International Master of Landscape Architecture GLONN VALLEY New Concepts for the Suburban Countryside in the growing Metropolitan Region Munich PROJECT DOCUMENTATION International Master of Landscape Architecture GLONNVALLEY New Concepts for the Suburban Countryside in the growing Metropolitan Region Munich Project Documentation IMLA - Main Project I / 1st Semester 2018 IMLA - International Master of Landscape Architecture Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences, Freising (Germany) Nürtingen-Geislingen University, Nürtingen (Germany) www.imla-campus.eu Glonnvalley (Source: Andreas Kitzberger) INTRODUCTION Prof. Fritz Auweck Frame conditions and This has very big influence on the The Glonnvalley is characterised by: student composition space because of the need of areas for • rural character The project was the task of the so-called settlements and infrastructure, the need of • long history - which is implemented in „Main Project I“, a module in the first new housing for people and possibilities of settlements, landscape and traditions semester of the master programme mobility and recreation in the landscape. • high and regional specific landscape „International Master of Landscape At the moment the planning region 14 quality in the Glonnvalley as well as in Architecture“ (IMLA) in summer semester has about 2.85 million inhabitants (2015) the neighbouring valleys 2018. and will grow until 2035 more than 12.5% • regional types of settlements and This master programme is operated (min. 3.2 million inhabitants). buildings, including farmhouses and by the Universities of Applied Sciences religious buildings Weihenstephan-Triesdorf (HSWT) and Regional Plan Region 14 • renewable energy production, Nürtingen-Geislingen (HfWU). The state regional plan 14 includes the intensive agriculture and regional About 30 students from about 20 different regional state targets for the development marketing countries (from Asia, America, Middle East of the region. • increasing importance of recreation and Europe) in 8 teams worked on this The instrument of regional planning in for inhabitants project. Bavaria is - in an intercommunal context They have a first degree in Landscape - very weak. Main question of the project assignment Architecture, Architecture, Urban Planning Four communities of the project area How to keep the historic identity and social or related disciplines. are located in the so-called „Ländlicher and ecologic quality of the area on the Metropolitan Region Munich Teilraum im Umfeld der großen one side and to develop it for the needs (Source: www.metropolregion-Muenchen.eu) Metropolitan Region Munich Verdichtungsräume“ which means of future as homeland, living, working The Munich Metropolitan Region is one of „rural area in connection to a big urban and recreational space in a growing the most successful economic areas in agglomeration“. The area closer to Munich metropolitan region? Europe. including the community Petershausen It extends from Eichstätt in the north to belongs to „Äußere Verdichtungszone“ Challenges related to the project area Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the south, from which means „outer agglomeration area“. • Reduction of land loss in growing FOCUS AREA Dillingen on the Danube and Ostallgäu in metropolitan areas PETERSHAUSEN the west to Altötting in the east. That adds County of Dachau • Sustainable land use and protection of up to a lot more than just Munich and the The project area belongs to the county of biodiversity surrounding countryside. Dachau. The main data are listed below. • Increasing needs for recreation in the FOCUS AREA Almost 6 million residents live in 31 The whole county is very much influenced landscape and in settlements MARKT INDERSDORF counties and cities in this nearly 25.000 by the growth of the Munich area. • Regional marketing and healthy food FOCUS AREA km2 large region. The County of Dachau is proposed to grow • Further development in settlements ERDWEG Roughly, every 14th German citizen thus from 2015 until 2035 about 17.2%. with rural background calls the Munich Metropolitan Region • Landscape tolerable commercial home. Project Area Glonnvalley development near motorways FOCUS AREA The project area covers six communities: • Protection of the regional identity in ODELZHAUSEN Region 14 Pfaffenhofen a.d. Glonn, Odelzhausen, settlements and existing and new The planning region 14 is consisting of Erdweg, Markt Indersdorf, Weichs und housing areas eight counties around Munich. Petershausen. • Densification of housing in rural areas It has a great dynamic in development, The project area is part of the • Increasing traffic in individual as well caused by the city of Munich. Metropolregion Munich, of the Planungs- as in public traffic and needs for The fast growing economic conditions are region 14 and the county of Dachau. innovative mobility concepts Focus Areas causing a very fast growing population The project area is part of different • Working with different planning (Source: www.geoportal.bayern.de/bayernatlas) (related to European conditions). administrative and strategic areas. methods (DPSIR, SWOT, …) CHALLENGES Florian Haas FROM THE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE The project area “Glonnvalley” belongs to Especially because of its proximity to in former times, there is an increasing the county of Dachau. The whole county is Munich the Glonnvalley is an attractive number of single person households and very much influenced by the growth of the place to live for employees all around therefore, a need for an increasing number Munich region. Munich. Therefore, the south of the district of smaller apartments. It is the most growing county in all over is very densely populated and has a Due to the high settlement pressure the Bavaria and is proposed to rise from suburban character. In contrary to that, the settlement activity in the district of Dachau 149.400 inhabitants in 2015 to 175.100 north of the district is mostly characterised grows steadily. Because of the low supply inhabitants until 2035. by rural communities. of affordable living space the current settlement development is bringing some This situation implicates great challenges. Two urban railway lines provide the relaxation into the housing market by In order to tackle problems for the future Glonnvalley inhabitants to reach Munich creating new residential areas. On the other the district has developed guidelines for city centre relatively quickly which hand it seals landscape and irreversibly safeguarding and further developing the considerably increases the attractiveness destroys natural spaces. attractive living conditions. of the rural areas of the district, too. This trend heavily affects the region- But additional highways make it attractive specific landscape of the Glonnvalley. These guidelines are the result of an and convenient for residents to commute Therefore, each community is already intensive two-year process with public by car, too. This causes big traffic trying to tackle the challenges of the future participation, participation of the local problems on the roads. with its own strategies in order to be able governors / elected parliaments and to continue offering its citizens a home integration of special work groups. An increasing number of inhabitants worth living in. causes the need for new housing areas. The guidelines are intended to provide a Additionally, the lifestyle has changed: The innovative project results of the Vision County Dachau structured and strategic response to the Instead of classical detached houses students could bring new aspects and (Source: www.landratsamt-dachau.de) development in the future. which were perfect for the living conditions solutions into the discussion. FOCUS AREA PETERSHAUSEN CONTENT FOCUS AREA MARKT INDERSDORF FOCUS AREA ERDWEG FOCUS AREA ODELZHAUSEN SUPERVISORS 10 PFAFFENHOFEN / ODELZHAUSEN BALANCE OF CONTRAST 14 THE NATOPIA 20 ERDWEG ART-WEG 28 ATTACH. CONNECT. S TAY. 34 MARKT INDERSDORF MAKING A MARK 42 GREEN LIVING CONTEMPORARY LIVING IN NATURE WEICHS / PETERSHAUSEN 50 56 GLONN_UP 62 IMPRINT 68 10 10 (culturalheritageconsulting) BrigittaUnger-Richter Dr. Additionally aspecialthankgoesto: SUPERVISORS Prof. Fritz Auweck Fritz Prof. HSWT Prof. Uta Stock-Gruber Prof. HSWT Rolf Werner Lecturer HSWT/HfWU Dr. Roger Evans Roger Dr. Evanter OÜ, Estonia Florian Haas District Office Dachau 11 FOCUS AREA 1 The focus area includes the communities the Glonn River and forests on its periphery open-space development, connection of PFAFFENHOFEN / ODELZHAUSEN of Pfaffenhofen/Glonn and Odelzhausen. making it a strong natural identity. urban green and surrounding landscape, The administrative collectivity of While in Pfaffenhofen strong agricultural accessibility for recreational use, housing Odelzhausen consists of Odelzhausen structures in settlements and landscape development in different settlement types, and the townships of Sulzemoos and are still relevant, Odelzhausen is changing project Glonnisland (LEADER). Pfaffenhofen an der Glonn. Odelzhausen very much because of the closeness to is a 1200-year-old region comprising the motorway A9. More and more flats of a distinguished natural identity. The and new housings as well as commercial landscape identity has a unique touch to areas are growing. The Glonn River is in it with some historical elements as well as Pfaffenhofen still very small and growing some very important functional elements. to the east. This place acts as a major link between the two cities Augsburg and Munich. Themes: agriculture/cultural