Schoyerer Architekten_SYRA

Statics: Grebner Ingenieure, Mainz

Bike pavilion – prototype located at Hindenburgplatz, Mainz

With its well-structured network of bike stations, the city of Mainz provides numerous rental bikes. However, up until now, there has been a lack of infrastructure for privately owned bikes, such as suitable parking places. All too often, you encounter neglected bikes that have fallen victim to the weather and vandalism.

As a result of their low architectonic quality and the manner of their construction, the bicycle sheds found on the market are easily susceptible to vandalism, and therefore unsuitable for public spaces.

It was against this background that SYRA_SCHOYERER ARCHITEKTEN developed an initial prototype of a bike pavilion for the city of Mainz. True to the practice’s philosophy of repurposing everyday items, only industrially pre-built mass-produced products were used in the design of this bike pavilion. There are no special components, although the flat steel facade bars were each rotated 90°.

In this way, they succeeded in creating a sturdy pavilion, which represents a visually appealing solution, as well as offering protection for up to 12 bikes.

The entire pavilion was completely built in the factory, and transported to its ultimate location in one piece, removing the need for a noisy building site.