The New Headquarters - Volksbank AG

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LOCATION The Project Idea Building the new headquarters at the old location [1] [2] The construction site [3] Minister Johannes Hahn and Chairman Hans Hofinger at the groundbreaking ceremony [4] Rudolf Schicker and Minister Johannes Hahn at the ground-breaking ceremony The new office building of Österreichische Volksbanken-Aktiengesellschaft was constructed within the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in the 9th district of Vienna. The central theme of combining old and new was implemented with architectural integration in the surrounding area beyond the Ringstrasse. There were two main reasons why the Group started to consider a new building. Firstly, the original headquarters had become too small. Secondly, the building equipment, appliances and fabric were becoming “dated”. It was therefore time to build a headquarters suitable for customers, business partners and employees. [1] [2] [3] [4] With the new building project, many customer-focused departments were combined in one headquarters. The Group has therefore grown closer together. A modern customer centre has been created. VBAG’s main aim was to provide customers with a place where many essential transactions can be made under one roof. At the outset, everyone involved was focused on the location debate: stay in the 9th district on the outskirts of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and meet the extensive requirements, or go to the a “greenfield” site and erect a new office building there? 16 THE NEW HEADQUARTERS
A clear commitment to the 9 th district ensued. The main reasons are set out below: Established location The square complex between Peregringasse, Kolingasse, Liechtensteinstraße and Maria Theresienstraße is an established location. Customers, business partners and employees know and value this address. Challenges and construction restraints were therefore deliberately taken on board. Central location Situated in the immediate vicinity of the 1st district, the location has excellent links with the pubic transport network. This is positive for everyone – customers, employees and business partners – and was a key factor for the bank’s Executive Board when deciding on the location. Because of the central location, many employees cycle or walk to [5] [6] work. This would not have been possible with a location on the outskirts of Vienna. Infrastructure The sound infrastructure of the 9th district gives employees an environment that makes day-to-day life easier. The decision to retain the location says as much for the regional ties and the “mentality" of the company as the architectural realisation of the new headquarters. Combining the old with the new is a trademark of the cooperative-oriented Volksbanks. Both in Austria and at international level, the central institution has a regional outlook, based on the traditional values of its founder Schulze-Delitzsch. This commitment – to respect old and new, traditional and modern alike – is also perfectly reflected in the new headquarters. t LOCATION [7] [8] [10] [5] Harald Geschl from the evangelic church in Vienna IX (Messiaskapelle), and District Mayor Martina Malyar [6] Brigitte Jank, President of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, at the ground-breaking ceremony [7] Architect Carsten Roth [8] Project manager Harald Posch and Works Council chairman Hans Lang at the ground-breaking ceremony [9] [10] [11] Guests at the topping-out ceremony THE NEW HEADQUARTERS 17 [9] [11]
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Page 3 and 4: FOREWORD Our Commitment to Sustaina
Page 5 and 6: Space to Work Together Harald Posch
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Page 25 and 26: form a skyline of their own within
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