![AZ Awards 2024 Finalist: Die Macherei München by HWKN (U.S.) with Ochs Schmidhuber Architekten and M3 Architekten (Germany)](https://az-media.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/awards/2024/06/10095058/Azure-AZ-Awards-2024-Urban-Design-Built-Die-Macherei-Hero-Image.jpg)
Past and future converge at this Munich development built on a former industrial site, which is part of the first LEED Gold neighbourhood in Europe. Consisting of a hotel, a co-working space, offices, retail and restaurants, the six buildings help to transform the once-barren area into a hub of pedestrian-centric activity: At street level, the “canyons” between the buildings welcome foot traffic with public seating and large planters — and the buildings themselves add to the dynamism with contrasting brick walls painted in a cheerful range of reds, oranges and yellows.
![AZ Awards 2024 Finalist: Die Macherei München by HWKN (U.S.) with Ochs Schmidhuber Architekten and M3 Architekten (Germany)](https://az-media.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/awards/2024/06/10095049/Azure-AZ-Awards-2024-Urban-Design-Built-Die-Macherei-06.jpg)
These masonry facades pay homage to the city’s history as a brick-making centre and provide a visual link to Munich’s landmark Frauenkirche cathedral, also made of brick. The most energetic building in the ensemble: the Scandic München Macherei hotel, a sculpturally stacked 10-storey structure with a zigzagging elevation.
Team: Matthias Hollwich, Jessica Knobloch-Arscott and Robert May with Martin Safar, Axelle Zemouli, Malika Hamdi, Todd Shapiro and Laura Yang (HWKN); Fabian Ochs and Tom Fechtner (OSA); Bernhard Wolff and Martina Will (M3 Architekten); Art-Invest Real Estate Management GmbH & Co.; and Accumulata Real Estate Management GmbH
Consisting of a hotel, a co-working space, offices, retail and restaurants, six buildings help to transform a once-barren area into a hub of pedestrian-centric activity.