WHS – Wohnhaus Stolberggasse in Wien, Austria by Josef Weichenberger architects + Partner

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In a long, narrow plot in Vienna’s fifth district is a two-piece housing emerged which includes an urban gap . Eyecatcher of the two houses are the transparent facades . The well-proportioned frame made ​​of reinforced concrete with floor to ceiling windows brings natural light deep into the rooms .

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• Architects: Josef Weichenberger architects + Partner
• Project: WHS – Wohnhaus Stolberggasse
• Location: Stolberggasse 181050 Wien, Austria
• Photography: Erika Mayer
  
• Plot area: 700 m²
• Built up area: 340 m²
• Effective area: 1.455 m²
• Start of planning: 2012
• Completion: 10/2015

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The roadside location for Stolberggasse building with approximately square base äche offers eight floors accommodate 14 residential units . The courtyard side semi-detached house consists of seven floors with 13 apartments . Both buildings crowned by a receding glazed attic , which forms the upper part of a duplex .

Image Courtesy © Erika Mayer

Image Courtesy © Erika Mayer

In the courtyards between the two buildings and behind the courtyard side house creative en Gardens and children’s playground green city islands . These can be reached via the passages on the ground floor , to underline the transparent nature of the two residential buildings .

Image Courtesy © Erika Mayer

Image Courtesy © Erika Mayer

On a deep and narrow lot in Vienna’s 5th district, an urban void was closed by a two-tiered residential building.

Its defining feature is a carefully proportioned concrete framework facade, with expansive floor-toceiling windows that let daylight enter deep into the building.

Image Courtesy © Erika Mayer

Image Courtesy © Erika Mayer

Along Stolberggasse, the streetside volume contains 14 apartments on eight floors of roughly square shape. Its courtyard-side counterpart houses a total of 13 apartments on seven floors. Both are crowned by fully glazed and setback top floors, which form the upper levels of an array of maisonette apartments.

Image Courtesy © Erika Mayer

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In the yard between these two buildings, as well as behind the courtyard-side volume, gardens and playgrounds create a green archipelago in the urban fabric. Access is through a series of ground floor passageways, further articulating the transparent nature of the project.

Image Courtesy © Erika Mayer

Image Courtesy © Erika Mayer

Image Courtesy © Erika Mayer

Image Courtesy © Erika Mayer

Image Courtesy © Erika Mayer

Image Courtesy © Josef Weichenberger architects + Partner

Image Courtesy © Josef Weichenberger architects + Partner

Image Courtesy © Josef Weichenberger architects + Partner

Image Courtesy © Josef Weichenberger architects + Partner

Image Courtesy © Josef Weichenberger architects + Partner

Image Courtesy © Josef Weichenberger architects + Partner

Tags: Austria, Wien

Category: Residential

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