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Townhouse Auberg

Townhouse "Stadthaus am Auberg"

bogenfeld as Architects

This house resembles a well-dressed, elegantly moving, fine elderly lady. Grey hair, hardly any jewellery, subtle make up. Connoisseurs however will note the beautiful lady from afar; despite – or rather because - of her discretion.


Built in the 1930s, prime location of Linz, within walking distance from the city centre; for this true architectural gem, it was all about fulfilling highest demands regarding quality and elegance. Every bit and piece of substance and patina worth maintaining was saved, and wherever it seemed sensible we acted resolutely. A preservative approach didn’t seem indicated here, but rather a laid-back handling of precious, sensual building structure.


Both the needs of the future inhabitants (a young family) and structural-physical requirements had to be met. To give but a few examples, on the exterior new wooden window frames from oak were inserted and a thin layer of insulation – covered with rough plaster – was applied. The whole renovation was only possible in close cooperation with the builder-owners. Every decision had to be fathomed between comfort, aesthetics, patina, expenses (also operational) and building physics.


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Dieses Haus ist ungefähr so wie eine gut gekleidete, sich elegant bewegende, feine ältere Dame. Graue Haare, kaum Schmuck, dezent geschminkt. Kenner werden die schöne Frau trotz oder gerade wegen ihrer Diskretion schon von weitem bemerken. Gebaut in den 1930er Jahren, in bester Linzer Lage, zu Fuß aus dem Zentrum gut erreichbar, ging es bei diesem Schmuckstück darum höchste Ansprüche an Qualität und Eleganz zu erfüllen. Was zu retten war an Substanz und Patina haben wir erhalten, wo sinnvoll haben wir entschlossen eingegriffen. Nicht ein denkmalpflegerischer Zugang war hier angebracht, sondern ein entspannter Umgang mit wertvoller, sinnlicher Substanz. Die Bedürfnisse der zukünftigen Bewohner (eine junge Familie) als auch bauphysikalische Anforderungen waren zu erfüllen. So kamen von außen sichtbar zum Beispiel neue Holzfenster aus Eiche sowie eine dünne – mit groben Putz versehene – Wärmedämmung dazu. Die Sanierung war nur in enger Zu- sammenarbeit mit der Bauherrschaft möglich. Jede Entscheidung musste zwischen Komfort, Ästhetik, Patina, Kosten (auch betrieblichen) und Bauphysik ausgelotet werden.

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