City gate tower

Wien, Austria
Photo © querkraft - lukas dostal

Task - High-rise residential building with subsidized apartments and privately financed units on the top floors

Solution - Some multi-storey common rooms are distributed across all floors and are located opposite the lifts. Internal communication between residents is stimulated by this vertical village street.

A reduced structural system enables flexible, expandable, interconnectable apartment layouts. The balcony zone is extended, articulating itself as a poetic facade play. Deep window recesses offer a sense of security.

Photo © querkraft - lukas dostal
Photo © querkraft - lukas dostal
Photo © querkraft - lukas dostal
Photo © querkraft - lukas dostal
Photo © querkraft - lukas dostal
Drawing © querkraft
Drawing © querkraft
Photo © querkraft - lukas dostal
Photo © querkraft - lukas dostal
Photo © querkraft - lukas dostal
Architects
querkraft
Year
2015
Client
Stumpf Development GmbH - Bauhilfe
querkraft Partner
Jakob Dunkl, Gerd Erhartt, Peter Sapp
Mitarbeit
Dominik Bertl, Karo Hofer, Isabel Espinoza, Olaf Härtel, Stefanie Meyer, Mechthild Weber
Haustechnik
ZFG-Projekt GmbH
Statik
KS Ingenieure
Bauphysik
Roland Müller
Farbkonzept
Heimo Zobernig
Größe
25000 m2

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