VePa Tower in Munich: European premiere for parking tower with charging infrastructure

Europe’s first public parking tower with integrated charging infrastructure was officially opened in Munich’s Werksviertel-Mitte at the end of March. The project, developed by VePa Vertical Parking and realised in cooperation with Werksviertel-Mitte, offers space for 12 vehicles with charging points on a footprint of just 49 square metres. Together with the Munich-based company, Werksviertel-Mitte is thus setting a further example for sustainable mobility and future-oriented urban development.

The VePa tower is based on proven paternoster technology, in which the vehicles rotate on platforms. This enables highly efficient utilisation of limited space and supports the unsealing of urban areas. The space gained can be redesigned in future for recreational areas, cycle paths or green spaces. The system is also a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to underground car parks, as it does not require extensive earthworks and can be completely dismantled. Thanks to the integrated charging infrastructure, the tower also provides urgently needed charging points in Munich’s urban area.

More than 200 guests from the property sector, urban development and politics gathered for the opening in Friedenstrasse. The Bavarian Minister of State, Dr Florian Herrmann, sent his greetings: “I have been following VePa with great interest for some time now. It is exemplary for the innovative strength of the Free State of Bavaria. The fact that VePa is now taking its second project from Munich’s Werksviertel-Mitte district out into the world emphasises the global appeal of our location. Dr Martin Schreiner, Head of Mobility Strategy at the City of Munich, added in his speech on site: “We welcome anything that saves space and fits in with the City of Munich’s mobility strategy. VePa is an excellent example of this, which we are following with great interest.”

The founders of VePa Vertical Parking, Simon Schubnell and David Schön, as well as the project investors Hans Hammer and Andreas Adldinger were also enthusiastic: ‘Our common goal is to make stationary traffic more efficient and to rethink urban space.’ In addition to the live demonstration of the parking system, the tower’s art façade, which was designed by artist Mariella Kerscher as part of the Werksviertel-Mitte art programme and organically embeds the tower into the Werksviertel cityscape, was also impressive.

Next VePa tower in Berlin: interest in this concept is already high. Other local authorities and property developers see VePa’s vertical parking solution as a sustainable alternative to conventional car park design. Another VePa tower is to be built at Hackescher Markt in Berlin before the end of this year.

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