© Stefan Müller-Naumann
The rounded corners of the 112 m long block in the north of Munich recall a ship. Located between an outdoor swimming pool and a sports ground, with four residential floors elevated above public parking spaces at ground level, the building creates a new edge to the road. Mostly system built, it is the first project in the urban programme “Wohnen für alle” which provides housing for refugees and those in need in the context of Munich‘s pricy real estate market.
The brief focussed on 86 1-room apartments, but for couples or small families there are also 14 2.5-room apartments. Two staircases and decks access all the apartments. At the ends the building extends down to ground level to accommodate communal rooms, storage spaces and the lift. The roof terrace offers playing and sunbathing areas and a place to grow one’s own vegetables and herbs.
The brief focussed on 86 1-room apartments, but for couples or small families there are also 14 2.5-room apartments. Two staircases and decks access all the apartments. At the ends the building extends down to ground level to accommodate communal rooms, storage spaces and the lift. The roof terrace offers playing and sunbathing areas and a place to grow one’s own vegetables and herbs.