The Gas Station
Transformation of a dying typology

Project MA - Architecture and Timber Construction
Winter term 24/25 (15 ECTS)

Petrol stations as we know them will no longer exist in the future, as the mobility transition is pushing back private transport. The switch from combustion engines to electric drives will make refueling with petrol, diesel and liquid gas superfluous.

Sooner or later, up to 15,000 filling stations in Germany will become obsolete. The question arises as to what gaps the disappearance of this type of refueling will leave behind. Can this change be an opportunity to create new places for people to come together? What new needs will there be?

The design project addresses several current topics that come together in the petrol station typology.

The traffic turnaround will change a lot in the area of mobility. But what does this mean for the built infrastructure? Conversion ideas for parking garages are now well known.

Rural areas have always been neglected in public and professional discussions. Therefore, the focus of this design project is on petrol stations that are locatedlocated in and around village structures. Conceptual and constructive considerations should focus on regional value chains.

In addition to their specific function as a fuel supply point, petrol stations are multifunctional places where people go shopping after closing time or socialize while washing their cars. Not forgetting the importance of petrol stations for adolescents as a meeting place with drinks on offer.The project aims to address specific rural needs and translate these into an architectural design.

Unreflected demolition is no longer an option.Both the gray energy used and the identity-creating function of the built structure in terms of building culture demand that the existing structure be preserved. How can the old filling station become part of the new?

Dates:
KickOff: Tuesday 15.10.24, 12-1 pm, room 1345
Meetings: weekly Tuesdays 9 am until 4 pm, in the studio
Workshops: Tuesday 22.10.24 and Wednesday 23.10.24, 9 am to 4 pm
Field trip: Thursday 24.10.24, all day

Contact:
jonas.pauli@tum.de