PARK ATRIUM (LET’S DANCE) in Vienna, Austria by feld72 Architekten

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A residential building on a prominent urban development site at a corner by the Helmut-Zilk Park is setting a vitalising accent on the new district of the Central Railway Station – the contest-winning project of the architecture collective feld72. The building is positioned opposite the already existing Sonnwendviertel educational campus, its striking corner situation creating a landmark within the developing urban district. The building typology harks back to the characteristics of old city buildings, enabling a rich diversity of uses. One of its main focuses is on the practical options offered by the “Stadtsockelzone”, the ground floor area, promoting revitalisation of the neighbourhood.

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• Architects: feld72 Architekten 
• Project: PARK ATRIUM (LET’S DANCE)
• Location: 1100 Vienna, AT
• Client: Kallco
• Landscape partner: YEWO Landscapes, Susanne Kallinger
• Collaborators: Yuliana Abisheva, Martin Bauer, Marie-Theres Genser, Hannah Jöchl, Hanna Kovar, Gerhard Mair, Jasmin Plaikner, Ralph Reisinger, Nora Sahr, Wilhelm Scherübl, Elian Trinca
• GFA: 4.500 m²

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Besides being a pulsating access to the city, the project “PARK ATRIUM – Let’s dance!“ stands for joy in movement, healthy life, creative work and urban home-living.

The project is a result of the cooperation with the property developer Kallco. The main reason for winning the competition besides the quality of the architecture is feld72’s utilisation proposals for the ground floor, a dynamic concept involving a children’s dance studio and a vegetarian delivery service. This usage concept is supplemented by modular offices on the first floor. The Quartiershaus unfolds as a magnetic centre of attraction, arousing interest and drawing people to the quarter, guaranteeing usage at all times of the day and year.

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The building’s clear structure with its staggered arrangement of rooftops gives it a landmark appearance and puts a focus on the park. A energy-infused interplay with the urban space is generated. The ground floor with its accentuation as public space and the office floor above it form a common socle; the residential floors above are connected through the proscenium, which from the outside is clearly legible as a space. The variety of uses is evident.

The proscenium is central element and an exceptional feature, composed of vertically stacked spaces and combining the functions of access and circulation as well as communal rooms. Variously exploitable rooms create space for the house community and visitors. As a homage to the traditional meeting point of the bassenas – the communal water-tap – associated with the Gründerzeit – the time of the industrial expansion in the mid-to-late nineteenth century – the proscenium so to speak lifts a curtain to a social and public space. Meanwhile it transmits a clear identity and creates not only orientation but also an interactive space between inside and outside. The aura radiating from the multicoloured rooms generates a reciprocally inviting gesture relating it to the urban context. At night it acts as “lantern” and a positive influence on the public urban space.

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The surroundings and the activities in the building are basis for a mutually inviting relationship. Threshold-less connections unite interior and exterior. This is supported by a transparent ground floor. Changing floor materials mark different degrees of openness to the public space. These open borders encourage encounter and cultural diversity.

The design of the free spaces is based on the collaboration with Susanne Kallinger and YEWO Landscapes. Next to the arcade connections on the ground floor the forecourt with public stage for the dance studio extends to the park. Fluid transitions sustain a spatial continuum of atrium and green area. This free and easy sequence forms communicative hubs and interfaces for neighbours. The free space is actively and openly integrated into its surroundings. A vitalised roof landscape with terraces for communal and private use adds a signal effect to the building. Evolving here is a building with a special identity as an address.

Tags: Austria, Vienna

Categories: Atrium, Residential, Urban Design

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