In the round

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Who doesn’t like a curve? Austrian architects from Atelier Thomas Pucher surely do. Their elegant curvilinear building proposal has allowed the team to win first prize in an international competition for the expansion of a mixed-use district in Vienna.

This residential component, which comprises seven buildings spaced within landscaped areas, will adjoin an unused race track. The proposal was designed to complement the existing commercial and office uses in the district but also to contribute to the making of a vibrant neighbourhood.

Atelier Thomas Pucher

http://www.ideenwettbewerb-tribuenen.at/index-en.php

Perhaps inspiration from overseas can influence Melbourne, Sydney and other Australian cities to take a hard look at their beloved racetracks and see what might be done to help achieve their full redevelopment potential.


Read more:

http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/atelier_thomas_puchers_winning_district_two_plus_proposal_in_vienna/

http://www.thomaspucher.com/cms/index.php?idcatside=2



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