Article source: Zechner & Zechner ZT GmbH

The new Leiner furniture store can be seen from a considerable distance as you approach Innsbruck from the East on the A12 motorway. The four story structure is a beacon, in Leiner’s corporate green, to people passing by. Along with the large areas of green, the angular form of the building itself makes a strong impression. Like a folded tablecloth, the translucent metal construction envelopes the volumes of the building. With this striking facade, Zechner & Zechner are taking a stand against the standardisation and anonymity of current furniture store architecture.

Image Courtesy Zechner & Zechner ZT GmbH

• Architects:  Zechner & Zechner ZT GmbH
• Project: New Furniture Store at Innsbruck’s Gates
• Location: Innsbruck’s Gates, Grabenweg, Austria
• Construction site area: 6,900 m2
• Area of structure: 5,350 m2
• Building volume: 105,000 m3
• Retail area Leiner (furniture store): 10,000 m2
• Retail area M-Preis (grocery market): 1,200 m2
• Gross floor space above ground: 17,100 m2
• Gross floor space below ground (garages): 12,450 m2
• Construction start:  November 2011
• Completion: November 2012
• Investment of approx. : € 30M
• Client: Kika Möbelhandels Ges.m.b.H. – Rudolf Leiner Ges.m.b.H., St. Pölten
• Structural engineers: ZSZ Ingenieure ZT GmbH, Innsbruck
• Building services planning: ab-concept GesmbH, Graz
• Building physics: Dr. Pfeiler GmbH, Graz

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