Neighbourhood
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Project • By BWM Designers & Architects • Hotels
Funkhaus Wien
BWM, commissioned by Rhomberg Bau, is redesigning the former radio building, which is a listed landmark. Sites A and B will be opened to the public, transforming into a vibrant, creative hub under the concept of a “stacked Grätzl” or neighbourhood, while site E will house residential spaces. The focus is on preserving or, where needed, restoring the original character in close collaboration with the Federal Monuments Office.
The Funkhaus, located at Argentinierstrasse 30a in Vienna's 4th district, is the oldest radio station building in Austria. It was built between 1935 and 1939, incorporating some older structures, based on the plans by Heinrich Schmid and Hermann Aichinger in collaboration with Clemens Holzmeister, and... More
Project • By Space&Matter • Cities
Strandeiland №1
Space&Matter, in a consortium of Ballast Nedam Development, has won the bid to realise a nature-inclusive neighbourhood on Strandeiland, Amsterdam's newly constructed island east of the centre. Created in collaboration with design partners ZUS and NL Architects, the urban design for this new residential neighbourhood of 215 homes and a community hub prioritises energy self-sufficiency and circularity, while fostering a strong sense of community.
Vivid-Vision
ClustersThe urban design features five clusters, each with its own distinct housing typologies and architecture. A fine-grained routing of almost car-free streets, inner areas, and lush green spaces offers a series of places for residents to meet and relax. Balconies, loggias... More
Project • By Dietrich Untertrifaller • Apartments
Andechsstraße
In the Pradl district of Innsbruck, we built a new, modern residential quarter with 118 rental apartments and 53 condominiums on behalf of the Neue Heimat Tirol and Raiffeisen WohnBau housing associations. The car-free complex is designed as a sustainable passive house and is located in the middle of a new public park.A long building protects the whole site from the nuisance of the street and separates the commercial area from the residential area behind it. Inside the islet, three pavilions of five, six and seven stories, offset in relation to each other, are built in a park occupying more than half of the total area of the plot. This provision – a front built on the street and the individual pavilions at the back – takes on th... More