AQT Südliche Au – Kolumbusstraße

As part of the research project "Car-reduced neighborhoods for a livable city (aqt)", a section of Kolumbusstraße in the "südliche Au" area will be closed off and designed as a green and recreation area.

Location
Project location: Munich; Südliche Au, Kolumbusstraße
Street segment: 40 parking spaces, entire roadway

Time
Project period: June 2023 - October 2023
Project frequency: once in 2023

Actors
Initiators: Institutions (Technical University of Munich), city administration (mobility department, planning department), interest groups (Hans Sauer Foundation)
Creators: Institutions (Technical University of Munich), professionals (StudioStadtRegion), companies (Stadtwerke München), citizens (residents)

Construction elements
planar: sand, rolled turf, water-bound road surface
spatial: open wooden cubes, canvas, play platforms, raised beds, water tanks

Planting
spatial: 4 small trees in planting boxes
planar: rolled lawn; flowers, vegetables, herbs and fruits in raised beds

Program
Furniture: 27 raised beds, 13 seating and storage boxes, 1 wooden platform, chairs, benches
Events: selective (kick-off event, gardening & questions, aperitivo & gardening, games and sports events (yoga...)) and recurring (office hours every 2nd week)

Comparison before/experiment

Evaluation perimeter (street space from facade to facade): 2036 m2

* temporary greenery in pots or similar is recorded as half-sealed surface

Sources
Own measurement 02.08.2023; conversations with Marco Kellhammer and Simone Aumann 14.07.2023;                                                                                              Literature research (website https://www.mcube-cluster.de/projekt/aqt/, 30.08.2023 ; https://muenchenunterwegs.de/angebote/aqt, 30.08.2023)

Authors
Aylin Altungök, Laura Pehlke

Editorial revision
Felix Lüdicke, Gero Engeser, Daniel Wolfram

Date
31.08.2023