Urban life on the Papierbach in Landsberg am Lech

In Landsberg am Lech, around 57,000 m² of former industrial areas are being converted into a new city district for 1,500 people. The Munich branch of PORR GmbH & Co. KGaA was awarded the contract for the turnkey realisation of two of the 11 construction phases by the project developer ehret + klein. The A2 ‘Spöttinger Höfe’ building complex features 36 privately financed and 16 subsidised condominiums on six floors, two commercial units on the ground floor, as well as an underground car park. The A1 ‘Am Papierbogen’ construction site will see the construction of 92 apartments on up to five floors, 51 of which will be permanently available for low-income households and families. The PORR subsidiary pde Integrale Planung GmbH took over the implementation planning for architecture and technical building equipment.

A prime example of sustainable urban development

The Lady Herkomer Footbridge, which opened in summer 2021, provides access on foot or by bike from the idyllic city centre of Landsberg to the other side of the Lech River. Here, where paper was once produced and later ploughed, around 658 apartments, a cultural centre, a 4-star hotel, two day-care centres, as well as numerous areas for retail, medical practices, offices and gastronomy have been created since the ground-breaking ceremony in 2018.

Sustainability also played a major role in the urban development concept: the new district will be almost car-free and will have plenty of green spaces. Bus and train connections, as well as car and bike sharing options, will ensure mobility.