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A new restaurant, theatre, gallery is easy to explain, because basically we know something like that. Something unique needs more explanations.

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I founded the Unperfekthaus in 2004 as a private company, not state, not church, and yes, it should make money! Because only then is it stable in the long term, and further projects can be financed without having to apply for funding somewhere or ingratiate yourself. Because if everyone puts the money they have earned with their own activities back into new projects, that's better than the state taking the money first and then distributing it to people who can fill out applications for funding, with enormous administrative effort. In addition to the money, fun is a second criterion for me that I use to check whether I want to realize a project. The Imperfect House is great fun and I think it brings great societal benefits. Because our cities are full of places where you can consume, but as soon as you want to do something yourself, you are very alone.

I strive for these three goals "money, fun, social benefit" simultaneously and equally. I don't translate altruism as "unselfishness" but as "being useful to others", and this can easily be combined with having fun and also making money yourself. Altruism and egoism are independent dimensions, like "height" and "width". The often-heard accusation that "the action wasn't altruistic, because there was also a personal advantage" is just as illogical in my opinion as the statement that "the cupboard isn't high because it's also wide". When a person thinks like this, they choose a path in life that is either ONLY self-serving or ONLY charitable. I don't think either way is desirable.

Reinhard Wieseman

Inventor of the imperfect house

business incubator? artist center?

Start-up centers address tradespeople, artist centers address artists. The Unperfekthaus brings together creative people from all areas and is not interested in whether someone wants to make money or not.

Artist centers rarely have a large audience, business incubators are even quieter. In the Unperfekthaus, a large part of the income is used to make the house attractive for guests.

In the incubator you have to decide to start a company, quit your old job, jump in at the deep end. In the Unperfekthaus, on the other hand, you can start your dream job as a part-time job or alongside school/studies.

The imperfect house is intended to be a springboard for turning your dream into a career or for founding a company. But also socially committed, clubs and hobbyists are welcome! The variety of different people who are active in the Unperfekthaus for very different motives creates a place whose incredible atmosphere spreads to visitors. And enthusiastic visitors are the other half of the Unperfekthaus, buying works, placing orders, partying and having a good time in the Unperfekthaus.

Where does the name come from?

Of course we all strive for perfection, BUT everything new begins imperfectly! What a mess the first automobiles and the first computers were! We must accept imperfect beginnings so that people can try out ideas and dreams. Because the more we get used to the perfection of highly developed products, the less we dare to try the unusual, sink into the consumption of ready-made products and condemn ourselves and others to doing nothing. In the Unperfekthaus we strive for a "workshop atmosphere" that is also attractive for guests, in which people try out their ideas, become known as creative people, find new members as a group, work together or alone on what they are passionate about! We are happy about everyone who has been helped by the house for a while and who then no longer needs it. And in the 90% of all cases in which a project ultimately doesn't work out, you haven't spent your money financially and can try out the next idea

Tip: Don't believe too much in a single idea! No matter how enthusiastic you are - often it is the 10th idea that eventually works out economically and if you are already ruined after the 1st or 2nd idea or have no more energy, you will no longer be able to try the 10th idea. But this is just a tip - in the UpH everyone is free to test their own ways, if you want, you can say your opinion (like I do here right now), if you want, consider other people's ideas, if you don't want that, don't .

Historical recordings

The imperfect house was built in the 1960s as a Franciscan monastery and was empty from the late 1990s. In 2004 the conversion to today's Unperfecthaus began.