the coloUr oF the glazeD ParaPetS
graDUally changeS From bottom
to toP So that the bUIlDIng ShowS a
SoFt coloUr ProgreSSIon From Dark
to lIght grey oVer ItS entIre heIght.
release system for heating and air conditioning.
The three lower floors house the storage and engineering facilities
as well as the parking area for passenger cars.
On the ground floor public facilities and catering establishments are
located next to the lobby also stretching through to the first floor.
Upper floors 2 to 25 are designed as individually divisible office
spaces. The selected building depth and configuration of the inner
cores allow for a wide range of different forms of office organisation
providing maximum flexibility.
Thanks to its high flexibility the reversible office strategy has proved
to be an optimised concept for investors which is easily adaptable
to the wishes of individual users and as such generates high
sustainability.
In the emergency exit staircase bright colours and posted slogans
encourage stair climbing, athletic success can be verified on each
floor with heart beat sensors.
About Zechner / Zechner
In 1988 Christoph Zechner established the architecture firm
Zechner / Zechner in Vienna together with his brother Martin
Zechner. As architects or general planners the firm has implemented
numerous projects of different sizes and functions at home and
abroad, from residential complexes to office towers, from hotels to
railway stations.
Projects include the airport tower in Vienna, the main railway station
in Graz, the new ÖBB group headquarters, hotel and residential
buildings in Viertel Zwei, and the ORBI Tower.
Zechner & Zechner have repeatedly won awards including the
European Steel Design Award, the Brunel Award for outstanding visual
design in railway transportation, an award for model architecture
in Lower Austria, the „AR-Award for emerging architecture“, the
„Mobility Award Austria“, and the „World Infrastructure Award“.
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Today the portion of communication zones and flexibly used spaces
must be substantially higher than in classical offices as employees
are less and less tied to their workplace. Rather than standard
desks and office cabinets the furniture recalls flats, restaurants, or
recreational premises. Chill-out zones and creative areas alternate
with computer work stations.