Office Building
"Rathausstrasse"
- Design:PLAN FORWARD GmbH
- GFA:23,864 m²
- Services:Architectural competition, property planning HOAI LPH 2 - 3
- Period:Q2/2013 - Q3/2013
- Aw. Authority:Wien Holding GmbH, Vienna
Architectural Competition for the new construction of an office building in Rathausstraße in the "josefstadt"-district
The pointed urbanistic interpretation, which characterizes the design of the PLAN FORWARD architects, is the result of the existing urbanistic framework.
The block becomes the open space and the open space becomes the block, taking into account the urban structure, the protected zone designation "Innere Stadt", the historically important component of the system "Ringstrasse" and the radial structure of the city wall, the so-called "Glacis".
Thus, a point of articulation is created at the bend of the street polygon, which represents the collision of the two districts Rathauscarré and Josefvorstadt as well as the interlocking of the two areas. This is additionally emphasized by a projecting formulation of the eaves height.