Student town of Freimann

Orange House, on the right the Red House, in the background the Hanns Seidel House (HSH)

The largest building in the student city: Hanns-Seidel-Haus

View from the HSH to the old town (in the background: the Max Kade House)

The student town of Freimann in Munich is the largest student settlement in Germany. The building complex, built in two stages from 1961 to 1968 and 1970 to 1977, is one of the two large residential complexes of the Munich Student Union with 2,478 living spaces in 14 houses on 88,000 square meters of floor space next to the Oberwiesenfeld student district ("Olydorf") . The facility was designed at the end of the 1950s against the background of rapidly increasing population numbers and insufficient living space in Munich. Today almost 2,500 people live in the "StuSta".

location

The student city is located in the Schwabing-Freimann district in the north of Munich between Ungererstraße , Föhringer Ring and the northern part of the English Garden . The Studentenstadt stop is in the immediate vicinity ( Munich subway line 6, bus lines 50, X50, 143, 177, 181, 231 and 233)

The streets and paths within the student city were named after resistance fighters of the White Rose :

Willi-Graf- Strasse
Hans-Leipelt- Strasse
Christoph-Probst- Strasse

history

From the end of the war to the end of the 1950s, Munich's population had almost doubled from half a million to one million. For students in particular, it was virtually impossible to find an apartment in Munich. Therefore, at the end of the 1950s, the rectors and professors of Munich universities and the then managing director of the Munich Student Union came together to develop a concept for a student housing estate based on the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris . The first concept was presented by Egon Wiberg, the rector of Ludwig Maximilians University , in 1958. Under the chairmanship of Wiberg, the Studentenstadt München e. V. founded.

After the then Bavarian Prime Minister Hanns Seidel made an area of 8 hectares available on the edge of the English Garden , after lengthy negotiations a leasehold contract was concluded between the Free State of Bavaria and the Studentenstadt München association. At the beginning of the project, the Max Kade Foundation made one million DM available.

An architecture competition took place, the winner of which, Ernst Maria Lang , received the planning contract in 1960 with the architecture association Lang und Pogadl .

Initially 1,500 places were planned in the student city, but in 1971 the number was increased to 2,500.

Construction began in 1961, with the student town being completed in four construction phases. In the first (1961–1963) houses 1–6, in the second (1966–1968) houses 7 and 8 were completed. With the exception of the Egon-Wiberg-Haus and the Max-Kade-Haus (nine floors), these low-storey houses are known as the so-called old town . The first occupancy took place in 1963. Houses 9 and 10 were built in a third construction phase (1971–1973). The last four houses were built in the fourth construction phase between 1974–1975. These high-storey houses (19 floors in the Hanns-Seidel-Haus) are known as Neustadt . Most of the houses in the old town are identified by a number assigned to them, the houses in the new town are named after their colors, some houses in the old and new town have names that are mostly dedicated to the supporters of the building: Max-Kade-Haus, Egon-Wiberg -Haus, Hanns-Seidel-Haus, Erich-Markel-Haus, Dieter-Maßberg-Haus (renamed from 'Haus 14' in 2004).

In 1968, the initial division into houses for men and women only was abandoned. In 1975 a day nursery was set up in the student town and the Hans-Scholl-Halle was built in 1976/77 . The student city's sports club has existed since 1977.

The above-ground underground station Studentenstadt was opened on October 19, 1971, when 8 of the 14 houses were completed.

Living

Part of the old town seen from the Hanns-Seidel-Haus

The student city essentially consists of two parts, which were built in several construction phases: On the one hand there is the so-called old town, which consists of several two to three-story houses and two nine-story high - rise buildings and was built in the first construction phase. On the other hand, there is the Neustadt with 7 to 21-story high-rise buildings from the later years of construction.

Old town

The old town offers 627 single rooms with a living space of 8–20 m² with washbasin. The kitchen, shower, toilet and a lounge are shared.

In order to create favorable and relatively fast living room, also were here in addition to the fixed dormitories 2001 container building builds that were only reduced of 2006. In addition, a test facility called micro compact home was built in 2005 in cooperation with, among others, the Munich School of Architecture . This ensemble consists of seven self-sufficient , container-like residential units on 6.80 m² of floor space (in the outer circumference), see picture .

micro compact home living cube

Neustadt

Neustadt: Blue House

Neustadt: Orange house

Neustadt: Red House

The five houses of the new town are arranged around the so-called atrium . Aside from one house, they are named for the colors of the window frames. There are the following houses:

Green House ( Hanns Seidel House , HSH)
Blue house
Orange house
Red House
Erich Markel House

The Hans-Scholl-Halle (multi-purpose hall), the TribüHne student bar, a library and property management are also located here.

The Hanns-Seidel-Haus is nineteen-storey, almost 60 meters high, 65 meters long and 20 meters deep, and contains almost 620 individual apartments. It is one of the 30 tallest skyscrapers in Munich .

The Neustadt has 1458 single apartments with an area of 16 m². All apartments have a kitchenette, shower and toilet. There are also 54 apartments for married couples with 35–77 m² living space, consisting of two rooms, kitchen and shower / toilet.

Cultural life

The pub "Potschamperl"

The highlight of cultural life in the student city is the student cultural festival StuStaCulum , which has been taking place since 1989 and offers theater groups, music groups and other artists a large forum every year.

Student self-administration

Self-government in the houses

In order to enable comfortable living in the StuSta, the entire residential complex is managed by the students themselves in cooperation with the Munich Student Union. Community facilities (pubs, workshops, photo laboratories, copy rooms, communal apartments), disposal points, self-sufficiency (drinks sales, washing and drying rooms) and leisure activities (cultural and tutor programs, excursions, parties, etc.) can be guaranteed, which then create a varied living experience. The self-administration is structured hierarchically and goes from the in-house meetings of the house residents (dormitory council, full house assembly) to StuSta-wide meetings of representatives of all houses (general dormitory council).

House Speaker

The house speakers are responsible for the institutional success in the house, i. H. Control and administration of community facilities, house finances, maintenance, housekeeping lists, contact with the student union, etc. You are always open to general suggestions or problems. The house spokespersons are elected directly by the residents in small houses; in large houses in which it is not possible to hold a full house assembly due to lack of space, the floor spokesperson takes place at a meeting of the dormitory council. The term of office is two semesters.

Tutors

The task of the tutors is communicative success in-house by organizing demonstrations, courses, cultural programs, etc. This means that they are also the point of contact for problems of a personal and psychological nature and have contact with the psychosocial advice center of the Studentenwerk. The voting modalities are the same as for house speakers.

Floor speaker

The floor spokespersons represent the interests of the residents living on the respective floor in the dormitory council as well as the interests of the dormitory council vis-à-vis the floor dwellers. This includes, in particular, a general duty to inform the floor residents.

Community facilities in the houses

Depending on the structural conditions, there are several of the community facilities listed below in each of the 14 houses in the student town of Freimann. All non-profit and not for profit. They are administered by the chosen residents.

Washrooms and drying rooms: In almost all houses there are washrooms that are operated by the residents at a cost-covering rate and therefore have an unrivaled low price.
Handicraft and work rooms: There is a work room in almost all houses. The equipment ranges from simple tool stores to fully equipped professional workshops.
Beverage store: Every larger house has a beverage store in the basement. There drinks are sold at reasonable prices, which is particularly advantageous for residents without a car.
Bars and discos: In the student city there are several bars and discos that are exclusively open to the residents of the individual houses and their guests. A daily special prepared by volunteers is offered in the pubs. The discos only open on weekends
Sauna: The red house in the student town has a sauna that is open to residents every day. There are also separate times for female students only.

General home council

The Gesamtheimrat (GHR) is the highest body of the home self-administration in the student town of Freimann. A public meeting takes place every second Monday during the lecture period.

Composition of the general council

The GHR includes the elected representatives (GHR delegates, house spokesmen, tutors) of the individual houses, as well as all office holders and committee members elected by the GHR itself. Each house has between one and five votes in the GHR, depending on the number of residents. In addition to the members of the GHR, all residents of the student town of Freimann, as well as guests invited by the GHR's decision, are entitled to participate in the meetings and to submit applications.

Offices of the general council

Bread shop

Organizational tutor: The organizational tutor represents the student city externally. He is the chairman of the GHR and contact person for all matters relating to the student city, both for its residents, associations and community facilities, as well as for the student union and all other institutions. Its tasks also include the preparation and calling of meetings as well as the documentation of the work of the GHR.
Sports tutor: The sports tutor is primarily the organizer and contact person for issues relating to hall occupancy, hall maintenance and connections to the SVSF e. V. He acts as a contact person between the sports club, GHR, property management and the athletes.
Treasurer and auditor: They manage and check the coffers of the general council and its community facilities
Bread shop operator: The bread shop operator organizes the operation of the bread shop.
Manager of the music practice room: The practice room manager draws up a practice plan and organizes both rental and key handover. He also keeps a cash book and regularly checks the room for damage, gross clutter and dirt.
Playground attendant: The playground attendant takes on an intermediary role between the student union and the parents in the StuSta. He regularly inspects the condition of the student town's playground and applies for repairs and new acquisitions to the property management.

Committees of the general council

Information committee: The task of the information committee is to disseminate current event announcements and dates within the student city using showcases and the intranet. Together with the StuStaNet e. V. the website of the student city is maintained.
Economic Committee: The members of the Economic Committee control the finances and the inventory of the bread shop as part of a monthly inventory.
Washing committee: The washing committee has the task of developing concepts that ensure the continued operation of student washrooms from an insurance and legal point of view. The aim is to prevent further washrooms from being taken over by private service providers, which would result in prices tripling.
Arbitration committee: The arbitration committee mediates disputes within the student city and - if that is not enough - tries to restore peace between the residents or institutions through a fair arbitration award.
Environment Committee: The Environment Committee serves to promote environmental awareness among the residents of the student city. In addition to information on topics such as energy saving and recycling, energy saving competitions are held between comparable houses. A project is also being carried out to improve waste separation.

Community facilities of the general council

The general dormitory council of the student town of Freimann operates some facilities that serve the benefit of all residents of the student town.

The apartment exchange is an initiative supported by the Munich Student Union of the home administration of the student city of Freimann for the use of temporarily unoccupied rooms. It is led by six mediators elected by the GHR. The office of the apartment exchange is manned for two hours on weekdays.
The most important staple foods can be purchased in the bread shop. You can also have breakfast there. It is a community facility of the GHR and as such is available to all residents of the student city and their guests. It is not operated in a profit-oriented manner, but on a cost-covering basis.
The music practice room can be rented by residents of the student town of Freimann for rehearsals with their bands or by themselves.

Associations in the student city

Cultural life in the Studentenstadt e. V.

StuStaCulum 2010

The association organizes the annual StuStaCulum festival .

Sports club of the Studentenstadt Freimann e. V.

The following sports are offered:

badminton
Women's football
Soccer
Martial arts
Rugby (women and men team)
tennis
volleyball

The rugby union club StuSta München is part of the Studentenstadt sports club. The first men's team plays in the second Bundesliga (south). The women's team has been playing in the League South 7-a-side rugby since 2011.

StuStaNet e. V.

The StuStaNet e. V. operates the computer network in the student city - in reference to the operator - also called StuStaNet. The StuStaNet is connected to the Munich science network in cooperation with the Leibniz Computing Center . It provides the residents with an Internet connection and various network services.

Grandstand e. V.

Grandstand

The TribüHne e. V. was the sponsor of the former student bar of the same name in the StuSta.

literature

25 years of the student city of Freimann . Published by the Munich Student Union, AdöR (1988)
Policy collection . Published by the home administration of the student town of Freimann (2009)