Wuhrbaumweg, Bregenz (AT)
New building
Client: Rhomberg Bau and Rudolph Matt
Location: A-6900 Bregenz, Wuhrbaumweg
Architecture: Dietrich Untertrifaller
Competition: 2014
Construction: 2021 – 2023
Area: 9,246 m²
Programme: 48 2- and 3-room flats with 54 to 96 m²
Visualisation: Rhomberg Bau
Team
Christopher Braun, Peter Nußbaumer
Text: Gerlinde Jüttner
Partners
Statics: Hämmerle-Huster, Bregenz / building services: Rhomberg Bau / building physics: Weithas, Hard and Bohle, Dornbirn / drainage: Rudhardt | Gasser | Pfefferkorn, Bregenz
Living space is scarce in Bregenz and affordable properties are rare. With the new development of the site between the railway line and Rheinstrasse, we succeeded in creating an efficient redensification that creates urbanity but also leaves sufficient green space. The residential complex, just a few minutes away from Lake Constance, consists of four buildings surrounding a sheltered, green inner courtyard.
In addition to functional floor plans, the 48 freehold flats have deep, covered corner terraces or private garden areas on the ground floor. Optimally orientated, they offer residents plenty of light and sun. An electric Venetian blind made of aluminium flat slats on all windows and a textile screen in front of the floor-to-ceiling glazing on the terraces provide privacy and sun protection. Parquet flooring, soundproofed and thermally insulated wooden windows and underfloor heating round off the features.
The façade features a discreet structure of vertical broom finishes that alternate with smooth plaster between the windows and emphasise the geometry of the buildings. Barrier-free access, parking spaces for bicycles, a spacious underground car park and very large cellar rooms contribute to the living comfort in the complex.