Wibeba administration, Wieselburg (AT)
New building
Client: Wibeba Holz GmbH
Location: A-3250 Wieselburg, Wiener Straße 30a
Architecture: Dietrich Untertrifaller
Construction: 2017 – 2018
Area: 540 m²
Programme: Offices, training, showroom
Photos: Bruno Klomfar
Team
Anna Aichhorn, Rainer Beer (Project management)
Text: Gerlinde Jüttner
Partners
Statics timber: Merz Kley Partner, Dornbirn
Statics concrete: GG Ingenieure, Vienna
Building services: Team GMI, Vienna
Building physics: IBO, Vienna
Electrics: Braun, Amstetten
ÖBA: Aigner & Partner, Linz
Wooden cube as a landmark
The cube-shaped administration building with its asymmetrically cut windows is a landmark for the Wibeba Holz site in Wieselburg. With its eye-catching appearance, the small-format timber cube can hold its own against the large neighbouring industrial buildings and also blends in well with the loosely built-up area of detached houses.
The concept is derived from the requirements of the space programme, which includes offices as well as special uses such as training, recreation and presentation rooms. The exterior walls in timber element construction are clad with rear-ventilated, vertical oak panelling.
Sustainable timber construction
The solid exposed concrete core forms the support for the prefabricated wood-concrete composite ceiling elements. Most of the ventilation and electrical installations are routed through the suspended silver fir ceiling. The inlaid mineral wool absorbs sound and thus improves the acoustics in the building. The last storey ceiling is designed as a pure cross-laminated timber ceiling. The asymmetrical access core, which serves as a supply shaft, houses the sanitary and ancillary rooms.
The covered entrance leads into the foyer with reception and presentation area and adjoining back office. The split-level typology offsets each floor by half a storey, creating rooms with raised ceilings according to their use. Offices and a meeting room are located on the first floor.
The second floor is divided into two sections and accommodates offices as well as a training room, which extends to the third floor via seating steps and connects to the lounge area with kitchenette. The roof garden and roof terrace offer sweeping views towards the Ötscher.
