Lustenau Bürohaus, Vorarlberg Office Property, New Austrian Workplace Architecture
Bürohaus Lustenau, Austria
Austrian Alps Building design by be baumschlager eberle
25 Nov 2013
Location: Dornbirn district, Vorarlberg, west Austria
Design: be baumschlager eberle
New Office Block in Western Austria
2226, a ‘house’ in Lustenau, Austria
Bürohaus Lustenau
No cooling, no heating
While buildings require less and less energy, more and more is being spent on the maintenance and service needed to sustain this reduction. The prospect of buildings functioning as power stations is highly reminiscent of the promises of Modernism. The only disruptive factor in this energy balance from an ideal world, however, is the human element.
photographs : Eduard Hueber
be baumschlager eberle has no intention of replacing nature with technology in this office block in Lustenau, Austria. Their aim is rather to establish meaningful coherence for the user. The building has no heating, ventilation or cooling system, the flow of energy being controlled by software. Above all, however, this is a stone building with walls, doors and high-ceilinged rooms. It needs little grey energy, and elementary architectural means are used to create a sense of well-being that derives from the pleasant proportions and self-explanatory use.
The constructional and energy-related foundations needed to achieve this effect illustrate the know-how be baumschlager eberle has built up over 28 years. The envelope has a cavity wall structure with each wall consisting of 36-centimetre bricks. The inner layer of this interconnected shell ensures high compressive strength while the outer layer guarantees efficient insulation. Deep window reveals reduce the heat input, while vents fastened inside are controlled by sensors to provide a pleasant room climate. In winter, for example, the waste heat ensures a high energy input and the window vents only open if the volume of carbon dioxide in the room increases.
During hot weather in summer the vents open at night to induce a draught for natural cooling. Sensors support, in a perhaps less controlled manner, the normal activity of the occupants of a building that in conceptual, aesthetic and everyday terms will retain its validity for a long time to come.
Lustenau Offices – Building Information
address: Lustenau, A
client: AD Vermietung OG, Lochau, A
planning: Baumschlager Eberlem, Lochau, A
project architect: Jürgen Stoppel
assistance: Hugo Herrera Pianno – Markus Altmann
photography: Eduard Hueber
structural engineer: Mader & Flatz – Ziviltechniker GmbH, Bregenz, A
fire safety: IBS – Institut für Brandschutztechnik und Sicherheitsforschung, Linz, A
lightplanning: Ingo Maurer, München, D
electroplanning: PhD. Lars Junghans, Michigan, US
site area: 4.037 m2
area of building: 543 m²
gross floor area: 3.201 m2
net floor area: 2.421 m2
building volume: 13.138 m³
commencement of planning: 2006
commencement of work: 2012
completion: 2013
Contact: Gert Walden, be wien
Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Platz 5, 1010 Wien
T. +43 1 90 49 165-15 E. g.walden(at)be-wien.com
Haus Walde images / information from be baumschlager eberle
baumschlager eberleLocation: Lustenau, Austria, central Europe
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