GOH CONVERSION A balance between urban design stipulations and the needs of future use
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
62 - www . refurbandrestore . co . uk 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 identityforming 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 .