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COMPETITION The Architecture Competition The intention was to send out a signal! The new building, which has been the site of VBAG’s headquarters since the early 1960s, was not only to undergo unmistakeable external architectural changes, but also combine artistic elements. [1] [2] Atrium, rendering [3] Kolingasse /Liechtensteinstraße, rendering [1] [3] [2] The buildings were erected as residential properties in the historic style at the beginning of the High Wilhelminian era. The change of use from apartments to offices was carried out gradually, with the last adaptation work being performed between 1985 and 1990. Checking of the general renovation and a feasibility study for the entire central complex (Peregringasse 1 and 3 as well as Liechtensteinstrasse 2 and 4), in- cluding intensive coordination with the building authorities, were carried out in the years before the architecture competition. The decision to hold an architecture competition in conjunction with Vienna City Council was then taken within Volksbank, with the following stipulations set for the participants by the building owner: n Landmark building with creation of an unmistakeable identity 22 THE NEW HEADQUARTERS
[6] [7] Façade in detail, rendering [6] [7] [4] n A property with a distinctive character and atmosphere n The feel of the building should be inviting, light and friendly, in harmony with the existing urban surroundings and with human dimensions n Not monumental, monotonous, straight and cold n The building should create modern office working conditions with a high degree of flexibility in terms of room layout n Special attention should be paid to the design of the facade, in particular sound insulation and solar energy n Environmentally-friendly with regard to design and use of materials n Additional key focal point: low operating costs Well-known and international architectural firms were invited: Aulenti Gae, Geiswinkler Architects, Atelier Hayde, Martin Kohlbauer, Marte.Marte, Podrecca Boris and the architectural firm Carsten Roth of Hamburg. To enable decision-making of the highest quality in the competition, the jury consisted of representatives of the building owner as well as the following experts (= specialist jurors): Josef Matousek, Klaus Vatter, Friedrich Achleitner, Manfred Nehrer, Elsa Prochazka and Patricia Zacek. The advisors of the [4] Innovative architecture for the new VBAG corporate headquarters, tender [5] Facades with reworking, Peregringasse view COMPETITION awarding body also included the architect Albert Wimmer and his team. In October of the same year, the competition projects were made available to the public at Volksbank Vienna, Schottentor branch, during World Savings Week. Ultimately, the architectural firm Carsten Roth impressed with its professional design approach and sensitive vision. It was an impressive winning project that met the artistic and economic criteria of all members of the jury. For the new corporate headquarters, a decision was made to exercise discrete restraint on the outside whilst reflecting a modern bank on the inside. The old and new buildings have been merged together impressively. The two bodies are joined together in the attic storey and the glass roof is almost invisible during the day, although a bright ring appears to hover above the building at night. The centrepiece was and is the atrium with its tower-like elements. After taking his intermediate diploma in Brunswick, Carsten Roth continued his studies in Vienna, and has therefore had an artistic association with Vienna since the 1980s. However, he has said that it was the stage design of a performance of Tannhäuser in the 1980s that is now being conceptually expanded on 20 years later. “Spiritually, Vienna was and is my second home”, says Carsten Roth. “When I heard about the construction of VBAG’s corporate headquarters, it was soon clear to me: I must give that a go.” His high-calibre team of Klaus Bollinger (supporting structure planning specialist) and Brian Cody (building equipment specialist), Tim Kettler and Gerhard Düh was quickly put together. t THE NEW HEADQUARTERS 23 [5]
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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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