„The donut effect“ – an old acquaintance in Austria’s communities. It slyly draws frequency away from the town center via local suppliers on the periphery and causes it to die out. With our new community center, however, we are fighting this development.

Turned out of the row of houses at the main square, the new heart of the village opens to an inviting welcome gesture. Citizens and visitors should not only feel welcome, they should above all be encouraged to use the building.

A strong symmetry to the main square builds gravitas and meaning for a self-evident gathering place. The rotation of the structure and the resulting opening of the site, along with the orientation of the main entrance onto the main square, expresses an ultimate gesture of welcome and encourages visitors to explore and discover.

The narrow „Winzergassen“ offer by the rhythmic shifting of the building structure again and again charming inner courtyard situations, which provide space for various activities to develop.The new community center is divided functionally and structurally into 3 parts. Oriented to the main square and in front is the town hall. In the second part of the building there is a clubhouse, which offers space for various traditions and activities. Finally, in the eastern part of the building we placed the medical center which provides space for up to 5 doctors in a group practice.

The building is segmented into several parts that are shifted to each other. On the one hand, we want to fillet the building into bites that are compatible with the local scale, and on the other hand, we use this to clearly depict the spatial program and functions. Incidentally, the entrances for the clubhouse and the medical center are also created in the offset areas.

This offer is supplemented by the flexibility of the program, which offers the citizens in the clubhouse, via the outdoor areas, but also over public zones in the city hall itself, various opportunities to take the house for themselves and to use it. The integrated medical center and a potential area at the rear of the property also provide an increase in frequency.

The new community center is supposed to play a central role in village activities. It is the antithesis to a mere administrative building and is interpreted as a built manifestation of a lively and active village center.