Vis-à-Vis

Housing, Vienna

Located in the urban development area Village im Dritten in Vienna’s 3rd district, the Vis-à-Vis timber building has been successfully realized as a scalable, climate-neutral residential and commercial development through a participatory planning process. The project demonstrates how climate protection and affordable multi-storey housing can be successfully combined. As an innovative flagship project, Vis-à-Vis sets new standards for urban and social housing while serving as an inspiration for future developments. Particularly remarkable is its holistic approach, which considers the entire life cycle of the building – from planning and construction to operation and eventual deconstruction.

Project information

Use: Residential and commercial building
Location: 3rd district of Vienna
Completion date: 2025
Theurl products u sed:
159 m³ glulam, 1,350 m³ CLTPLUS ceiling elements

Project partners

Timber construction: Weissenseer Holz-System-Bau GmbH
Client: SCHWARZATAL – Gemeinnützige Wohnungs- und Siedlungsanalgen GmbH
Architecture:
feld72 architekten zt gmbH, einszueins architektur ZT GmbH
General contractor: PORR Bau GmbH
Engineering and construction management:
pde Integrale Planung GmbH
Structural engineers/structural design: RWT Plus ZT GmbH, Wien
Copyright: PATRICIA BAGIENSKI
Photos: Hertha Hurnaus

Focus on climate protection

Climate-neutral construction was particularly important to the building community. Wood is an ideal building material under these conditions, as wooden buildings not only bind CO₂ but also store it long-term. Theurl’s wood always comes from within a radius of no more than 100 kilometers, is sourced from sustainable forestry, and meets PEFC standards, thus offering the best conditions for climate-neutral construction.

Participatory realisation of a climate-neutral "Building of Tomorrow"

Test

Construction site delivery of CLTPLUS elements

Planning the Village project in the third

Preview of the Village project in the third

Timber construction planning with timber-concrete composite ceilings

Wood-concrete composite ceilings

The eight-storey building will be realised as a solid timber construction from the second floor upwards

1,350 m³ of visible CLTPLUS ceiling elements form an essential part of the structuren. For the north/west construction phase, shear connectors were milled in 47 solid timber ceiling elements in preparation for the 80 mm concrete layer. In addition, over 159 m³ of glulam was joined in the joinery service centre and delivered directly to Holzbau Weissenseer.