Munich has become one of the world's leading technology hubs. Over the past decade, the AeroSpace & Technology Park Oberpfaffenhofen—or asto Park—has emerged in the southern outskirts of the state capital, centered around the local research airport. Once vacant land, it has transformed into a thriving business park, strategically positioned right next to Oberpfaffenhofen Airport—a decisive advantage for the location.

Munich-based LMT3 Architekten received the commission to design three identical production, research, and administration buildings on a Dornierstraße site. The brief was deliberately tailored for early-stage tech startups whose spatial needs couldn't yet be precisely determined—since future tenants remained unknown. Flexibility became the defining requirement. LMT3 solved this through a modular system offering diverse spatial configurations. The three buildings are virtually identical twins, yet their façades reveal their inner adaptations for production, research, or administration. A striking black-and-white checkerboard pattern covers the entire exterior—windows positioned in alternating grid squares allow interior walls to be freely arranged on an underlying office grid, all while maintaining optimal natural light. Fenestration is staggered floor by floor, flanked by panel elements that cleverly conceal the supporting structure behind. This consistent rhythmic grid orchestrates the entire façade surface, interrupted only by the central main entrances.

Completed in 2019, the buildings proved immediately successful—the market hunger for such flexible workspace was evident. A true high-tech cluster has crystallized here, continuously attracting forward-thinking companies with future-ready jobs. An energy center featuring a combined heat and power plant has since opened on Dornierstraße, offsetting 450 tonnes of CO₂ annually. Below grade, parking; above, adaptable production or office space as needed. Landscaped forecourts and regular spacing between buildings lend the complex a refreshingly open character. The three LMT3 buildings now house three innovative companies at the cutting edge of their fields: Pari, Mynaric, and Aentron.

www.lmt3.de

Photography Credits:

Joerg Hempel
www.joerg-hempel.com

(Published in CUBE Munich 03|22)