Wotruba Church: The architectural icon gets barrier-free access
The Church of the Most Holy Trinity is considered an icon of Brutalism. In order to make the "Wotruba Church" accessible to all people, the desire arose for barrier-free access and the extension of the lower church with a multi-purpose room.
The extension largely disappears into the hill that sets the stage for Fritz Wotruba's church and does not obstruct the original views of the upper church. The connection to the upper level is formed on the outside by exposed concrete stairs and the barrier-free elevator, which protrudes from the church as a reduced glass body. The design reference to the church can be found in the materials: exposed concrete, stainless steel, glass and larch wood. The extension opens up to the street side with a generous glass façade and the gravelled courtyard in front. The inner part of the original entrance to the lower church has been retained, but you now enter a light-flooded foyer where you will also find the elevator. The line of the canopy extends down the hill to the flat meadow and becomes a long bench.
Text: Vienna / f2p architekten (edited)
Address: Ottillingerplatz 1, 1230 Vienna, Austria
Architecture: formann 2 puschmann (Christian Formann, Stefan Puschmann)
Client: Building authority of the Archdiocese of Vienna
Client collaboration: Harald Gnilsen, Leopold Link
Structural design: Karner Consulting ZT-GmbH (Christian Karner)
Landscape architecture: 3:0 Landschaftsarchitektur (Oliver Gachowetz, Daniel Zimmermann, Robert Luger)
Building physics: Roland Müller
Function: Sacred buildings
Planning: 05/2013 - 03/2019
Execution: 04/2018 - 06/2019
Sustainability
Choice of materials: Steel and glass construction, reinforced concrete, predominant use of HFC-free insulation materials, avoidance of PVC for windows and doors, avoidance of PVC in interior fittings
Awards
2019 global architecture & design awards, prize winners
Photos: Michael Baumgartner | KiTO | www.kito.at
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