with us). And no waiter pushes sales when you're there for hours. The 9€* that we expect from day guests for the care of the rooms, technology and the unlimited use of drinks machines are too expensive? Then meet up in our à la carte cafe/restaurant on the ground floor. Or become a member of our MacherClub, contribute something, take on tasks for our club and save yourself the 9€ drinks machine flat rate. More...


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"Everything finished, perfect is admired, everything in the making is underestimated"

(Friedrich Nietzsche, who unfortunately never got to know the imperfect house)

To be too good to be true? Correct! ;-) The MacherClub is a project for all of us, and everyone contributes something. We all (guests too!) leave our campsite clean, load the dishwasher, take any rubbish home with us, make sure that doors and windows are closed when it is raining or cold and generally assume responsibility for our club. THANKS!

You can come anytime. Or you visit one of these offers.

So that you feel comfortable

  • Don't ask, play!

    dafür stehen überall im Clubbereich Gitarren und E-Pianos

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  • working, discussing

    Wir sind nebenbei auch der vermutlich größte CoWorking-Space der Region. Ohne Vertrag, einfach kommen.

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  • Communities, groups, networks

    Nimm Kontakt mit den Macher:innen auf, erfahre, wann was los ist!

    communities, networks
  • Experience artists up close!

    Da werden Kooperationen besprochen und Ideen ausgeheckt

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  • Cocktails

    (Di-Sa ab 18 Uhr)

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  • workshop atmosphere

    Mit lecker Essen und Getränken überall

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  • Food and drinks throughout the house

    Kein Kellner drängt auf Umsatz, bleibt so lange Ihr wollt!

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  • Kunstladen im 1.OG

    Einzigartige Werke, ein Laden, wie man ihn sonst nur aus Berlin kennt. Ideal auch für betriebliche oder private Geschenke


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  • become visible

    Ihr sucht noch mehr Publikum? Nutzt die Tische vor dem Haus - mitten in der Fußgängerzone!

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  • Homemade cake

    und auf Wunsch auch handgemachter Kaffee aus der edlen 10.000€-Siebträgermaschine


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There are vending machines on every floor, and any amount of cappuccino, espresso, cola, soda, spritzer, tea, cocoa is included for members and guests. And of course you can also eat à la carte. Supporting members support the house and have free access (more...). Startups and artists can be subsidized (more...).

For your meetings

  • Big hall with stage

    Licht & Soundtechnik

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  • Large conservatory

    für Barcamps, Feiern aller Art uvm.

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  • Numerous seminar rooms...

    Für Firmen- und Privattreffen


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  • Seminar rooms in our "House of Doing" ;-)

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Groups of all kinds will find large and small rooms in the MacherClub, with and without a stage, roof terraces and much more. - Gladly also with great buffets or with the use of the already available buffets in the house. Unrented rooms are available for spontaneous use - you don't have to pay for the room, but we ask that you leave it tidy and wipe off coffee stains, etc. from time to time. More...

So that you can get to know each other

  • Fine Arts - Community

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  • CoWorking-Community

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  • Craft Community

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  • Foto-Community

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  • gaming community

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  • society/social community

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  • Musician

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  • Social Media - Community

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  • writing community

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  • Yoga/Exercise Community

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  • Video-Community

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  • IT-Community

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  • Werkraum community

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  • Performing Arts Community

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  • Rainbows and unicorns community

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Another important point in the MacherClub is networking. You can use the links above to find active people from different areas who work in the Unperfekthaus. Get in touch, find out what's on, join in! More...

For your foreign guests

  • First class hotel next door

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  • Large business rooms

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  • birdseye maple

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  • meeting table

    Wo sonst gibt's sowas auf dem Zimmer? Perfekt fürs Arbeiten und ungestörte Gespräche.

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  • Bathrooms with shower toilets

    Wie man es aus asiatischen, arabischen Ländern oder aus der Türkei kennt

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Own hotel right next door - if you want to offer your private or business guests this do-it-yourself environment that only exists in Essen. Because entry to the flat-rate club area is included for hotel guests! More...

The Unperfekthaus is perfect for YOUR event and YOUR project!

Because it's not a neutral, interchangeable place. It attracts doers, helps, networks, and it helps you to find more participants, because some love the imperfect house or have always wanted to discover it.


Does your company want to hold a big event in a unique environment? Full or part rental...

The imperfect house wants to be on the many MacherClub floors...

...give you and your ideas space and support. Help you try things, even if they don't work out right away (imperfect, alright?). To offer the city of Essen a meeting point that is open to everyone and that offers a bit more than clothes and consumption, to rest, breathe a sigh of relief, get going. The imperfect house wants to be fun. And be there for everyone who is still amazed, who is curious and impatient. Together with you we can achieve things... to infinity and beyond.

We offer you space, technology, materials,...

work and exhibition areas

No UpH without its artists and their works, on the walls, on the floor, in the lounge... Do you want to belong or use the UpH as a tool for your fame for a while? Then find out more HERE!

You don't need an office. you need a desk You get it and much more: support. seminar rooms. Crafters who can build you a prototype of your thingy. Cutter. Carpenter. Brilliant hobbyists. We don't see CoWorking that narrowly! And the fact that we have tons of potential customers walking around for you isn't bad either.

photo studio

OK, you have to bring your light and camera with you. But then the studio offers you all the options and plenty of space for your productions.

GiveBoxes

Anyone who pursues projects also needs materials. In the Unperfekthaus we offer thematically arranged stocks of material, tools and much more. Everyone can use it free of charge and post what he/she no longer needs.

basement republic

Fantasy to touch, myths to play with: The basement republic has space for model builders, costume designers, cosplayers, calligraphers and lots of people who can help you with your project, "The Last of Us" on Zollverein.

Lounges

3 large lounges plus balconies plus 2 roof terraces. Meet up with friends and business partners in any weather!

Rather musically talented? Mucker or ramp pig? Then we have something for you: the 222, a really fine, small theater with modern digital technology and 80 seats. UpH artists can also present themselves here or in one of the many other rooms.

Deep under the street where you really don't bother anyone, we have a few rehearsal rooms for you. THEN IT CAN GET LOUDDER!!! All information 1..2..3...4... HERE

Seminars, conferences, BarCamps, company parties, weddings, birthdays, anniversaries,... Extremely inexpensive if you just need the space. Or a little more expensive if you let our specialists help you.
A real small TV studio with lights and green screen. You only have to bring your own camera.
Are you more into hardware? You are the god of prototyping? Come to our workroom, meet other nice fricklers and experience what's possible with 3D printers, CNC, wood tools, Raspis and breadboards.

Yoga, exercise

You can use rooms where you can dance or meditate. Find a suitable event room or join a community!

We offer community and promote networks

We nurture communities through free memberships and creating the perfect public spaces for their topic. And "lone fighters" are just as welcome!

We are looking for cooperation with companies and freelancers who advertise something in the Unperfekthaus that is attractive for those active here. All proceeds benefit the creatives.

In the Unperfekthaus there is a hotel and a hostel-like large apartment. And 8 minutes' walk away you can really live in a great community with 45 others, huge roof terrace, wellness area, home cinema, etc.

Own projects of the Unperfekthaus and its partners

Here we sell UpH fan merchandise (oh yes, we have fans!), things we find exciting and the products of our creators at UpH. So maybe yours soon too.
Throughout the house you will find places to commemorate doers and their projects. Because there is no present without a past.
The Unperfekthaus is "limitedly barrier-free", ie most areas can be reached by wheelchair users alone, but some areas require the help of an attendant or an employee of the house. Our elevator car has the internal dimensions W 0.85m / H 2.10m / D 1.10m and the door dimensions W 0.69m / H 2.00m. A suitable-sized wheelchair is available for hire.
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