These were successively extended and rebuilt over the years to form an ensemble that is both a typical example of a small factory and an important example of Neues Bauen.

It is listed in the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites (ISOS) of national importance and documents a piece of Bremgarten's cultural history.

This complex consisted of an old textile factory, the residential part of which had been occupied by a Spanish club and a private tenant years before.

[citation needed] In the months that followed, however, despite city bans, regular sauvages were organised within the walls of the old factory, which were well attended and increased the enthusiasm to tackle the project again.

[citation needed] In order to withstand the pressure, the activists re-founded the "KuZeB" association, which still exists in its current form.

[6] A lively response to the annual Whitsun market, which included information stalls and a punk concert on the factory roof, generated a lot of interest and positive feedback.

However, the heirs of the former textile manufacturer Meyer are still content to collect a small rent for the parking spaces and part of the building.

In order to control the free space, the authorities drew up a decree that would have brought the autonomous centre under the hospitality law.

A young man from Aargau, who was accused of aggravated breach of the peace and arson during the G20 riots in Hamburg, was not in Bremgarten at the time, but was later arrested in the Winterthur area.

[12] Since 2018, Glarner has been waging a legal battle against the KuZeB with the aim of removing the country's oldest autonomous cultural center, which he had repeatedly described as an eyesore.

Andreas Glarner had previously expressed fears about the KuZeB after the façade of a restaurant had been sprayed with graffiti and slogans had been directed against him nearby.

Glarner moved his office close to the KuZeB and began to take legal action against the cultural center, claiming that it violated building regulations.

[13] From international alternative and subcultural concerts to readings, film screenings and political talks, KuZeB's cultural programme is diverse.

Two stages with bars, a cinema, a hackerspace, a freeshop, an infoshop, sewing, printing and painting studios, a wood and metal workshop, a multi-purpose hall with a half-pipe and fitness area, a rehearsal room for bands, a large garden and several storage rooms are now part of the autonomous centre where people can let off steam or engage in various activities.