Bär Stadelmann Stöcker Architekten und Stadtplaner
New building for the Munich tax centre
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office/administrative buildings
Place
Munich, Germany
Studio
Photos
Rolf Sturm
Description
The first construction phase of the future Munich tax campus will
consist in the development of one of the first administrative buildings of this
size in passive house standard. The six-storey building with underground car
park offers space for 830 treasury officials on a floor space of 15,000 square
metres. The floor plan has a double-wing structure and includes a green inner
courtyard. With its monolithic appearance that is further accentuated by the
solid construction and curtain brick façade, the building contrasts with
the natural stylistic idiom of the green spaces. Cornice bands, recesses and
structured parapets emphasise the depth of the façade made of water-struck bricks and
highlight the artisanal quality of the material. Access is via a central staircase which allows the building to be
experienced with generous, axially offset airspaces. The circular development
of the offices is deliberately interrupted by generous expanded hallways that
are visible on the outside as two-storey openings and which further structure
the perforated façades. The solid nature of the simple but elegant
construction is also reflected in the interior. Walls in exposed concrete and
polished concrete floors are enhanced with doors and fittings in oak and architectural
bronze. With its outstanding aesthetic and primary energy requirement of 110
kilowatt hours per square metre and year, the building structure sets standards
for the further development of the tax campus and will carry the idea of
quality and innovation on the site into future.