City plaza between tall glass office towers; a perforated low-rise pavilion at center; people gather and stroll at dusk.
High-Rise Viertel Zwei
Austria
  • High-Rise
  • Mixed Use
  • Office
  • Residential
  • Urban Design
  • Competition

Identity-creating tailorings design polygonal figures, adapted to different viewing angles and distances: a „pas de deux“ thats appearances balance the tensions in the urban space. In their folding, the silhouettes mediate between large objects in the west and a small-scale stable ensemble in the east.

The polygonal modeling results in two 9-cornered footprints and brings width to the houses. Views of the two buildings glide past each other without any confrontations. Apartments and office floors benefit from exposed panoramas.

The floating plinth, detached from the residential tower and with its green roof, extends the permeable canopy of the Prater.

The ground floor areas comprising the market hall, lobby of the northern tower and foyer of the residential tower form a first floor ensemble of unique depth and openness.

The ceiling contour takes up the motif of the stable roofs and transforms it into a flowing space. A corresponding distribution of uses - cultural, social and commercial - differentiates the use of the public spaces and strengthens the vitality of the plaza.

Project team
Sebastian Brunke, Diogo Teixeira, Paul Neuböck, Tom Peter-Hindelang

IN COOPERATION WITH
StudioVlayStreeruwitz

 
City plaza between tall glass office towers; a perforated low-rise pavilion at center; people gather and stroll at dusk.
Top-down site plan of a mixed-use development; red-outlined parcel with angular buildings, surrounded by roads, rail line, and green spaces.

Site plan

In their folding, the silhouettes mediate between large objects in the west and a small-scale stable ensemble in the east.

Two glass-clad skyscrapers rise over a paved plaza; pedestrians and cyclists on a street beside autumn trees.
Architectural site plan: pond with a statue on a pedestal, rows of townhouses, irregular blocks, roads, and a circular inset map.

illustration
StudioVlayStreeruwitz

A corresponding distribution of uses - cultural, social and commercial - differentiates the use of the public spaces and strengthens the vitality of the plaza.

Site plan showing several angular pavilion buildings clustered on a landscaped campus with trees, paths, and surrounding roads.

Ground floor plan

Architectural elevation of a mixed-use high-rise complex with two towers and a podium.

Section A-A

Cross-section of a high-rise office skyscraper showing podium, multiple floors, and underground parking with pedestrian ramps.

Section B-B

Glass-clad high-rise tower dominates a modern city plaza; a pedestrian walks along a walkway beside autumn trees.