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Mautner Markhof Residential Area
Apartment Development in Austria – design by RLP Rüdiger Lainer + Partner
23 Dec 2016
Mautner Markhof Residential Area in Vienna
Design: RLP Rüdiger Lainer + Partner

Vienna – Due to its setting on the urban fringe, the project layout is based on a small-scale transition between urban and rural areas. The concentration of the project is an interpretation of the basic theme of European development from the 19th Century onwards.

Three buildings are situated on the main circulation space of the site, each with a staggered facade on the narrow sides facing the entrance area. The buildings are arranged in a Y-shape that helps to reduce the depth of the site on a single building, and allows for a natural relationship between the sequence of urban density, and useable green spaces.
The basis for effective urban design is a circulation network that organises places and spaces. On this former Mautner Markhof factory site, a dialog between paths, courts and buildings is established, allowing for a pleasant rhythm of large open areas, and comfortable intimate spaces.

This idea of fluidity is further complimented throughout the building interior. The simple structural system of load bearing outer and middle walls, and the efficient building services system of horizontal collector shafts provide maximum flexibility when configuring the...