The listed historic building from the 1920s is connected to the new building by a multi-storey, atrium-like interstitial space. It serves as the central circulation zone for the entire ensemble.
The listed historic building from the 1920s is connected to the new building by a multi-storey, atrium-like interstitial space. It serves as the central circulation zone for the entire ensemble.
The headquarters of Österreichische Post AG, awarded the Austrian State Prize for Architecture, is located on Rochusmarkt in Vienna’s third district. The project combines a workplace for almost 1,000 employees with a publicly accessible mall and the integration of the listed building from the 1920s. On a complex inner-city site, it forms a precise urban ensemble that brings together office space, retail, historic fabric and public space.
The new building takes up the polygonal geometry of the site and develops it into a staggered volume with a clear urban presence. Its sculpturally articulated façade follows the office grid while remaining dynamic in expression: trapezoidal, perforated ventilation elements give the envelope depth, filter light and views, and change the perception of the building depending on the time of day and the position of the sun. Behind this calm, distinctive façade, a flexible office landscape allows open communication and focused work to coexist.
Between the existing building and the new extension, a multi-storey atrium space forms the spatial backbone of the ensemble. It provides access to the office floors, mediates between the different parts of the building and makes the transition from old to new tangible within the interior. On the lower levels, the building opens towards Rochusmarkt: the mall extends the level of the square into the building, connects with Grete-Jost-Park and is supplied with daylight through two large oval skylights. The result is an urban building that brings together public life, the world of work and the existing fabric as part of a vibrant piece of city.
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Awards
(2019) Best Architects Award
(2018) Mies van der Rohe Award, Nomination / National Award for Architecture / AiT-Award 1st Prize, Category Office and Administration
(2017) Office of the Year Award, 1st Prize
The listed historic building from the 1920s is connected to the new building by a multi-storey, atrium-like interstitial space. It serves as the central circulation zone for the entire ensemble.
The listed historic building from the 1920s is connected to the new building by a multi-storey, atrium-like interstitial space. It serves as the central circulation zone for the entire ensemble.