Paulaner Housing

Munich, Germany 2013–2020

Client: Bayerische Hausbau Competition, first prize

Caruso St John Architects won this commission for housing in the south of Munich in an invited competition organised by the city. The project was part of the redevelopment of the Paulaner Brewery site, where several architects designed parts of the master plan. The 36,000 m² new building on Welfenstrasse provides three hundred apartments for both private sale and social tenants, along with a crèche, kindergarten and retail units on the ground floor.

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Site plan

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Ground floor plan

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Fourth floor plan

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Fifth floor plan

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Sections

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Elevations

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References

Munich's cityscape is characterised by coloured rendered facades

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Colour concept

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Welfenstrasse, Munich

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Rosenbuschstrasse, Munich

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Borstei housing complex, Munich

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Welfenstrasse

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Courtyard

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Opposing elevations, Welfenstrasse

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Facade detail, Welfenstrasse

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Facade detail, courtyard

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Facade detail, head building

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Facade detail, Senftlstrasse

Related news

Caruso St John's Paulaner Housing project in Munich has been awarded the Callwey Award for Neighbourhood Development. The project on the Welfengarten in the Au-Haidhausen district of the city created 390 apartments for both private sale and social tenants, along with a crèche, kindergarten and retail.

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Completion

Paulaner Housing

Munich, Germany

Construction has completed on Caruso St John's Paulaner housing in Munich. The 36,000m² new building on Welfenstrasse provides three hundred apartments for both private sale and social tenants, along with a crèche, kindergarten and retail units on the ground floor.

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Credits

Location
Munich, Germany

Date
2013–2019

Client
Bayerische Hausbau GmbH & Co. KG

Construction cost
55m EUR

Area
36,000 m²

Caruso St John Architects
Adam Caruso, Peter St John

Project architects
Timo Keller (2015–2017), Bernd Schmutz (2013–2015)

Project team
Astrid Smitham, Martin Pasztori, Thomas Back, David Brotherton, Will Pirkis, Isabel Ramseier, Paula Schilliger, Andreas Schmid, Ben Speltz, Joy Sriyuksiri, Barbara Thüler, Steffi Wedde, Emily Keyte

Collaborating architects
Steidle Architekten

Landscape architects
Vogt Landschaft GmbH

Executive architects
DBLB Planungsgesellschaft mbH

Structural engineer
Zilch+Müller Ingenieure GmbH

Electrical engineer
HLO Elektroplanung GmbH

Building physics
Kurz + Fischer GmbH

Project manager
PMJL GmbH

Awards
Callwey Award, Neighbourhood Development

Photographs
Fillip Dujardin