Réaménagement "Paketpost Quartier", Munich, Allemagne

The historic concrete building of the 18,350 m² Paketposthalle in Munich is set to be transformed into a cultural and community center. On the largely unused surrounding site, a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood is planned, including two high-rise buildings that will house apartments, hotel facilities, offices, small businesses, and additional cultural and community spaces.

As part of the development plan process, Transsolar prepared studies on energy supply, microclimate, solar access and shading, as well as wind flow and ventilation within the neighborhood. Preliminary calculations for the planned DGNB certification were also conducted.

These studies demonstrated that, through strategic massing of the buildings, adequate airflow throughout the site can be maintained. In particular, the microclimate is optimized through landscaping and the de-sealing of surfaces, following the sponge city principle. The roofs of the new buildings, and where possible (due to historic preservation) the vaulted roof of the Paketposthalle itself, will be extensively equipped with photovoltaic panels. Here too, combining PV systems with green roofs contributes to improving the microclimate. The buildings will be connected to Munich’s district heating system and supplemented with geothermal heat pumps to provide base-load heating and renewable cooling.

The optimization of the high-rise building forms and the design of the facades with a certain degree of “roughness” reduce wind speeds in the areas around the towers. Strategic placement of trees on the site further lowers wind speeds for pedestrians, creating comfortable outdoor spaces.