© Brigida González
System building using identical elements must not inevitably result in a repetitive stringency. Full height glazing and staggered triangular bay windows that increase in number floor by floor are the characteristics of the two 58 m high residential tower blocks.
Directly bordering the railway line, they form the first highpoints in a series of office towers of equal height along the approach to Munich Central Train Station and also flank the busy Friedenheimer Bridge. In design terms the towers, which have five-storey plinths, are linked by their uniform building envelopes, but differ clearly from the hotel buildings in the district and the neighbourhood.
The bay windows not only create an unmistakeable appearance, without allowing a glimpse of the neighbouring apartment they offer views along the facades which – combined with a room height of 2.85 m – create an impression of spatial generosity.
Directly bordering the railway line, they form the first highpoints in a series of office towers of equal height along the approach to Munich Central Train Station and also flank the busy Friedenheimer Bridge. In design terms the towers, which have five-storey plinths, are linked by their uniform building envelopes, but differ clearly from the hotel buildings in the district and the neighbourhood.
The bay windows not only create an unmistakeable appearance, without allowing a glimpse of the neighbouring apartment they offer views along the facades which – combined with a room height of 2.85 m – create an impression of spatial generosity.