Twist Tower
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Concept
- Initiative
- old and new in coexistece of outside and inside: rooms that like to be used sensibly – whispering inside and outside...
- Architecture
- the twisttower – as a transition between old and new in the inner curve of the street, with twisted levels at the front and a seamlessly connected courtyard building, a cuboid that 45° with a suspended gallery floor – maximum variability of the floor plan for flexible, multifunctional work spaces with light and optimal climate
- Technology
- reflection in urban space
Solution
The office building with underground garage is situated in a 15 m long gap site between two houses of the 19th century. To construct a disposition between the old and the new buildings the storeys are twisted against each other. The twisted storeys include the tangent of the road curve counter-rotating in the construction.
From the dumped stair flight next to the main building a gap is created to bring the light from the backyard trough the rooms to the front side. The building in the backyard has a smooth transition to the main building. It is an ashlar, set up around 45°, with a gallery unit put on.
Info
| Category | Office/Headquarters |
|---|---|
| City | Vienna |
| Commissioner | Kallco Project GmbH |
| Period | 1999–2002 |
| Type | direct |
| Status | built |
| Details | site: 960,00 m² |
| Copyright | driendl*architects ZT GmbH |
| Images | James Morris |
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