Riehenring

The Riehenring development occupies a street block east of the apartment buildings on the Hammerstrasse. Here, the program of subsidized apartments has been expanded to include office, retail, and commercial spaces. Despite the fact that, as a perimeter square development, it is tightly integrated into the urban fabric of the Matthäus quarter, it nevertheless has the function of a peripherally located center for the neighborhood because of the wide array of services it provides. In contrast to the development on the Hammerstrasse, this project proceeded from the close engagement with the site’s history and a careful consideration of the shape and expression of industrial estates. The apartment buildings along the three streets differ from each other and are grouped in rows of two or three houses. The commercial buildings are located in the corners between the apartment buildings. The entire building complex contains a public courtyard that culminates in a games court, which doubles as a location for open-air film screenings. A sun deck that extends across the three tallest houses completes the available communal outdoor space. A footpath between the new and the old buildings extends the alleyway that traverses the Hammerstrasse block. La urbanización Riehenring ocupa una manzana al este de los edificios de apartamentos de la Hammerstrasse. Aquí, el programa de apartamentos subvencionados se ha ampliado para incluir oficinas, tiendas y espacios comerciales. A pesar de que, como urbanización de plaza perimetral, está estrechamente integrada en el tejido urbano del barrio de Matthäus, cumple la función de centro periférico del barrio debido a la amplia gama de servicios que ofrece. A diferencia de la urbanización de la Hammerstrasse, este proyecto partió de un estrecho compromiso con la historia del lugar y una cuidadosa consideración de la forma y la expresión de los polígonos industriales.