Alfred Runge

He is remembered in particular for the Böttcherstraße houses he and his associate Eduard Scotland built for coffee merchant Ludwig Roselius.

[1] Born in Osnabrück, he completed an apprenticeship as a mason until he moved to Bremen in 1898 where he attended the Technical College, graduating in 1903.

[2] He and Scotland attracted the attention of the director of Norddeutscher Lloyd, Heinrich Wiegand, who commissioned him together with Runge to build a residence for him on Bremen's Wagner-Straße.

[2] In 1907 Wiegard trusted Scotland and Runge with the interior design of the SS Kronprinzessin Cecilie which his company launched in 1907 to be the regular ocean liner that linked Bremen with New York.

[3] From 1906, the pair established a relationship with Ludwig Roselius, assisting him with the presentation and marketing of his goods, especially designs for Café HAG.