Raum für Raum
Raum für Raum unlocks latent potential. Our project for the renovation of the Chamber of Architects and Engineers in Vienna pursues the following goals:
1) Creating adaptable spaces
2) Optimizing natural ventilation and lighting
3) Reusing or recycling existing materials
4) Renovating resource-efficiently
Existing partitions and suspended ceilings are dismantled. Green-coloured shelves and cabinets are reconfigured to serve as a colour-defining archive. Portals and doors are recycled into a central seating area and reused for standard-compliant sanitary facilities. New renewable materials are used efficiently to minimise emissions: linoleum for floors, lime paint for existing walls, wood for partitions and furniture, wool for curtains.
Functions such as the entrance area, kitchen, archive, and sanitary facilities are arranged in a compact core around the existing loadbearing structure and allow for use as offices or for events. The open workspaces around the core provide natural (cross) ventilation as non-technical air conditioning as well as natural lighting on two sides, allowing the entire depth of the room to be experienced. The layout of the core allows direct access to work areas, which can be flexibly separated or combined. Curtains divide the space flexibly and improve acoustics. Sanitary facilities are the only permanent fixtures – so that no more costly renovations will be necessary in the future.
Competition, 2025
with Arch. Roxy Rieder, MArch