Article source: feld72 Architekten

In the Austrian alpine town of Bludenz in Vorarlberg, feld72 have completed the housing development Maierhof. The estate is situated within a community characterised by agriculture, old stables, single-family homes and multi-storey residential buildings.

Rural densification

The project’s starting point was a 2014 development study for the triangular plot of about 8.5oo m². The task was to bring together density and context. Prerequisites for the new development were defined together with the city of Bludenz: permeability, a public passage for pedestrians, as well as communal (open) spaces. The new estate was to generate added value for the entire neighbourhood. Early on, public events were organised for an active exchange with the local population. After the completion of the study, a non-profit cooperative developer, the “Wohnbauselbsthilfe”, was found for the construction of the Maierhof project.

Image Courtesy © Hertha Hurnaus

• Architects: feld72 Architekten
• Project: Housing Development Maierhof
• Location: Bludenz, Austria
• Photography: Hertha Hurnaus
  
• Client: Wohnbauselbsthilfe
• Landscape Partner: GRUBER + HAUMER
  • Bauphysik: DI Bernhard Weithas
  • Haustechnik: WILU
  • Elektro: EWA St. Anton
• Project Partner: Statik: Hämmerle – Huster
• Bauphysik: DI Bernhard Weithas
• Collaborators: Zsuzsanna Balla, Elisabetta Carboni, Marino Fei, Ana Patricia Gomes, Raphael Gregorits, Insa Luise Höhne, Adrian Judt, Hanna Kovar, David Kovařík, Nora Sahr, Alexander Seitlinger, Rebecca Sparr, Arjan van Toorenburg
• Gfa: 7.420 m²
• Completion: 2019

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