"A new understanding of the city": Neuperlach press tour with Elisabeth Merk, Chief Planner of the City of Munich
December 2023. The week was dominated by our new "NEBourhoods Pavilion", which is currently being built in the Wohnring in Neuperlach as a meeting place and venue for our activities.
On Wednesday, our EU lighthouse project "Creating NEBourhoods Together" and a first look at our new pavilion were part of the press tour organised by PlanTreff/Department of Urban Planning of the City of Munich, in which we presented the places and projects that are currently being planned and implemented in Neuperlach. In addition to NEBourhoods, these include the "Klimabausteine on top" refurbishment project by Münchner Wohnen, the Community Kitchen's interim use of shaere and the Neuperland on Hanns-Seidel-Platz.
Integrated urban development and urban regeneration
For the City of Munich, the New European Bauhaus approach perfectly complements the goals which have for years characterised its pursuit of an integrated urban development and urban regeneration. The aim is to "develop a new understanding of the city based on solidarity, beauty and respect for nature", says Elisabeth Merk, Planning Director of the City of Munich and Founding Partner of "Creating NEBourhoods Together".
During the tour, the press representatives had the opportunity to learn more about the construction of our "NEBourhoods Pavilion" – a modular timber structure constructed with a flexible and sustainable building system from the start-up WeOn GmbH. The construction is foldable and therefore easy to transport, and can be adapted to different space requirements.
The pavilion is operated by the UnternehmerTUM innovation centre as part of our project.
Soft Opening of the NEBourhoods Pavilion
Even though rain is currently interfering with construction, we were still able to inaugurate the pavilion with interested citizens at a soft opening on Friday before its official opening on 10 January 2024.
We look forward to being creative with the citizens of Neuperlach in our new NEBourhoods pavilion in the coming year - to design beautiful, environmentally friendly and sustainable neighbourhoods together!
Picture Credits: NEBourhoods/Architekturgalerie München/Cornelia Hellstern
