BFA x KLK designed Gudrunstraße in Wien, Austria consisting of fifty affordable business micro-apartments and six offices that meet the client’s needs for modern temporary living spaces which offer maximized spaciousness and comfort while featuring an outstanding facade composed as a vertical complex of stacked traditional Viennese Schrebergardens. 

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A DISTINCTIVE APPEARANCE
EXPRESSING A STRONG CHARACTER IN TERMS OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERIZED BY PREDOMINANTLY COMMERCIAL USE
A DISTINCTIVE APPEARANCE

Fifty business apartments and six offices were constructed in a new building on an empty lot in Vienna. The first phase focused on supporting work for the necessary rededication. In further phases, optimal light conditions were achieved by orienting all of the apartments facing South-East. Noise pollution was reduced by the same measure since the orientation towards a more quiet side street acted as natural sound abatement.

URBAN VIBES
URBAN VIBES

Following the client’s brief of modern temporary living spaces, these affordable micro-apartments offer maximized spaciousness and comfort.

A DISTINCTIVE APPEARANCE
A DISTINCTIVE APPEARANCE

Each apartment is accessible via an arcade and external staircase and features a balcony. The compact floor plan consists of a generous main corridor, a bedroom area, sanitary facilities, and a living space with a pitched roof oriel and a balcony. Minimizing the results of the adjacent room in a bright and generous living space that meets the dynamic needs of the future residents.

PITCHED ROOF ORIEL AND PRIVATE BALCONY
PITCHED ROOF ORIEL
PITCHED ROOF ORIEL AND PRIVATE BALCONY
PITCHED ROOF ORIEL AND PRIVATE BALCONY

The building’s facade is comprised of stacked traditional Viennese Schrebergardens (small, intimate garden communities), expressing a strong character in terms of urban development in a neighborhood characterized by predominantly commercial use.

PITCHED ROOF ORIEL
PITCHED ROOF ORIEL AND PRIVATE BALCONY
EACH APARTMENT FEATURES A PRIVATE BALCONY

About BFA x KLK

BFA x KLK stands for two offices that have successfully completed several projects in the last years. BFA x KLK pursuits the approach of facing diverse situations with curiosity and putting original ideas into practice. The collaboration is characterized by a common passion for experimentation, profound expertise, and a fine sense for the aesthetical. This results in an interdisciplinary practice that unites the fields of architecture, design & interior, project management, and urban strategies. It is in this wide spectrum where two generations with an awareness for the interplay between people and space find each other.

ARCADES AND EXTERNAL STAIRCASES
ARCADES AND EXTERNAL STAIRCASES
ARCADES AND EXTERNAL STAIRCASES

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Facts & Credits
Project title  Gudrunstraße
Typology  Apartment building, residential
Location  Gudrunstraße, Wien, Austria
Gross Built Area  3900 m2
Completion  2021
Client  Private Developer
Architecture/Interior Design  BFA x KLK (BFA Büro für Architektur | Architekt DI Heinz Lutter & BÜRO KLK)
Lead architect  Heinz Lutter
Team  Heinz Lutter, Christian Knapp, Jonathan Lutter, Fabian Lutter, Jürgen DePaul, Xaver Kolleger
Site supervision, Structural engineer & Project management  Oberressl & Kantz ZT-GmbH
Structural physics & Building services  Bauklimatik GmbH
Fire protection  IMS Brandschutz Ingenieurbüro GmbH
Photography  David Schreyer



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