The city is serious about planning the controversial high-rise buildings on the parcel post hall area.
In addition to a citizen survey, she wants to find out how the towers affect the silhouette of the city - and for this she lets balloons rise to test.
The planning for the area of the parcel post hall is entering the next phase. A citizens' report will start next Tuesday. 100 randomly selected Munich residents of all age groups should provide food for thought for the use of the space. There is also a focus on the design and height development of the two striking towers.
There will be a test run tomorrow, Thursday, so to speak.
At 7.30 a.m., the city will raise two balloons to the planned height of 155 meters at the Neuhausen site.
To simulate how the towers fit into the silhouette of the city.
The spherical balloons with a diameter of four meters can be seen until 9 a.m., for example from the Olympiaberg, the Donnersbergerbrücke or the roundabout at Nymphenburg Palace.
The missiles, for the ascent of which approval has been obtained from the Air Office, are held in position by means of ropes and pulleys.
The participants in the expert opinion use the spectacular campaign as additional information to help them form their own opinions.
The participants in the survey come from all over the city
The city council had previously decided on this form of citizen participation.
So that the people of Munich can submit their suggestions for the development of the 87,000 square meter site in Neuhausen.
The citizens' opinion runs from October 5th to 15th.
Half of the 100 participants are between 14 and 44 years old.
They come from all over the city, twelve from the Neuhausen-Nymphenburg district.
Project manager Christiane Dienel from the Nexus Institute, commissioned by the city, hopes for a “fresh look” at the development of the area.
as she says at yesterday's press conference.
Also with regard to the question: "What do I wish for my Munich for the next 50 years?"
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The parcel post hall area is being redesigned.
In the picture: Investor Ralf Büschl.
© ACHIM FRANK SCHMIDT
The participants work in small groups and should examine the area from different perspectives.
It is about the use of the listed parcel post hall, which will become free from 2023, about the design of the open spaces, about mobility in the quarter, about the social balance in the new quarter - and of course about the height and design of the high-rise buildings.
The height of the towers is well above the limit of 100 meters set by a referendum in 2004
In the previous master plan for the parcel post area, a height of 155 meters was proposed - well above the limit of 100 meters set in a referendum in 2004. Of course, this limitation is no longer legally binding. According to Dienel, the evaluation of the citizens has a recommendatory character. In principle, a new, distinctive urban quarter with 1,100 apartments and offices with 3,000 workplaces is to be built on the commercial site in the south of Neuhausen. The centerpiece is the 124 by 147 meter parcel post hall, which is currently still used as a letter distribution center. In the future, it could serve as a public meeting point, a cultural center or for sporting purposes.
Investor Ralf Büschl from the corporate group of the same name will also be present on Tuesday.
He bought the area in 2018.
"It gives us an opportunity to develop a sustainable district for the whole city," explains Büschl.
He is glad that the citizens have a chance to participate.
It is clear that the investor has to refinance his costs with the mix of uses.
According to Büschl, the revitalization of the hall alone will cost around 100 million euros.
According to Büschl, there is still a long way to go before the area can be developed: "The project will not be completed before the end of this decade."
