Logos Gruppe

Logos Gruppe is a Bochum-based German company active in two related fields: system gastronomy (Systemgastronomie) and real-estate project development (Projektentwicklung). Since 1985 it has opened more than 40 gastronomic establishments, 17 of them in Bochum's Bermuda3eck entertainment district. Rather than rolling out a single concept across many locations, the company developed many different concepts at a single location, covering nearly the entire market of the Bermuda3eck by the mid-1990s. The company was founded by Hans-Joachim Hauschulz and Alexander Schüler, both of whom already had experience operating discotheques — Hauschulz with the "Logo" in Essen and Schüler with the "Appel" (later "Zwischenfall") in Langendreer. Their first joint project was the well-known Logo club in Bochum's city centre, which became established as the "living room of the scene in the Ruhr region". It was followed in 1987 by the club discotheque Café du Congo and in 1989 by the rock discotheque Macao, both also in Bochum. In 1990 the Logos Gruppe realised the Musikzirkus Sachsen in a large circus tent in Dresden's Ostragehege, at the time the largest discotheque in the GDR. After the Logo closed, Club Planet opened nearby in 1992 with Logo DJ Ralf Odermann as a co-partner. Hauschulz, Schüler and Frank Nokielski, who joined as a third partner in 1987, shifted the focus of the company's further gastronomic development to Bochum's Bermuda3eck, where the partners had already realised first projects from 1982. Since the mid-1990s the Logos Gruppe has been listed in the annual industry ranking "Die größten Unternehmen/Systeme der Gastronomie in Deutschland"; in 1996 it ranked 65th among the highest-revenue systems and 6th in the "beverage-oriented gastronomy" segment. The company demonstrated its pioneering role with the conception and realisation of the first sushi restaurant in the Ruhr region (Sticks, 1993), one of Germany's first art hotels (art Hotel Tucholsky, 1992) and what is probably the largest and highest-revenue themed gastronomy concept in the Bermuda3eck, the sports bar "Three Sixty" (1997). The Logos Gruppe is a co-founder of the ISG Bermuda3Eck, one of the first real-estate and location communities (Business Improvement District/BID) in North Rhine-Westphalia; Hans-Joachim Hauschulz sits on its supervisory board. From the turn of the millennium the company increasingly engaged in project development. The IMAX theatre in Bochum, located next to the Starlight Express theatre on the A 40, was converted after a change of use into a multifunctional event hall and then into a casino with more than 120 licensed amusement machines, and sold; in 2009 it was the largest location of its kind licensed under § 33c of the German Trade Regulation Act. With the Exzenterhaus, initiated from 2004, the company created an architectural landmark: the Exzenterhaus Bochum is built over a listed high-rise bunker and, at a total height of more than 89 m, was the tallest office building in the Middle Ruhr region in 2012. The company also worked on projects such as the Schlegel-Haus. The company operates through Logos Projektgesellschaft mbH, based at Willy-Brandt-Platz 5-7 in Bochum. Its website is logos-gruppe.com, and the gastronomy-focused domain logos-gastronomie.de is also associated with the group.

The Logos Gruppe was founded by Hans-Joachim Hauschulz and Alexander Schüler, both of whom had prior experience operating discotheques: Hauschulz with the "Logo" in Essen and Schüler with the "Appel", later renamed "Zwischenfall", in Langendreer. Their first joint project was the Logo club in Bochum's city centre, which became regionally known and established itself as the "living room of the scene in the Ruhr region". In 1987 the club discotheque Café du Congo followed, and in 1989 the rock discotheque Macao, both also in Bochum. In 1990 the Logos Gruppe realised the Musikzirkus Sachsen, housed in a large circus tent in Dresden's Ostragehege, which at the time was the largest discotheque in the GDR. After the Logo closed, Club Planet opened in 1992 in its immediate vicinity, with Logo DJ Ralf Odermann as a co-partner; in programme and target audience it was something like its larger successor. Hauschulz, Schüler and Frank Nokielski, who had joined as a third partner in 1987, shifted the focus of the company's further gastronomic development to Bochum's Bermuda3eck, where the partners had already realised first projects from 1982. By the mid-1990s the Logos Gruppe covered almost the entire market in the Bermuda3eck with a broad spectrum of different gastronomic concepts. Unlike conventional system gastronomy, the company did not develop many locations with one concept but rather one location with many concepts. Since the mid-1990s the Logos Gruppe has been listed in the annual industry ranking "Die größten Unternehmen/Systeme der Gastronomie in Deutschland". In 1996 the company ranked 65th among the highest-revenue systems and 6th in the "beverage-oriented gastronomy" segment. It demonstrated its supra-regional pioneering role with, among other things, the conception and realisation of the first sushi restaurant in the Ruhr region (Sticks, 1993), one of Germany's first art hotels (art Hotel Tucholsky, 1992) and probably the largest and highest-revenue themed gastronomy concept in the Bermuda3eck, the sports bar "Three Sixty" (1997). The Logos Gruppe is one of the co-founders of the ISG Bermuda3Eck, one of the first real-estate and location communities (Business Improvement District/BID) in North Rhine-Westphalia, on whose supervisory board Hans-Joachim Hauschulz sits. From the turn of the millennium the Logos Gruppe became increasingly involved in project development. The IMAX theatre in Bochum, located next to the Starlight Express theatre on the A 40, was developed after a change of use into a multifunctional event hall and then into a casino with more than 120 licensed amusement machines, and sold; in 2009 it was the largest location of its kind licensed under § 33c of the German Trade Regulation Act (Gewerbeordnung) in Germany. With the Exzenterhaus, initiated from 2004, an architectural landmark was created: the Exzenterhaus Bochum is built over a listed high-rise bunker and, with a total height of more than 89 m, was the tallest office building in the Middle Ruhr region in 2012. The company also worked on projects such as the Schlegel-Haus. The company operates through Logos Projektgesellschaft mbH at Willy-Brandt-Platz 5-7 in Bochum.

• 2012

  Exzenterhaus Bochum completed with a total height of more than 89 m, the tallest office building in the Middle Ruhr region.

• 2009

  The converted IMAX theatre casino is the largest location of its kind licensed under § 33c GewO in Germany.

• 2004

  Exzenterhaus project initiated.

• 1997

  Sports bar "Three Sixty" opens, probably the largest and highest-revenue themed gastronomy concept in the Bermuda3eck.

• 1996

  Ranked 65th among the highest-revenue systems and 6th in the beverage-oriented gastronomy segment in the industry ranking.

• 1993

  Sticks, the first sushi restaurant in the Ruhr region, is conceived and realised.

• 1992

  Club Planet opens near the former Logo; art Hotel Tucholsky, one of Germany's first art hotels, is realised.

• 1990

  Musikzirkus Sachsen realised in a large circus tent in Dresden's Ostragehege, then the largest discotheque in the GDR.

• 1989

  Rock discotheque Macao opens in Bochum.

• 1987

  Café du Congo club discotheque opens in Bochum; Frank Nokielski joins as third partner.

• 1985

  Logos Gruppe founded; has since opened more than 40 gastronomic establishments.

• 1982

  First projects realised by the partners in Bochum's Bermuda3eck.

Scene-oriented leisure gastronomy in Germany with a focus on the Middle Ruhr region, especially Bochum's Bermuda3eck; also an architectural project developer of landmark properties.

• Logo club

  First joint project of the founders in Bochum's city centre; became known as the "living room of the scene in the Ruhr region".

• Café du Congo

  Club discotheque opened in Bochum in 1987.

• Macao

  Rock discotheque opened in Bochum in 1989.

• Musikzirkus Sachsen

  Music circus realised in 1990 in a large circus tent in Dresden's Ostragehege; then the largest discotheque in the GDR.

• Club Planet

  Opened in 1992 near the former Logo, with Logo DJ Ralf Odermann as co-partner.

• Sticks

  First sushi restaurant in the Ruhr region, realised in 1993.

• art Hotel Tucholsky

  One of Germany's first art hotels, realised in 1992.

• Three Sixty

  Sports bar opened in 1997; probably the largest and highest-revenue themed gastronomy concept in the Bermuda3eck.

• Exzenterhaus Bochum

  Architectural landmark built over a listed high-rise bunker; total height over 89 m; tallest office building in the Middle Ruhr region in 2012.

• IMAX Theatre Bochum conversion

  Converted after a change of use into a multifunctional event hall and then a casino with over 120 licensed amusement machines, and sold.

• Schlegel-Haus

  Project development project supervised by the Logos Gruppe.

1. 1LOGOS Projektlogos-gruppe.com
2. 2Logos Gruppe – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
3. 3Logos Gruppe – Wikidatawikidata.org