This project encompassing a total of 146 subsidised rental flats is situated close to Kagraner Platz. Section A is organised as a line building wrapped around the rest of the project, while Section B takes the form of a transversal block with projecting head, large glass panes for the upper storeys and ground-floor tenant gardens. In its turn, the thus encircled Section C is a condensed, low-rise structure accessed by individual lanes.

• Bauzeit: 2004-2006
• PlanerIn: ss|plus architektur
• Client: GESIBA
• Building type: Residential
• Reachability: U1 Kagran, tram 26, stop: Steigenteschgasse
• Foto: Rupert Christanell

After winning the project competition, the architects referenced the Baroque bridge originally leading to the palace, albeit in thematically modified form, in co-operation with s&s Architekten. The bridge area was closed to parking cars; the central section was designed as a gravelled surface while the lateral sections were planted with grass. Sphinxes and lions heighten the sense of historical continuity.

• PlanerIn: ss|plus architektur
• Client: Stadt Wien
• Building type: Urban planning
• Reachability: U4 Schönbrunn
• Accessibility: The open-air zones is publicly accessible
• Foto: Rupert Christanell