In the Harlaching district, a new residential and commercial building and a daycare centre with a shared underground car park were constructed in 27 months. Above ground, two separate building sections were created, with the front building consisting of three full storeys and the rear building consisting of two full storeys. Below ground, the two parts of the building are connected like an iceberg by three shared basement floors. This successful project was designed by the Munich-based architectural firm be_planen.

The front building integrates seamlessly into the existing streetscape of Naupliastraße, echoing the proportions, materials, and color palette of the surrounding plastered façades and standing seam roofs. From the street-facing main entrance, an escalator descends along an exposed concrete wall directly to the first basement level, where a modern supermarket has been established. A drugstore occupies the ground and first floors, with both levels connected by an internal staircase and glass elevator. The ground floor also accommodates the delivery area serving both retailers. Beneath the sloped rooflines of the front building, five barrier-free apartments have been created, three designed for families. These units are accessed via the stairwell, reached through the inner courtyard and north-facing gallery. The apartments' defining feature is their generous south-facing roof dormers with expansive windows. The second and third basement levels house an underground parking garage with spaces for customers and residents, along with tenant storage, common areas, and mechanical systems.

The daycare center's angular form, clad in light wooden louvers, nestles organically among mature trees on the site's large play meadow—a deliberate counterpoint to the gray plastered street-facing façade of the front building. Within its two stories, the rear building accommodates a comprehensive daycare facility: two infant rooms on the ground floor and two kindergarten classrooms upstairs. The second floor's accessible roof area functions as a planted roof garden for the children's use. At the building's core, an open stairwell with integrated cloakrooms serves all floors, providing access to every classroom and ancillary space from a unified circulation hub.

www.beplanen.de

Photography Credits:

Erich Spahn
www.erich-spahn.de

(Published in CUBE Munich 02|23)