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Residential building Gutenbrunnerstrasse
Baden bei Wien
Project: Construction of a residential building
Location: Baden bei Wien city centre
Status: under construction
Year: 2020 Design/built permit
Client: Fa. KS57 GmbH
Size: 3550 m2
Building in existing structures is always a special task. Here in Baden we had to deal with all the difficulties you can encounter when designing in the city centre:
Building in existing structures is always a special task.
to the north and east an 11m high wall in the direction of Gutennbrunner Park, without openings according to the guidelines of the city of Baden, strict requirements for the facade design facing urban space, a historic basement structure on the property and a variety of legal issues (for ex. existing ancient windows in firewalls or unclear boundary lines).
The city of Baden, freshly awarded the UNESCO World Heritage title, gave us the strict condition that the facades should be equalized with the neighboring historical buildings.
Hence we designed a building that is outward strictly subordinate to the structure and design of the surrounding.
However on the inside we organized an open terraced house with a lot of open space and apartments facing south and west.
Introverted inside the block, this creates an open, extroverted structure with diverse opportunities for neighborly communication.
The construction work started already in June 2022.
Visualization
exterior
Gutenbrunnerstrasse visualization
Gutenbrunnerstrasse existing
The city of Baden, freshly awarded the UNESCO World Heritage title, gave us the strict condition that the facades should be equalized with the neighboring historical buildings.
Visualization: Unit2Bau
Hence we designed a building that is outward strictly subordinate to the structure and design of the surrounding.
Inner courtyard
Visualization: Unit2Bau
However on the inside we organized an open terraced house with a lot of open space and apartments facing south and west.
Interior
Visualization: Unit2Bau
Modell / 3Dprinting
Construction site
Existing
... to the north and east an 11m high wall in the direction of Gutennbrunner Park, without openings according to the guidelines of the city of Baden ...
View from Gutenbrunner park towards plot
historical icehouse