BMW Welt
Combines technology and design with lifestyle and culture
3
million visitors/year
This means that BMW Welt has twice as many visitors as Neuschwanstein Castle.
Sculpture meets brand
BMW Welt, which was designed as an experience and delivery centre for BMW AG, was built in the immediate vicinity of the Olympic Park, the BMW Tower, and the BMW Museum.
Site
Munich, Germany
Building contractor/client
BMW AG
Planning period
2003–2007
Service areas
Object planning for buildings, object planning for civil engineering structures, structural engineering, building supervision
Gross floor area
25,000 m²
Gross building volume
531,000 m³
Useful area
67,400 m²
Construction
2004–2007
- High proportion of coordination with specialist planning
- Stage and media technology with vibration protection
- High proportion of built-in parts/penetrations in the shell construction planning
- Cost minimisation of foundation/buoyancy protection
- Local object supervision with coordination of all construction trades
- Building logistics planning
- Implementation of a PKM system for deadlines, costs, and the coordination of planning-intensive technical equipment, fire protection, and other trades
- Gateways were introduced within all planning processes in order to speed up processing and implementation
- 8,000 m² solar power plant on the roof; with its 220,000 solar cells and an output of 810 kWp, it makes a decisive contribution to the energy efficiency of BMW Welt
With a length of almost 93 m, the Trias bridge in Munich crosses Lerchenauer Straße and connects BMW Welt with the BMW Museum opposite and the world-famous BMW high-rise building.
Trias Bridge BMW Welt Munich