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BANKEN UND BEHÖRDEN • BANKS AND AUTHORITY BUILDINGS INNERE WERTE • INNER VALUES

Im Dachgeschoss mit seinem Gebälk aus den ... • On the top floor with its truss from …

Historischer Charme in neuem Gewand • Historic charm with a new look ... 1770er-Jahren ist ein Mehrzwecksaal entstanden. • … the 1770s, a multifunction hall was designed.

S under-Plassmann Architekten have their office in the village centre of Utting am tedly converted and altered, the building was in the end vacant for many years. Due
to its good location and the accessibility, in 2020 the town of Schongau commissio-
Ammersee. The architect couple had purchased the art-nouveau building that
before had been vacant for decades and thus they saved it from decaying. But the ned Sunder-Plassmann Architekten to convert the building into the district office for
careful refurbishment not only upgraded the building itself but the complete centre senior citizens. In addition to renovating the construction, the architects made its hi-
of the village and is exemplary of the portfolio of Bettina and Benedikt Sunder-Plass- story earlier visible with the medieval, still discernible brickwork and the restored
mann. In 2013, the architects had converted the listed train station of Feldafing into former doors of the prison cells. Finely coordinated colours and lines give the for-
a town hall. None other than Georg von Dollman – the architect of the castles of Neu- merly bleak building a new, cheerful look. The top floor has a striking roof structure
schwanstein and Herrenchiemsee – had designed this train station in 1865. For the from the 1770s and is now a multifunction space which is accessible with an elevator.
G7 summit taking place in Elmau in 2015, Sunder-Plassmann Architekten were com- The architects left the wall coping of the former town gate visible. Against the back-
mission to technically upgrade the town hall of Garmisch-Partenkirchen from 1935. drop of black acoustic panels, now spherical pendant luminaires are “floating” in
The preservation of historic building stock, the related enhancement of the entire the historic, hand-hewn rafters. The hall can be booked for cultural events and for
surroundings and making it possible to experience history is also reflected in the ar- guided tours also outside of office hours. The new Corten steel stairs lead up to the
chitects’ most recent project – the office for seniors in the Alte Münze of Schongau. wall-walk of the town wall which is to be gradually made accessible as a circuit. On
Schongau am Lech has an intact, almost 1.6 kilometres long town wall, greened ram- top of the wall is the new viewing platform above the former town gate. Sunder-
parts and an old town with a high number of monuments. Vacancies – almost sym- Plassmann Architekten also upgraded the outdoor areas: The square in front of the
ptomatic for many historic centres which complement supposedly more attractive ramparts at the former Münz gate – earlier on an unattractive rest- and parking area
new developments – as well as wasteland and parking areas along the town wall, – is now a recreation area in the form of a garden with spacious paved areas and
however, do not benefit from the existing potentials of the old town. Part of the town seating benches. The project was implemented in close coordination with the town
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wall is the old mint building from the 14 century standing at the end of the main of Schongau, the district as the user as well as with the monument-preservation aut-
street in the old town of Schongau. The striking construction has a rich history. It ser- hority and the urban-development funding which all granted aid money. One thing
ved as the northern gate, was the mint, extended into a public jail in 1771, functioned is certain: Sunder-Plassmann Architekten will follow up with additional exemplary
as the district court and the prison, to be most recently used by the police. Repea- revitalizations – as administration buildings, town halls and beyond.

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