Motorway Maintenance Centre Salzburg, Austrian Building, Images, Alpine Architecture Design
Motorway Maintenance Centre Salzburg
Transport Building Development in Austria – design by Marte.Marte Architekten
9 Jan 2017
Autobahnmeisterei Salzburg
Design: Marte.Marte Architekten
Motorway Maintenance Centre Salzburg
Photos © Marc Lins
The design of the new motorway maintenance centre is strongly influenced by its direct access to the motorway. The centre is nestled into the sloping plain of the northwest quadrant. The entrance is located on the northwest side of the site and a flat ramp leads down to the existing underpass.

The individual buildings come together to form a clearly structured complex. Four buildings serving different functions are grouped around a spacious courtyard. The deliberate use of gaps opens up visual axes with the surrounding landscape and creates exciting spatial sequences. The enclosed courtyard makes it easy to keep track of things within the centre and protects the neighbouring residents from noise. The 25-metre tall salt silos stand like towers in the middle of the complex.
Four different building parts around the central fuel station and the three salt silos, simple and elegant blocks, are arranged around the asphalted courtyard. The proportions resulted from the number of vehicle spaces and the turning radii, the functions are stringently organised around the rectangular, sunken courtyard. Although the individual sections differ in height...