GOH Conversion Gösserhalle
GOH Conversion Gösserhalle
AllesWirdGut Architektur
ARCHITECTS
Alleswirdgut Architektur
MANUFACTURERS
Atlas Concorde, Geberit, Jung, Grohe, Laufen, Schüco, Xal
ELECTRICAL PLANNING
Kubik Project Ges.m.b.h.
BUILDING SERVICES PLANNING
Ingenieurbüro Schulterer
STRUCTURAL PLANNING
Ks Ingenieure Zt Gmbh
CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION
Ks Ingenieure Zt Gmbh
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
Bce Beyond Carbon Energy Holding Gmbh
INTERIOR DESIGN PARTNER
Josep Zt Gmbh
COMPETITION TEAM
Aline Schmidt, Johannes Windbichler, Karolina Pettikova, Teresa Aćimović
PROJECT TEAM
Alexis Brune, Arwen Weber, Florian Gottler, Martino Matteo, Till Martin
LOCATION
Vienna, Austria
CATEGORY
Restaurant, Office Buildings, Adaptive Reuse
Of brewing and building, from yesterday into tomorrow – the history of the so-called Gösserhalle in Favoriten, Vienna’s 10th district, is a checkered one.
Ever since its construction the industrial building, originally built as a workshop premises by the ÖBB before 1900, then converted into a beer warehouse for the famous Gösser company in the middle of the last century and most recently repurposed as an event venue, has, with its distinctive façade with clinker-clad wide arches defined the character of its urban quarter.
This identity-forming brickwork structure was now taken into the future.
Utilizing the existing structure in a very mindful way, the project strikes a balance between urban design stipulations and the needs of future use—and embarks on a radical intervention in the process.
While the exterior walls of the old Gösserhalle were preserved, the existing roof was pulled down to create optimal conditions for a new three-story building that accommodates office spaces and a restaurant and is enclosed by the historical walling.
The differential between the former building depth and the new skin creates a surprising, luxurious tension-loaded three-meter interval, which, through the correlations it facilitates, seeks to evoke magical moments like just right before a kiss.
That in-between space is a gift and will be developed concerning design, ecological, economic, and pragmatic aspects.
The concept relies on prefabricated modular elements and a mix of materials consisting of wood, clinker, and metal.
The design outlines a synthesis of respectfully preserved existing and leading-edge new architecture: Careful considerateness and consistently modern typology converge in a made-to-measure project that lets a freely natural, welcoming in-between take root in the center of an urban design task.
