The New Headquarters - Volksbank AG

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
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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
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[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
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