NORM.ARCHITECTS.COPENHAGEN Architecture and design studio. Schmidt hammer lassen architects. Aranguren + Gallegos Arquitectos. Christian Kerez. Cruz y Ortiz arquitectos. GUILLERMO VAZQUEZ CONSUEGRA. SelgasCano, arquitectos. AceboXalonso Studio. Cruz y Ortiz arquitectos. Philippe Rahm architectes. Florian Nagler Architekten | Arbeiten | Crystal Talk | BauNetz. One associates the Neuperlach district of Munich with concrete. Residential blocks, a shopping mall. Work catching up on urbanizing the neighborhood began in late fall 2001, with a temporary edifice, a 773 square meter community center. This ‘wooden box’ was made of prefabricated container elements that together formed a presentable square measuring 30 by 30 meters, which opens up by means of a wide glass front and doors.
Solid walls shield the event venue in the middle, which is surrounded by offices, the kitchen and the Internet café. The auditorium has a 200 capacity, which can easily be increased to 300 if the floor-to-ceiling sliding doors to the foyer are opened. Much about the edifice seems paradox: It is designed as a temporary structure, and yet exudes solidity; it is located on the edge of the square and, with its clear fronts adds a sense of calm to the busy architecture all around.