The entry point into the gasworks area in Neu Leopoldau is formed by a prominent gateway situation. Starting from the old building, an internal road connects the three building sites (G1, G2 and G3) to the square in front of the Gasmesserhaus. All entrances and common rooms are located at this internal connection.

The square in front of the Gasmesserhaus is to be given a generous character with its use as an exhibition space. It is drawn under the house in the form of a 2-story arcade, from there the two entrances of the house G3 are accessible. This space also forms the access to the two-story common room, which is connected to the traditional laundry room by an internal staircase.

The building itself is very compact accessed by two staircases. Because of cost reasons, the building is not built with a basement and therefore the storage rooms are located on the 1st or 2nd floor facing north.

The bicycle room is accessible without thresholds on the ground floor. This ensures that the bicycle can be used as a low-threshold option of transportation.

SMART living in community housing is characterized by affordability, simplicity, flexibility and adaptability, to the rapidly changing situations in this stage of life.

Housing can help by anticipating change and providing the opportunity for easy, quick adaptation.

In the Neu Leopoldau community building, for example, any standard apartment can be converted into a SMART apartment in a short time and without major intervention. Our project thus follows the principle of a floor plan that grows in itself. Thus, by putting up an additional wall or furniture, a 55 m2 B-Smart apartment can be turned into a 55 m2 C-Supersmart apartment. The same applies to all other apartments.