Pink timber 'ZuHaus' rises above Munich bike racks as temporary urban laboratory for shared street space
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kat barandy I designboom
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A temporary pale pink timber structure called ZuHaus, designed by architect Clemens Hoyer, rises above bicycle racks in Munich. It transforms a parking bay into a bookable, occupiable urban laboratory (Reallabor) for residents to test and experience shared street space. The project runs from May 29 to July 31, 2026, exploring alternative uses of road space typically given to traffic.
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· 3 pulleda small timber structure now rises above the bicycle racks outside a residential building, its pale pink frame lifting a room-sized volume into a pocket of street space usually given to passing traffic
the temporary structure by architect Clemens Hoyer turns a familiar edge of the road into a place that can be booked, occupied, furnished, and tested by the people who live around it
the project will stand from May 29th to July 31st, 2026, as a real-world urban laboratory, or Reallabor, asking what can happen when a parking bay is treated
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