Residential building Vitalygasse, 1100 Vienna

The urban development area around Vienna's main railway station is taking shape. M&S Architekten have built 41 privately financed condominiums on the B.04 site for the developer Familienwohnbau.

Despite the urban situation, the quiet inner courtyard location is nice for the residents. Due to the much higher surrounding buildings, it was up to M&S as planners to also give them privacy in this exposed environment. This resulted in loggias and roof terraces that are protected from view. We raised the living area itself with an elevated ground floor zone. There are no private gardens but a generous inner courtyard that is accessible to all.

Since we wanted to create a compact structure, but the dedication would have only allowed a less deep building, a §69 procedure for deviation from the dedication was necessary. Thanks to the very good cooperation with the district and the authorities, an increase in the depth of the tract to 16 meters was obtained. This allowed the building to be set back from the neighbouring buildings and to be economically accessed by a naturally lit central corridor. The floor plans were also designed economically - a single compact core concentrates the wet areas and the kitchen around it.

The new owners have moved in and the commitment of M&S Architekten has already been recognised by the City of Vienna: the residential building was awarded the "Built 2016" prize by MA 19 for innovative and exemplary buildings in Vienna.