Jakobstrasse 64

The reason for this construction measure was the redesign of the south side of St. Paul's Church. This was originally only accessible through a narrow passageway with a portal in the closed development along Jakobstraße. In the course of the urban redevelopment, the portal was moved back approx. 17 meters and built directly adjacent to the church. The historic buildings along the street were demolished - partly due to war damage - and the façades stored. In their place, the new church Pax Bank was built with the old façades facing the street. The newly created corner situation towards the forecourt of the church was emphasized by the modern bay window.

During the construction work, the new building complex was moved one plot to the left (due to a gap between buildings) and the alignment was moved back. This also made it possible to widen Jakobstrasse in favor of modern traffic. The facades of the new building are arranged as follows: The fact that the left-hand façade was put together from the differently dated houses at nos. 62 and 64 can be seen from the cross-headed windows on the second floor (typical of the 17th century) and the windows with segmental arches on the second floor (typical of the 18th/19th century). In the middle is the former No. 50, shortened by one window axis. The right-hand section is made up of the former façades of nos. 52 and 54. All of the historic façades were completely redesigned on the first floor. New materials were used for the most part. At the rear and especially at the corner, the building is designed with concrete elements in the style of the 1970s. This combination of historical and modern elements is often a deliberately chosen stylistic device, especially in the Jakobstraße/Kockerellstraße area.

The modern bay window facing the forecourt of the church is a deliberately chosen contemporary addition to the historic façade.

The various façades all consist of unrendered brickwork and bluestone elements. These materials characterize numerous reused historical façades in Aachen's city centre and thus also have a kind of recognition value.