It was therefore obvious to take a very elementary approach to the existing meadow area of the property: the turf is cut out and lifted up, so to speak. The necessary program is “built in” underneath these landscape tables as floating roofs. The roof levels are of course greened, also in line with the installation of the necessary PV elements.
Allhartsberg Regional Location
It is clear that we need infrastructure.
It is clear that the location of infrastructure usually has to do with interventions in nature and the landscape.
It is also clear that the integration of infrastructure into the natural landscape does not have to be contradictory, but can even be successful (e.g. Semmering Railway).
Year
2024
Venue
Allhartsberg
State
Competition
Category
Industrial
Size
5.409 m²
Year |
Venue |
State |
Category |
Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
Allhartsberg |
Competition |
Industrial |
5.409 m² |
Year
2024
Venue
Allhartsberg
State
Competition
Category
Industrial
Size
5.409 m²
This approach is also the concept for this project: it is part of the landscape and communicates this accordingly.
The roof levels punched out of the ground appear to be playfully related panels, but are in fact deliberately placed geometries with regard to the functionality of the area. They represent the respective areas: the single-storey hub at the beginning, followed by the two-storey operations building, the thermally conditioned hall and finally the outdoor storage area to be covered, whereby the hall, which only needs to be kept frost-free, is also integrated below this roof level. Depending on the functions, the roofs are positioned at different heights. Overall, the aim was to create a dense ensemble of elements in order to keep the necessary surface sealing to a minimum.
The message we want to convey here is not the significance of a technoid landmark, but rather that infrastructure goes hand in hand with nature and sees itself as part of a corresponding system of ecology and sustainability.
The layout of the project is based on the northern boundary and thus keeps significant areas of the property free from the road. This means that both the warehouse and the outdoor storage areas can be extended to the south. The covered storage area can be extended to the east if the outdoor storage areas are relocated. The gabion elements are then simply moved further away.
Wall elements next to the floating roof levels are further features of the design: they structure the area, are orientation and guidance elements and at the same time essential for the tectonic concept of the buildings. The language of the Barcelona Pavilion is to a certain extent an intended association. The striking wall panels for
both the hub and the operations building lead to the respective entrances. After the vestibule, you reach the foyer (with info point if required) as a distribution room in security level 1. The networking area was arranged directly next to it - in connection with the customer zone. Kitchens complement these areas.
The geometrically designed courtyard becomes a further ambassador of the overall complex: nature and human intervention are understood as a tangible coexistence.
This courtyard thus becomes a hub for the entire complex and can be viewed and accessed from all sides. The employees on the upper floor can also enter the courtyard relatively directly for a break or, if necessary, for a creative exchange of ideas. This courtyard is protected from the street by a line of gabions.
Architecture
Pichler & Traupmann Architects
Design team
Bartosz Lewandowski (Team leader)
Anna Chakhal-Salakhova
Anna Gulinska
Stefan Zimmermann
client
Netz Niederösterreich GmbH
Statics, cost estimation
FCP Fritsch Chiari & Partner ZT GmbH, Vienna
Building services
Gawaplan Haustechnische Anlagen Ges.m.b.H, Vienna
Electrical planning
Kubik Project Ges.m.b.H, Gießhübl
Hard facts
Start of planning: 2024
Usable floor area: 4.613 m²
Gross floor area: 5.409 m²
Location: Allhartsberg (NÖ)
Function: Site planning regional site NÖNetz
Scope: EU-wide not open competition
Renderings
Patricia Bagienski-Grandits, Vienna
Model
Harald Schmidt, Vienna
Award
2nd Place