Creating NEBourhoods Together

August 2024. Take a break in the shade on hot days and charge your mobile phone at the same time: The "NEBourhoods shading architecture" for Neuperlach has been in place at the Campus di Monaco since the beginning of August. It is the first element of the planned Neuperlach school and neighbourhood garden.

The "NEBourhoods shading architecture" serves as a pioneering prototype for upgrading urban spaces in an increasingly hot climate, making them usable and accessible for everyone. This is because the increasing overheating of our cities due to rising temperatures is becoming a threat to pedestrians; vulnerable groups in particular are jeopardised by thermal stress and public spaces are becoming difficult for them to access.

Climate-friendly design of public spaces

As part of the NEB-Action "Shade and Energy", Neuperlach was assessed for heat islands in public spaces. The team defined areas in which shading measures would make the most sense based on the areas' social utility, ecological integration and economic value. In participatory formats, prototypes were developed together with residents that show how climate-friendly design can bring about social, ecological and economic enhancement, confer identity and thus create an inclusive, liveable, beautiful and sustainable city.

The "base" of the structure – the benches - is made of wood, while the "NEBourhoods shading architecture" construction itself is made of bamboo, which belongs to the grass family. Under good conditions, bamboo grows between 30 and 80 centimetres a day, so this fast-growing natural product is very sustainable and stores CO2 to boot. Bamboo is both robust and flexible, which makes the curved shape of the shading architecture possible.

However, the aim of the NEB action was not just to improve the quality of life and usability of public spaces for everyone in order to prevent social exclusion. The "NEBourhoods shading architecture" can do even more: integrated photovoltaic modules generate energy and the electricity can be used by everyone. And as an element of the school and neighbourhood garden of the Campus di Monaco international Montessori school, the "NEBourhoods shading architecture" provides electricity for the planned lessons that can now be held outdoors in the shade, or for any upcoming cinema evenings.


NOTICE OF EVENT
We cordially invite you to visit the "NEBourhoods shading architecture" on Wednesday, 18 September 2024, at 4:30 pm.
This will be followed by the opening of the exhibition of the NEB Action "Wohnen weiterbauen" at 6 pm in the KulturBunt Neuperlach.


LOCATION
Campus di Monaco, Albert-Schweitzer-Straße 68, 81735 Munich


PARTICIPANTS
• Thomas Auer, Sebastian C. Koth / Technical University of Munich, Chair for Building Technology and Climate Responsive Design
• Julian Lienhard, Andreas Schönbrunner / str.ucture GmbH

The Chair for Building Technology and Climate Responsive Design at the Technical University of Munich conducts research on holistic design strategies for buildings and cities.
str.ucture GmbH develops innovative structural solutions in new and existing buildings in accordance with the basic principles of lightweight construction.

Picture Credits: NEBourhoods/Architekturgalerie München, Patrik Thomas / TUM, Sebastian C. Koth / str.ucture GmbH, Andreas Schönbrunner