CONVERSION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING COMPLEX IN GRAZ

• Exterior Architecture
• Interior Architecture
• Interior Design
• Lighting Design
• Site Supervision
• Project Management
• Graphic Design

Located in a well-established residential area, the project dwells on the transition point be-tween a settlement area with perimeter block typology and an open development area. The aim was to provide high quality living spaces, with 97 flats and 25 different ground plans of 18 to 110 m² apartments that offers housing options for singles, families and seniors. The design also leverages the existing beauty of the Art Nouveau building and a courtyard pavilion. In regards to urban development, the new L-shaped building and the existing building create a protected courtyard which offers common spaces and community gardening. The nearly fully-glazed facade of the new construction faces the courtyard and interacts with the outdoors through loggias, balconies and roof terraces. Screens – primarily used as sun-protection – enable open and closed spacing and also creates a dynamic facade, from playful to monochrome. A common walkway leading to the street is a wide communication zone which generates an area for stairways, ramp and entrance to the under-ground parking on the west corner. Once a decorative stucco-relief motif on the old building facade, a chestnut leaf, is reinterpreted into a new extensive pattern, shown in the customized lace facade as well as the window prints, connecting the old and new parts. Integrating thoughtful energy concepts, this residential complex was redesigned to offer unique and sustainable living for a mixed community of users.

• project name: C34
• function: Residential, Best of
• location: Graz, AUSTRIA
• client:
  • Kirchlicher Vermögensfond der Diözese Graz-Seckau
• floor space: 7230 m²
• number of floors: 5 + PH
• construction start: 04 / 2013
• completion: 12 / 2014
• construction cost: EUR 12 million
• project team:

  • Patrick Handler
    Elisabeth Krammer, Harald Glanz, Jörg Kindermann, Martin Lesjak, Oliver Jungwirth, Peter Schwaiger

• photographer: Paul Ott