Schreinerei: The Shed of Dr Rudolf Steiner
Résumé
The Goetheanum is one of the great buildings of the world, and right next door is the Schreinerei. In 1913, the Schreinerei was the first build of Dr Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) on the hill at Dornach, Switzerland. The offer of the Dornach hill came in the wake of the failure to get building approval for the Goetheanum (then named the ‘Johannesbau’) in Munich, the expulsion from the Theosophy Society, and the founding of the Anthroposophy Society. Rudolf Steiner promptly set to work creating a precinct for Anthroposophy. The earliest buildings were of timber - the Glass House and the Goetheanum. The Schreinerei (carpentry workshop) was intended as a temporary structure, but it is a survivor, and has fulfilled important roles. As the shed of the Anthropop precinct, the Schreinerei has served the community variously as workshop, storage space, lecture hall, performance space for plays and Eurythmy, gathering place, retreat space, and the rudimentary studio was the final abode of choice of Rudolf Steiner for the six months of his bed-bound illness and finally of his death. Goetheanum I was short lived; it opened (uncompleted) on 26 September, 1920, and burned to the ground on 31 December, 1922. Goetheanum II was opened (uncompleted) on 29 September, 1928. In Rudolf Steiner’s time, most lectures and performances in Dornach were held in the Schreinerei. This shed has been a witness to the history of Anthroposophy since the founding of the Society.
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