In the south-east of Munich, on a triangular plot on Otto-brunner Straße, a block of flats comprising 33 flats and an underground car park with 34 parking spaces has been built. With its four storeys, the building’s height is tailored to that of the surrounding development. On the northern side street, the building’s form follows the curve of the road, creating a slight bend. The recessed top floor forms a wraparound terrace on three sides. Two commercial units are situated on the busy Ottobrunner Straße to shield the flats from traffic noise.

At the rear, there is a large garden available for residents’ use. The ground-floor flats have private garden areas, whilst the upper floors feature continuous balconies with bronze-coloured anodised railings. The floor-to-ceiling, large-format aluminium-clad timber windows on all floors are a particular highlight. Together with the white-plastered façade, they create an understated elegance. All flats are organised as through-plan layouts, ensuring that every unit benefits from the quiet garden side to the south. The developer, Domicil Stadtbau Freising, realised the project in accordance with the specifications of the Munich Model, partly as subsidised housing. The design is by Robert Meyer and Tobias Karlhuber Architects, who were responsible for service phases 1–4. The residential building was constructed as a monolithic masonry structure. From the outside, one would not guess that the building combines such a wide variety of housing types across a total of 2,350 m² of living space – ranging from compact two-room flats and three-storey end-terrace houses to spacious loft-style penthouse flats with well over 100 m² of floor space. A particularly welcome feature is that the preservation of a 50-year-old chestnut tree was taken into account during the planning stage. Heating is provided by a gas condensing boiler, which utilises the heat from the flue gases that would otherwise escape unused in older boilers. The residential complex, situated between Ramersdorf and Perlach, lies outside the Mittlerer Ring and combines the best of both city and country life. Away from the dense urban development of the city centre, the spacious plot offers plenty of green space in the immediate neighbourhood – qualities that are virtually impossible to find in Munich’s city centre. At the same time, the nearby Pfanzeltplatz with its almost village-like atmosphere, as well as the quick access to the motorway heading south, ensure a high standard of living that strikes a balance between urban life and rural living.

www.meyerkarlhuber.de

Photos:
Lothar Reichel
www.kavaude.de

(Published in CUBE Munich 02|26)