The previously separate elementary school, pre-school, and day-care facilities have been functionally unified and expanded. The addition of a three-story connecting element ensures that all areas are fully accessible. From the bright two-story entry hall, a staircase connects to the first-floor children’s cloakroom and an underground hallway leads to the pre-school and its one-story expansion. A teacher’s room, administrative office, and meeting room are located on the second floor of the connecting building with a view of the landscape outside. An after-school club added to the ground floor of the elementary school has been designed to also double as a multifunctional space for the community. The ossuary, which is entered from the church square, has been restored to its original form. With the goal of creating a visually enticing building that can immediately be recognized new, the new sections – the connector between the school and old elementary school in particular – were clad in plaster tinted dark with charcoal using traditional craftsmanship. Apertures that meaningfully correlate to the interior spaces section the building structure. An exterior textile shading system counteracts summer heat and sets colourful accents. The existing building, parts of which are heritage-protected, has been restored and revitalized for fresh uses. Together with the linking building, this creates a new visual triad of school, connector, and old elementary school.
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Location: Lengenfeld
Year: 2018-2019
Client: Gemeinde Lengenfeld
Use Area: ca. 1100 m²
Team: Lukas Göbl, Andrés Espana, Miljan Stojkovic in cooperation with Architekt Franz Gschwantner
Photos: Bruno Klomfar
Set in the idyllic Krems valley landscape, the contemporary architecture of the Dockner Winery store and tasting center makes a very impressive statement. Nestled perfectly into the immediate surrounding topography, the wine center’s contemporary design is an interpretation of the various geometries typical to the surrounding village. The building draws its overall shape from the contours of the land. The focus of attention here is wine making, with an emphasis on presentation and marketing. The areas for wine tasting, sales, and presentation are located on the ground floor. The central wine bar is immediately noticed upon entering, flanked by display cases filled with the latest winery specials. A printed glass room divider separates the integrated office from the tasting area, yet still allows for transparency from all vantage points. The bottles of wine stored directly in the showroom give it the charismatic atmosphere of a wine cellar. A large display window on the back wall provides a view of the new distillery, and the same rear wall leads to a passage into the “underworld” of the great wine cellar labyrinth. The upstairs rooms are available for different events and festivities. A floor-to-ceiling glass structure with an integrated sliding door offers a beautiful panorama of the Göttweig Benedictine monastery and the surrounding wine country. A garden is accessible from the multi-purpose room and can be used seasonally as an extension of the interior. The color scheme restates the nature of the winery: birch veneer in Bordeaux red, hand-planed bog oak floor, moss-colored leather, and anthracite lighting elements indoors and out.
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Location: Ortsstraße 30, 3508 Höbenbach (Lower Austria)
Year: 2011
Client: Winzerhof Familie Dockner GmbH
Use Area: 500 m²
Team: Lukas Göbl, Fritz Göbl
Photos: Bruno Klomfar, Robert Herbst (night)
The former St. Ulrich Minorite Church, located in the center of the dense old town district of Stein, is well established as an events center for contemporary concerts, dance, and performances. However, winterization was lacking, preventing the enjoyment of the unique atmosphere of the church space throughout the full year. Göbl Architecture, together with architect Reinhardt Gallister, who was brought in for acoustics and events engineering, have created a targeted spatial intervention. The early Gothic church building has often been used in unconventional ways throughout its 800-year history, serving as a salt store during the Reformation and then later for tobacco storage. In the 1950s, the church was restored and repurposed as an exhibition gallery. In addition to adding a flexible lighting system and floor heating beneath the pale magnesia terrazzo flooring, an improved spatial use program was also developed. The acoustic modeling measures undertaken in the church interior are particularly worthy of mention, as they are unconventionally simple. Long swaths of heavy reversible cloth are set up in the nave, and can be rolled up or taken down entirely as suits the occasion. A glass pavilion constructed along the southern side aisle acts as the main entrance foyer. This was finished in spring 2004, along with the renovation of the façade and the garden complex. The interventions were kept as minimal as possible, and defined by constructive necessity. The Minorite Church is still recognizable as a sacred space, something that affects the happenings there and makes new and exciting cultural events possible.
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(german original text from Gordana Brandner)
Location: Minoritenplatz 4, 3504 Krems-Stein (Lower Austria)
Year: 2002-2004
Client: NÖ Festival GesmbH
Use Area: ca. 1000m²
Team: Fritz Göbl, Alexander Bolecek in Kooperation mit Architekt Reinhardt Gallister
Photos: Bruno Klomfar