Our office developed the housing complex “In der Wiesen Süd” together with ARTEC architects. It consists of five buildings with 310 apartments, five studios and a flat-sharing community for young people. The central goal was to develop a coherent neighbourhood that links residents across building sites and supports them to implement community activities and thus enliven the neighbourhood.
The two six-story buildings take the shape of a flattened hexagon around a hollow core. The numerous balconies offer each apartment different views of the park and the city. A real highlight is the light-flooded atrium, remarkably spacious for a subsidized residential building. This project was the first time a new residential quarter was planned and implemented in a dialogue-oriented, two-stage competition. In 2019 “In der Wiesen Süd” was awarded the Viennese Wohnbau_Preis.
The compact one- to five-room apartments with an average size of 46 to 130 m² have generous private open spaces such as loggias, balconies and roof garden. Of a total of 310, 105 residential units were designed as SMART flats with optimized space and low rental costs for the residents.
The high-quality, attractive areas for commercial and social community facilities on the ground floor quickly developed into a popular meeting place throughout the area. Furnished community terraces with views over Vienna and individually rentable gardens on the roofs compensate for the lack of private gardens at courtyard level. The plant beds on the roof create additional opportunities for social gathering.
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