Two main ideas lie at the core of the design for Bank Austria: conveying a symbolic impulse through the architectural intervention, and transforming the entire site that represents an attractive landmark for the bank. Departing from the centrally located Bank Austria Square the architectural symbolilisation is all encompassing. An area with the classic character of a campus is generated by a deviation in scale and typology from the overall foreseen perimeter block development. A diverse urban structure is achieved by the configuration of courtyards and housing clusters. Its homogenous aspect conveys the quarter’s identity, starting from the centrally located square and running distinctly and consistently throughout its extension. A lavish greening concept is clearly defined by the building structure whereby all paths are lined by orthogonally positioned fragments of continuous tree lines. 

The core part of the Bank Austria Campus is a central square, which situated between the buildings acts as an outdoor foyer as well as the site’s pivotal element. The sky and the trees are reflected in the surfaces of the water contained in white flooring material. Lighting elements and façades, as well as the happenings on the square can also be read on the water surfaces. Continuous pavement surfacing ranging from grey to white stretches from Praterstern to the Tabor and breaks through the surrounding street area. The Bank Austria site’s scattered building structure guarantees ample daylight supply, good orientation and overseeable spatial settings. The dimensions and the layout of the pathways define the primary access axes as extensions of the central square, thus allowing for wide visual correlations throughout the entire quarter.