Schützenstraße Building Development, David Chipperfield Competition Winners, German Mixed-Use Architecture Images
Schützenstraße Development inMunich
8 Feb 2022
Design: David Chipperfield Architects Berlin (DCA)
Location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Rendering © Filippo Bolognese Images
Schützenstraße Development,
David Chipperfield Architects Berlin has won the competition for the development of a mixed-use complex in the heart of Munich. The jury chaired by Professor Ludwig Wappner, selected the office’s design, developed in collaboration with the landscape architects Atelier Loidl Landschaftsarchitekten, as the winner from a total of eleven entries from international architectural practices.

Signa Real Estate Germany will develop the building complex on Schützenstrasse between Munich’s main railway station and the central square Karlsplatz, which will create a lively, urban atmosphere through its functional diversity and generous public green spaces. The design reflects the mediaeval small-scale urban structure of the surrounding area as well as the rational, representative scale of the former imperial capital, combining both principles in a new, metropolitan structure.
The permeable ground floor, a pillared hall with a visible structure made of recycled concrete, connects the streets Prielmayerstraße and Schützenstraße via two passages. On both streets, arcades invite passers-by to visit the building with its diverse public programme at ground fl...