RATAPLAN, established in 1993, is a non-hierarchial office community. Crafts and concepts are developed collectively.
RATAPLAN is stylistically open - each project may differ in form - emphasis is rather on the context and uniqueness of a project.
As approaches to architecture vary within the rataplan group, so do projects. Enrichment and variety is achieved by involving fe/male artists such as musicians and graphic artists.
From day one, rataplan has been changing gradually from an architectural office with homogenic group structure to an open platform for works in creative areas, putting special emphasis on social and political aspects.
RATAPLAN worked on housing projects in vienna, a project for the conversion of an autonomous event center (Arena Wien) and social housing at the new building site "Nordbahnhof" in the 2nd district, an annex of the museum of „Niederösterreichisches Landesmuseum“ and a couple of rehabilitations of ancient buildings like their recently completed schooling-project "VHS Ottakring".
In the last view years RATAPLAN elaborated together with graphic artists concepts of new working places in modern offices, such as in the Vienna Business Agency or else in the extension building of Sozialbau AG in Andreasgasse in the 7th district. Since 2015 Rataplan is developing green facades and green roofs in existing buildings such as the Project in Grabnergasse in the 6th district of Vienna.
RATAPLAN are:
Rudolf Fritz, Susanne Höhndorf, Gerhard Huber, Markus Steinmair, Friedel Winkler, Erwin Zeisel
Team: Otto Arnold, Stefan Münster, Petra Pawliska, Nik Stützle, Katharina Wörgötter