The Kulturzentrum Bremgarten (KuZeB) is a Swiss autonomous social centre and event venue that emerged from a former squat in 1992. It is located at Zürcherstrasse 2 in Bremgarten and is considered a symbolic place of the autonomous scene in the canton of Aargau as well as a meeting place for supra-regional social, cultural and politically motivated activities of the left-wing alternatives. Events of various kinds such as concerts, readings, discussions, information and counselling evenings take place regularly. The buildings are those of the former Meyer & Co. textile factory, which was founded in 1893. The complex consists of a residential house built in 1838 and the two factory buildings. History of the textile factory The Biedermeier-style house on Obertorplatz in Bremgarten was built in 1838 by master builder Fidel Leimbacher on his own account. In the course of the 19th century, it was occupied by various illustrious personalities until it finally passed to the brothers Max and Simon Meyer, who founded the "Gebrüder Meyer, Herren- & Berufskleiderfabrik Bremgarten" (Meyer Brothers, Bremgarten Men's & Professional Clothing Factory) in the buildings attached to the rear around 1893. These were successively extended and remodelled over the years, creating an ensemble that is both a typical example of a smaller factory and an important example of Neues Bauen. The core building, a two-storey Biedermeier structure, is distinctive for its attic storey, while the extensions to the rear annexe date from 1880, 1911/1912 and 1928/1929. The Meyer & Co. factory building in Bremgarten was constructed in 1928/1929 according to plans by the Zurich architect Johann Emil Ganz. It represents an important and early witness to architectural modernism in the canton of Aargau. The cubically designed concrete skeleton building with a tight façade grid, extensive glazing and a flat roof was oriented towards the demands of the Neues Bauen Movement and largely preserved the original building fabric, including the transverse rectangular windows. The factory building accommodated the entire production, including the tailoring workshop and the sewing studio. The building contains two 12 × 19.6 metre well-lit workrooms, which were essential for the production. It is an example of pre-modern factory architecture and testifies to the rich manufacturing history of the clothing factory. Today, the building complex presents itself in a rather patchy state of preservation. It is listed in the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites (ISOS) of national importance and documents a piece of Bremgarten's