The new residential quarter on Auhirschgasse is the first construction site of an urban development in the south of Linz, beyond the Solar City. The building site is on the edge of the grown, small-scale settlement structure of Pichling with its predominantly one- to two-storey single-family houses. The Heliosallee will be extended beyond the Solar City and forms a break between "Alt-Pichling" and the new urban expansion area. The theme of the design is the mediation between the different scales and the handling of the development on the outskirts of the city, at the transition to the natural landscape. The concise urban figure of the new residential quarter with individual point buildings is based on the small-structured development of Pichling, but with the corresponding leap in scale for the multi-storey residential building.
The positioning of the buildings follows a strict basic grid, which forms an exciting spatial composition through selective variations and displacements. The building typology and their position in relation to each other make it possible to realize both optimally aligned apartments and hierarchically structured outdoor spaces with high usage qualities - community green, private green, public green parking. At the same time, high permeability to the environment is maintained. The individual residential buildings are grouped around a central green space - a community and communication zone for the residents. A park-like design is possible by planting large trees, since the underground car park is on the side under the houses. The "green Anger" forms the center of the settlement.
This is where all the entrances to the residential buildings are located. Furthermore, all pedestrian and cycle path connections lead here. An exit from the underground car park via a wide, open staircase also leads to the central open space. The internal network of paths leads directly into the higher-level cycle and footpath system. The organization of the floor plan envisages the ancillary and wet room groups as soundproofing buffers around the inner atrium. Living room and bedroom are oriented to the outside, whereby all larger apartments (3+4-room) are planned as corner apartments with a view and exposure to 2 sides.
The same apartment types and the associated functional units are located on top of each other across all floors, which brings economic and acoustic advantages. The buildings will be constructed in solid construction with reinforced concrete ceilings and brick masonry. A rhythmic facade grid with ETICS facade gives the buildings value. Irregular loggia elements extend expressively into the space and give the settlement its own identity and cosiness.
