Neckar bank development north
Coordinates: 49 ° 29 ′ 42 " N , 8 ° 28 ′ 34" E
The Neckaruferbauung Nord , also known as “NUB” for short, is a residential complex in the Mannheim district of Neckarstadt-Ost directly on the northern bank of the Neckar between Kurpfalzbrücke and Friedrich-Ebert-Brücke with three high-rise buildings, terraced houses facing the Neckar and various school buildings.
Planning and building history
The plans to redesign the banks of the Neckar began in the 1960s. According to the proposal of the Mannheim architect Karl Schmucker, the Neckar city and the city center should be more closely connected through a modern, urban development with office and residential high-rise buildings in an airy and green environment . Initially, it was planned to build four high-rise buildings, with the tallest tower at the Old Messplatz . However, only three high-rise buildings were built in several phases between 1975 and 1982. The old fire station was therefore not torn down.
Architecture and art
architecture
Residential towers
The three residential towers with a star-shaped floor plan were designed by the Mannheim architects Einald Sandreuther, Werner Single and Norbert Schultes for the former housing association Neue Heimat and should offer space for as many apartments as possible in a small area. Supply shafts and elevators are arranged centrally and tower above the other parts of the building.
The three skyscrapers were bought in 2007 by Blackstone Group , which sold them to Grand City Properties in 2014 .
- Height: 100 m each
- Floors: 30 each
- Apartments: 266 apartments per tower (798 in total)
Tower facade and outdoor area
Neckar bank development with Neckar footbridge
With upstream terrace houses
Terrace houses
Four terrace houses are arranged in a long complex south of the banks of the Neckar.
- 355 condominiums in the terrace houses
Multi-storey car park with a pedestrian zone above
A central pedestrian level, supported by a car park level built at ground level, grants access to all buildings and via the Neckarsteg to the Collini-Center . The street “Neckarpromenade” leads through the ground floor of the facility.
More buildings
- School building The Carl Benz School and the Werner von Siemens School are integrated into the complex on the north side.
- Children's home The city of Mannheim's children's home is connected to the second terrace house.
- Youth culture center
Awards for the entire development
- 1980 - Association of German Architects - competition "Living in urban development"
- 1980 - Association of German Architects / State Winners - Competition "Living on the outskirts with inner-city construction"
- 1981 - Association of German Landscape Architects - competition "Pedestrian zone and traffic-calmed zones"
- 1981 - Association of German Architects for youth culture center forum
Design features
- Plane courtyard with the fountain sculpture "City Plant"
- Plane tree hill
- Spiral mountain with wind edge
Infrastructure
Local public transport
The residential area is connected to several local public transport lines via the Alte Feuerwache and Schafweide stops .
schools
Three vocational schools are integrated into the overall development:
- Carl Benz School
- Justus von Liebig School
- Werner von Siemens School.
Other public buildings
- forum - Youth Culture Center Mannheim
- Stadtjugendring Mannheim eV
literature
- Ulrich Nieß, Peter Plachetka (ed.): Mannheim and his buildings 1907-2007 , volume 5. Mannheim 2005. ISBN 3-923003-89-7 .
- Andreas Schenk: Architectural Guide Mannheim . Berlin 1999. ISBN 3-496-01201-3 .
