Ricerc@Sapienza

Abstract
The joint Research presented in the text, financed
by MIUR DAAD funds, is dealing with the regeneration
of urban open spaces in the German city of
Munich, focusing in particular on the ‘intermediate
spaces dedicated to commerce’ in the historical fabric.
The cooperation between the Planning Design
Technology of Architecture PDTA Department of La
Sapienza University of Rome and the Chair for Building
Technology and Climate Responsive Design
of the Technische Universität München (TUM) aimed
to deepen the respective mutual knowledge and
expertises, and ultimately through a cross-disciplinary
approach to provide innovative, local as well
as replicable sustainable design solutions for the
retrofitting of urban open spaces of the historical
built environment. The survey focuses on a particular
type of urban open space of the city of Munich:
the historic market square, the Viktualienmarkt, and
uses the market square as an opportunity for an environmental
urban regeneration, testing new practices
in terms of traditional and innovative material’s
combinations for the mitigation of the urban heat
island (UHI) phenomenon, the upgrade of outdoor
thermal conditions and the improvement of the social
quality of the square.