Modern beige apartment building with glass balconies, multi-story, overlooking a grassy courtyard with concrete walkways.
Sonnwendviertel
Austria
  • Residential
  • Built

The residential concept aims at the promotion of social relationships, which are expected in the designed communal areas, such as ‘market place’, ‘garden’ and ‘roof’. In accordance with an innovative, multi-generational model, the residential complex satisfies the requirements of all age groups, through the flexibility of single units which allow for adaptation to different resident requirements. Conceptual diversification of floor plans, as well as ecological and technical measures support the creation of a vital and safe residential network as a trendsetting approach in sustainable social housing.

The complex is completed with commercial areas on the ground floor, as well as office spaces facing the courtyard. This meaningful variety of space utilisation enhances the interaction and communication between residents, users, and their immediate environment. The building structure follows a free zoning concept, which defines the additional rooms level of privacy. The lively, homogeneous, and memorable façade is achieved by carefully selected components, accompanied by varying materials and rhythmical structuring.

Address
Vally-Weigl-Gasse 1,
A-1100 Vienna

Competition
09/2009 [1st prize]

Start of planning
11/2009

Start of construction
2012

Completion
2014

Floor area
14.121 m²

Gross floor area
aboveground
11.500 m²

Gross floor area
incl. area below Level
15.800 m²

Volume
50.000 m³

Site area
3457 m²

Developed Area
1703 m²

Height
27 m

Number of Apartments
92

Number of Levels
E + 8

Underground Levels
2

Costs
€ 11.5 Million

Project Manager
Gerhard Gölles

Project Team
Bernd Heger

Client
Projektentwicklung
ÖSW AG

Awarding Body
ÖSW AG
Feldgasse 6-8, 1080 Wien

IN COOPERATION WITH
Vasko + Partner Ingenieure, Vienna

CONSULTANTS

Structural Engineering
Vasko + Partner Ingenieure, Vienna

Building Equipment
Vasko + Partner Ingenieure, Vienna

Building Physics
Vasko + Partner Ingenieure, Vienna

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