The family name Kustermann is a well established name in Munich. The company also included a hardware store with an iron foundry, which was closed in the mid-1970s. In the 1980s, a housing estate was built on the site and an additional commercial block was erected to shield the noise from the railroad.
After the building complex had reached a vacancy rate of 65%, it was to be made attractive to the real estate market again through a coherent restructuring.
A bright, two-story foyer now welcomes visitors and guides them to the various units of the complex: office space, training center, bar and casino.
Three areas were created on an area of 800 square meters, offering space for up to 500 guests:
The dining room is experienced as a sculpted landscape. The floor, walls and furniture are all cast in one piece. The play with platforms and differences in level animates the space and users can position themselves individually in the room and use the various seating and standing options.
The VIP area is separated from the guest area by movable, colored glass panels and curtains in two different structures. This area can be used as a meeting and event area. The natural changes in light create boundaries within the areas - the connection between limited and unlimited dissolves, inside and outside interact.
The outdoor terrace is formally linked to the design of the interior and cube shapes form an analogy to the forecourt. In the summer months, the view becomes the central theme.
The office space consists of a combination of shared workspaces, call centers and combined offices. For the shared workspaces, a new workstation arrangement concept was chosen: the arrangement of the 4-person workstations in a Y formation offers increased privacy at one's own workstation and still enables good communication with the neighboring work areas.
Glass system partitions open up the individual offices to the corridors and enable concentrated work and interaction in equal measure. High-quality materials, subtle colors in combination with timeless furnishings underline the tenants' and the property's claim to consistency and continuity.
In addition to the complete gutting, the building technology, including the power supply and heating pipes, was completely replaced. In order to optimally adapt the existing substance to the new conditions, the pipes were routed in wall ducts instead of under a suspended ceiling. A mechanical ventilation system and cooling ceilings, which are fed by groundwater, increase comfort.
The revitalization concept made it possible to create attractive office units in the oversaturated Munich office market and to re-establish the representation of the Kustermann's family name.
