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Mid of August 2002 Tauernwind Winkraftanlagen GmbH started an architect
competition to find a concept for reconstruction of the Klosterneuburger
Hütte in Oberzeiring
According to competition requirements, participating architects
were asked to redesign the already existing Klosterneuburger Hütte
in such a way so that it could be used as a visitors center for
the wind park. Reconstruction should include enlargement of the
eating area, a room for an exhibit about renewable energy and a
seminar room. The structures should be flexible and the operation
of the building made as easy as possible, avoiding great expense.
Regarding aesthetics, it was the special wish of the competition
management that Alpine kitsch should be avoided. Rather the idea
of the blending together of high tech and nature should be brought
into the design of the building, maybe even opening up a new direction
for Alpine building.
The selection committee of five, under the direction of Architect
D.I. Konrad Frey from Graz, met on November 14th. They needed almost
12 hours to select 3 prizes for special
acknowledgement and three
major prizes from the 18 projects which had been submitted.
It was first after long discussion that "the rotor blade"
from Titus Pernthaler won the competition, since the second and
third place proposals were also of very high quality. Wolfgang Schwarzenbacher
from Salzburg won second place with a sensitive design in which
the Hütte would be covered with a curved roof, third place
went to Georg Giebeler from Cologne, with his design to build a
new building in front of the Klosterneuburger Hütte smuggled
in the mountain.
The three prizes for special acknowledgement went to Wolfgang Feyferlik/Susanne
Fritzer from Graz, Johannes Melbinger from Graz and Markus Prackwieser
from dinA4 Architects from Innsbruck.
All of the submitted projects can be viewed from 29 November to
13 December 2002 in the Marktgemeindeamt Oberzeiring. The exhibit
opens on November 29th (Opening hours: Monday-Thursday 7-12 and
13-17, Friday 7-12).
The Photos of the Projects 10, 1, 12, 8 and 3 have been submitted
by the respective architects. All other Photos were taken by the
Tauernwind Windkraftanlagen GmbH after approval by the architects.
The architects agreed to the publish the projects information and
photos on this website.
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