Bayerische Hausbau is involved in helping develop a new residential quarter in the east of Munich. For approximately 30 years, the area between Kirchtrudering, Messepark and Messestadt has been part of a development project for turning the site of the former Riem airport into a commercial and residential complex. The first four construction phases were launched in the 1980s and 1990s and now, in the 2020s, the 5th construction phase of Messestadt will mark a provisional end to development.
The aim for the coming years is to draw up a development plan for the site that Munich's city council will approve. Planning involves erecting predominantly residential buildings on the site. In the summer of 2021, the city council took a first step and passed a resolution to amend the previous resolution regarding the development plan for the area, thus giving the administration department the mandate to get to work. As is usual with projects of this magnitude, drawing up the development plan will take several years.
The 5th construction phase for Messestadt is an area that runs from north to south and is bordered to the west by the outskirts of Kirchtrudering, to the east by Riemer Park and to the south by the Munich-Rosenheim railway line. The Riem cemetery is located to the north of the planning area. The area measures approximately 240,000 m² and is today primarily used for agricultural purposes. Approximately 74.5 percent of the land belongs to six private owners and approximately 25 percent is owned by the city of Munich. The partners in the project include not only Bayerische Hausbau but also other project developers, private individuals and the city of Munich.
In spring 2022, an urban development and landscape planning competition was held, the results of which provide the basis for development plan that is to be drawn up. Fifteen designs for the challenging planning task were submitted. The jury selected the design created by the architectural firm 03 Arch. in collaboration with Studio Vulkan, which envisages two clearly demarcated construction sites, each with a well-defined center. The two sites will be separated by a large green corridor, thus effectively extending Riemer Park. The jury praised the urban densification with two architectural landmarks in the middle of the construction sites in particular. The planned buildings form fragmented blocks, the main access road widens at the centers of the quarter, creating space there.
It was – and is – important to the project partners that the public be involved to a large extent in the initial planning stages. In summer 2021, the digital platform www.BA5-im-Dialog.de played a key role in terms of providing opportunities to participate in initial planning. A specialist agency provided support for the participation process.
