x architekten: pastoral care centre in linz
located on the site of a steel company, the secular complex seeks to bridge the gap between the main roads and industrial estates with a new identity and purpose.
prefer designboom on google‘pastoral care centre’ by x architekten in linz, austria all images courtesy x architekten image © david schreyer
austrian practice x architekten has completed ‘ pastoral care center’, a two-storey secular complex in linz, austria. located on the site of the steel company voestalpine, the design seeks to bridge the gap between the main roads and industrial estates with a new identity and purpose.
exterior view image © david schreyer
using the existing woodlands as the conceptual starting point to the design, the project creates a ‘built landscape’ by cutting into the adjacent hillside towards a wooded slope. the embankment, finished with dark slag-stone, provides a dark graphic contrast to the lush plot while creating a shallow bowl around the building. the resulting effect enables the structure to be read as if it was emerging out of the land, revealing its presence in dramatic landscaping. the climbable roof serves as a link between the nearby steel car port and gardens.
entrance image © david schreyer
approach image © david schreyer
car port image © david schreyer
facade image © david schreyer
view of embankment image © david schreyer
image © david schreyer
main entrance image © david schreyer
resembling a crystal in its geometry, the interior features an array of facets and angles that obscures its proportion and shape. the stark white finish of the walls, ceiling and floor creates a light and illuminated atmosphere within the chapel. sliding partitions enable the chapel to be either open or closed from the adjacent event room and bar.
interior view of chapel image © david schreyer
faceted roof and ceiling image © david schreyer
closed sliding partitions image © david schreyer
view towards meeting space image © david schreyer
image © david schreyer
entrance image © david schreyer
bar image © rupert asanger
catwalk connecting offices on second level image © david schreyer
meeting room image © david schreyer
office room image © rupert asanger
courtyard image © rupert asanger
night view image © david schreyer
image © david schreyer
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project info:
client: diocese linz site: 4,843 m2 built-up area: 840 m2
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