Live close to transport routes and protected from noise
(Bavaria)
Source: Gasteiger Architekten, München
The Eichenau community (pop. 11,525), located northwest of Munich, was accepted into the programme “Wohnmodelle Bayern" (“Bavarian Housing Models”) in the 1990s with an area near the commuter railway station which so far had not been developed. The Bavarian Internal State Ministry programme promotes the building of high-quality housing which contributes to socially responsible housing provision through cost-effective building methods
Source: Gasteiger Architekten, München
The 100 housing unit settlement was erected in between 2000 and 2003. In the direction of the railway line, in the north, there are three U-shaped, three-storey residential buildings whose layout is arranged to serve noise protection and which shield the rest of the settlement and a neighbourhood green area from the sound of the railway.
The multi-storey residential buildings are arranged in a staggered manner, in small intervals from each other. This positioning allowed a stairwell to be saved. The corner stairwell of one building also allows access to flats in the neighbouring building via glazed bridges. The bridges stop railway noise from penetrating the residential settlement between the buildings. There are 60 rental flats in the multi-storey residential buildings, which offer a varied range of flats with between 2 and 6 rooms. The layout provides protection from noise and energy-efficiency throughout: utility rooms with small windows are directed to the railway (to the north), living rooms and bedrooms with large windows are directed to the quiet inner yards (to the south).
The bordering terraced house settlement consists of 36 houses which are oriented to the south. Convenient gardens and bright interiors were created in connection with the low buildings – despite high building density. Various types of house are offered in the settlement: from a "starter house" with 3 rooms, to the “basic house” with 4 rooms (both 2-storey) through to the 3-storey “city house” with 5 rooms. It was possible to flexibly design the layout of the houses, thanks to load-bearing external walls. Also, the terraced houses were erected using a space-saving construction method with ready-made concrete sections for walls and ceilings.
All the buildings in the neighbourhood fulfil the low energy standard. An economic construction method allowed, despite the limited budget, the use of high-quality and ecologically sustainable materials. A common central heating system and the roof drainage via an infiltration ditch system are ecologically sensible and reduce the running costs. A community house is available to all the settlement’s inhabitants. Because the neighbourhood’s parking spaces are concentrated at the north edge, towards the railways line, the inside of the residential area is free of cars.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1996/98 | Architects’ competition |
| until 2000 | Building Plan Procedure |
| 2000 | Beginning of building for the terraced houses |
| 2001 | Beginning of building for the multi-storey residential buildings |
| 2003 | Completion |
Source: Gasteiger Architekten, München
Source: Gasteiger Architekten, München
Project of the programme "Wohnmodelle Bayern" (“Bavarian Housing Models”) of the Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern (Bavarian Internal State Ministry)
Photography: Tina Hörmann
Well-though-out layout and an optimised building positioning make peaceful living possible in the immediate vicinity of a railway line. Thanks to various house and flat types, and to a cost-saving construction method, a mixture of inhabitants today profits from affordable and high-quality housing in a location which is convenient for transport.
The projekt site ist to be found at postal code: 82223 - town: Eichenau - street: Hans-Wirner-Straße.
• Gasteiger Architects, Peter Gasteiger and Philipp Tiller, Trappentreustrasse 43 Hof, 80339 München, Tel. 089/5009429-0, Fax 089/5009429-9, E-mail: i@gast-arch.de, http://www.gast-arch.de (photos, layout plan)
Record inserted on 15.09.2004 by Lehrstuhl für Planungstheorie und Stadtplanung, RWTH Aachen and updated by theFederal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) within the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR).
Last update: 13.01.2012
