Article source: Pichler & Traupmann Architekten ZT GmbH

Explanatory Report

This project is based on a complete new construction of the entire complex.

The alternative proposal to retain and adapt parts of the existing complex was rejected, as renovating the existing buildings, while a major undertaking, would still not provide the facilities required to run the school in a way that meets contemporary demands.

In addition during the course of the design work it was revealed that the dimensions of the complex imply an entirely different scale that would make a successful integration of parts of the existing complex practically impossible.

Image Courtesy © Paul Ott

• Architects: Pichler & Traupmann Architekten ZT GmbH
• Project: Güssing Agriculture School
• Location: Güssing, Austria
• Photography: Paul Ott
• Client: BELIG Beteiligungs- und Liegenschafts GmbH
• Project Team: Barbara Aull (Project Leader), Klemens Gabriel, Luca Baumgartner, Clemens Hasler, Steve Stiglmayr, Wolfgang Windt
• Gross Floor Area: 4,404.78 m²
• Usable Floor Area: 3,096.93 m²
• Gross volume (Surrounding Completely): 8,300.80 m³
• Gross volume (Not Surrounding Completely): 16,836.24 m³
• Start of Design: 2013
• Start of Construction: 2014
• Completion: 2015

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