At the pumping station

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At the pumping station
At the high-rise pumping station

At the pumping station is the name of two urban residential complexes of the municipality of Vienna , which were built 1951–1957 and 1976–1980, the first according to plans by Franz Schuster , the second according to plans by a team led by Viktor Hufnagl .

To distinguish between the two systems, the newer system was officially named "New Pumping Station", which, however, did not catch on. When people talk about the pumping station today, they usually mean the newer system.

An exhibition in 1966 called “Städtische Wohnformen” by Viktor Hufnagl and the architect couple Wolfgang and Traude Windbrechtinger marked the beginning of the “Am Schöpfwerk” project. In 1967 the architect Hufnagl was commissioned with the plan. Together with his team of architects, the “Am Schöpfwerk” building project was implemented in seven construction phases over a period of thirteen years. The urban planner of both buildings ("old and new pumping station") was Rudolf Wurzer. The political decision-makers were Leopold Gratz , Franz Jonas , August Fürst and Wilhelm Hradil. The area of ​​both residential complexes is in the area of ​​the former Viennese suburb Altmannsdorf in the southeastern part of the 12th district, Meidling . They take their name from the Altmannsdorf pumping station , which was part of the ice works .

history

In order to respond to the housing shortage in the city of Vienna, the housing stock was renovated in the 1970s so that the housing standard could be raised. In the course of this, new apartments were also built. The new systems, such as the pumping station, should offer the residents options for local supplies. In addition, there should be well-connected public transport so that residents could travel to work and home more or less closed. The model was the basic idea of ​​“ Red Vienna ” from the 1930s: affordable apartments with running water and toilets were made possible. Green inner courtyards with playgrounds, facilities for general needs, as well as shops etc. were also integrated into the settlement. For many people, this was an increase in the quality of life and groundbreaking for municipal housing in the 1980s.

Investments

The pumping station was built on an area of ​​around 18 hectares. The settlement is organized in rings, of which the north ring (pumping station 27,29,31) with the east ring (pumping station 12), south ring (pumping station 14), south-west ring (pumping station 16) and the allotment garden (west ring ) includes the park in the middle.

Settlement plan

The stairs are divided as follows: in the high-rise building (north-west) No. 31 stairs 1–5, No. 29 (north ring) stairs 6–14, in the east ring stairs 15–31, in the residential building (south ring) number 14 stairs 32 –55 and in the Süd-West-Ring, with number 16 with stairs 56–62. The apartment sizes vary widely and range from maisonettes to studio apartments. Many have a loggia, terrace or even a roof terrace. The categories can be differentiated in capital letters, depending on the size of the apartment, whether there is a terrace or loggia and in which residential unit the apartment is located. The size differences range from 50 m² to over 100 m². A studio, for example, can have a terrace of almost 100 m². Great importance was attached to the variety of types of apartments.

Older plant

View from one of the apartments towards the garden

The older of the two complexes with originally 975, now 868 apartments is located north of the street Am Schöpfwerk on a southern slope. The old pumping station extends northwest to the Tscherttegasse underground station, which has been in existence since 1995, on the U6 underground line , which runs from north to south ; In the north, the system extends to the Badner train station or ÖBB stop. As with the newer system, there are allotment garden settlements in the immediate vicinity.

Newer system

The newer of the two residential complexes is located between the street Am Schöpfwerk (in the north), Lichtensterngasse (in the east), Zanaschkagasse (in the south) and the Schöpfwerkpromenade (in the west). The complex consists of 62 staircases with 1734 apartments and is inhabited by around 5800 people. Of these, 296 apartments are on the high-rise, 579 on the "Nordring", 405 apartments on the "Oktogon" and the "Südwestring" and 454 apartments on the "Ostring".

Architects

The facility was created according to the plans of a team of architects led by Viktor Hufnagl, consisting of:

  • Eric Bauer (1925–1995): He was a trained architect. He completed his five-year course at the Technical University of Vienna. He was involved in other projects such as the facilities at Comeniusgasse 2 and Zanaschkagasse 14 and 16 in Vienna.
  • Leo Parenzan (born 1928): The architect studied for four years at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. His influences can also be seen in the residential complexes Zanaschkagasse 14 and 16 in Vienna 12.
  • Joachim Peters (* 1912 Osterode am Harz - † 1987 Vienna): He was not only an architect, but also a ceramist and project participant in the construction of several large residential complexes, Marcusgasse 4 to 12 and Zanaschkagasse 14 and 16 in Vienna.
  • Michael Pribitzer (1926–2004): The architect graduated from the Technical University of Vienna after seven years. He worked on residential projects such as the Karl-Honay-Hof, Gablenzgasse 82 to 86 and Sagedergasse 7 to 11 in Vienna.
  • Fritz Waclawek (born 1942) In the 1960s he studied architecture at the Vienna University of Technology. One year after graduating, he was construction manager at the Lorenz Böhler Accident Hospital in Vienna 20, designed by Adolf Hoch, and also designed industrial buildings such as the Sankt Marx meat processing hall in Vienna.
  • Traude Windbrechtinger (born 1922) From 1945 to 1948 she was a student of Friedrich Zotter at the Graz University of Technology. For a few years she worked as a freelancer in the Heintrich-Petschnigg-Moser office in Düsseldorf, before she and her husband founded an existing architectural office in Vienna from 1956 to 1995.
  • Wolfgang Windbrechtinger (born 1922) The architect studied at Graz University of Technology. Together with his wife, they designed many kindergartens in Vienna and Lower Austria. The renovation of the Wiener Schauspielhaus was implemented according to the plans of the couple Traude and Wolfgang Windbrechtinger , as well as designed and conceived the pedestrian zone Kärntner Straße in Vienna 1 with Wilhelm Holzbauer.

description

Passage between the courtyards

The individual building blocks of the northern part are geometrically arranged and grouped around courtyards. The development follows the courtyard structure arranged in a square, with each courtyard being connected to those of the other rings in the access axes by arbours or passageways and paths. The nine-storey building blocks are stepped at their highest point on the narrow sides, creating north and south-facing terraces. The apartments on the long sides facing east-west, however, have loggias equipped with flower troughs.

Schöpfwerk high-rise

The facade has almost no closed, protruding wall, but is divided into loggias and generously designed, multi-part windows with muntin division. The coupled double high-rise on the street Am Schöpfwerk 31 (next to the underground station) is part of the so-called Nordring. It is located on the northwestern border of the complex and today houses a total of 258 residential units. Characteristic for the design of the high-rise buildings is the color-accentuated, central staircase core, which is laid out at the intersection of the residential wings leading away in all four directions and set back a little compared to these. The exterior building, clad with two-tone panels, is resolved by two centrally inserted vertical axes projecting in front of the facade and by generously designed, multi-part windows with muntin division. These design principles were also to become groundbreaking for municipal housing in the 1980s.

Numerous courtyards were created that enclose green spaces and are connected to one another by passages. The windows and balconies were deliberately designed based on the municipal housing of the 1920s. There is a high-rise building in the northwest corner. On the street Am Schöpfwerk in the north, taller buildings have been erected, which house most of the shops, while to the south the buildings are gradually lower. This means that the facility adapts to the Wienerberg terrain sloping from north to south towards the Liesingbach .

Infrastructural facilities

The residential complex is connected to public transport mainly by the high-altitude route of the U6 (see location), which has been running in a north-south direction since 1995. Tram line 64 operated here from 1979 to around 1989.

The bus line 16A, which runs across it, runs on the north and east edges of the settlement and has five stops here. There is also a station of the Badner Bahn with the stopping point "Am Schöpfwerk" and the stopping points on the Pottendorfer line of the ÖBB. The Altmannsdorf motorway junction from Altmannsdorfer Straße to the Südosttangente (A23) and the Südautobahn (A2) is nearby.

There are community facilities in the complex and is equipped with a small town-like infrastructure: the Roman Catholic Church Am Schöpfwerk , two schools, day care centers, kindergarten, after-school care center, youth center, a neighborhood center run by the Vienna Aid Organization, the “Bassena” district center, a library, and the post office 1127 Vienna, a police station, a training and employment center, numerous shops, a pharmacy and a few medical practices. Hobby rooms and underground garages are also available.

In the center of the facility there is a green area. There are several children's playgrounds on the entire site. An allotment garden settlement stretching eastward from the pumping station promenade to the center of the facility (it had 106 parcels in 2014 on the electronic city map of the Vienna city administration) was integrated.

Social questions

In contrast to the nearby Alt-Erlaa residential complex, which was completed five years later, the facility, which was completed in 1980, was considered a problem in Vienna's urban development for a long time . A number of high-profile crimes made negative headlines for the settlement. The 1992 film Muttertag by Harald SICHERITZ , which is set in the housing estate, also conveyed the facility's bad reputation at the time. The image of a ghetto with a high crime rate and hardly any gang nuisance in Vienna, conveyed by some media, could not be substantiated by crime statistics.

In 2006, as part of a project as part of the “New Crowned Hope” festival, a cookbook entitled “Here is only cooked with love! Recipes and Stories from Community Housing ”. The students Eva Engelbert, Marlene Hausegger, Tina Oberleitner and Roswitha Weingrill had set themselves the task of cooking together with different people from different cultural backgrounds who live at the pumping station.

In 2014 Robert Sommer came to the conclusion in the Vienna street paper Augustin : Ghettos look different . Resentment and stereotypical quick judgments would have obscured the development of the last 20 years. There are significantly fewer advertisements today than back then because various working groups with residents have significantly improved the climate in the settlement . About the participation model Schöpfwerk students work would now written.

particularities

Art in architecture by Brigitta Malche

The special thing about the pumping station is that it is like a village: both from the outside, when you look at the map of Vienna, and within the community, the complex forms an independent unit with the residents. The property operates its own radio station “KUK-Kunst und Kulturradio”. A newspaper “Schöpfwerk Schimmel” is also printed. A library at the Schöpfwerk is known for its well-run comics department. In addition, the history of the property includes the first construction of a church within a community building area, as well as the opening of a mosque in 2000.

art

Ceramic facade panels
Abstract figure frieze by Eduard Robitschko, 1979

The art objects within the estate include the design of the façades of the street-side arcade (pumping station 29), which also provides access to the stairs. The design by Brigitta Malche (born 1938) "Rhythmic color version", ceramic elements in round and square shapes, in red-orange-blue and blue-green colors, adorn the main facade. Four reliefs by Eduard Robitschko (1915–1999) "Abstract Figure Friezes" (1979) decorate the cladding of the air ducts at the high-rise building (pumping station 31). Franz Fischer (1920–1976), an Austrian sculptor, created a ninety centimeter high bronze sculpture “Boy with Fish” (designed in 1959) with a gargoyle.

Ceramic facade elements

Religious institutions

The Schöpfwerk settlement is characterized by its variety of religious institutions: the Roman Catholic Church, a mosque and a historically relevant chapel.

Chapel of St. Anna

Anna Chapel

In the northwest corner of the complex there is a chapel, which was built in memory of the residents of Altmannsdorf who were murdered during the Second Turkish Siege in 1683. In it was a picture of St. Anna . In 1855 Anna Sageder had the chapel renovated, which is why it is also known as the Sageder Chapel . In 1925 it was dilapidated; The owner of the dairy, Johann Siller, had it completely demolished and rebuilt. The heavily weathered Anna picture was replaced by a crucifix from the Altmannsdorf cemetery , which was no longer needed there. In addition, the chapel has been rotated so that it faces north towards the street today.

church

In 1979 the foundation stone was laid for the construction of the Roman Catholic Church Am Schöpfwerk - at that time still in the area of ​​the Altmannsdorf parish. The church was integrated into the construction project of the settlement. The church was consecrated on April 25, 1981 by Archbishop Dr. Franz Jachym. Francis of Assisi was chosen as the patron saint of the church: based on his life, a coexistence of nature, people and God should also be possible in the new congregation. A year later the parish Am Schöpfwerk was founded.

Parish church at the pumping station, exterior view

The church building was integrated into the building structure of the residential complex in the form of a step pyramid on a narrow plot of land. From the outside, the dark red brickwork and the "campanile", which is visible from a distance, shape the image of the church. The slope of the site allowed a two-storey architecture: the church, the chapel and the sacristy were designed on the level of the raised square; The common rooms and the parish office are on the lower level. Entry into the church is through an anteroom that connects the sacred rooms on the upper level with the common rooms below. Inside, the pyramid shape of the church is reflected: the ceiling is symmetrically tapered in steps to form a four-arched dome.

Parish church at the pumping station, interior view

mosque

In 2000, residents with non-Christian beliefs were supported at the pumping station. A ritual place for communal Islamic prayer as well as a social meeting point for people of Islamic faith was created at the pumping station. It was possible to open a simple mosque so that the Islamic community can pursue their religion and convey political, legal and practical values. Different opinions existed about the way of implementation.

Today's perception

Today's perception of the settlement is very different. On the one hand there is talk of omnipresent crime in the region, of conflicts caused by nationality and culture. In the media, some residents describe the property as dangerous. In contrast to these opinions are statements by residents who believe that the housing estate does not stand out from the others and is safe despite sporadic conflicts and incidents. However, there are unanimous comments regarding the “disorder” caused by the problems with “excessive garbage” in the green areas. Despite opinions that are divided on a daily basis, it can be seen that the residents eagerly use the infrastructure and actively participate in the life of the settlement. B. weekly flea market and other regular events.

literature

  • At the pumping station in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
  • Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.): Dehio-Handbuch Wien. X. to XIX. and XXI. to XXIII. District . Verlag Anton Schroll, Vienna 1996, ISBN 3-7031-0693-X , p. 139.
  • Friedrich Achleitner : Austrian architecture in the 20th century . Volume III / 1, Vienna 1. – 12. District, Residenz Verlag, Vienna 1990, ISBN 3-7017-0635-2 , pp. 308, 310, 318-319.
  • Andreas Rumpfhuber, Michael Klein (Eds.): Meeting Vienna: Real Fictions in Social Housing . Turia + Kant , Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-85132-707-6 , pp. 121, 341, 352-355.
  • Elisabeth Schepe (Ed.): At the pumping station - a problem location? the discourse on municipal housing. Am Schöpfwerk and its residents in a historical context , Vienna 2016, [1]
  • Gottfried Pirhofer, Michael Tripes: Newly inhabited at the pumping station: Unfamiliar from Wiener Gemeindebau Verlag für Gesellschaftskritik, Vienna 1981, ISBN 3-900351-06-6 .

Web links

Commons : Am Schöpfwerk  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Am Schöpfwerk 29th City of Vienna - Wiener Wohnen, accessed on August 30, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Am Schöpfwerk 31. City of Vienna - Wiener Wohnen, accessed on August 30, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Robert Sommer : 100% failure does not work . Community residential area Am Schöpfwerk: Even gossip turns into resistance. In: Augustin . No.  369 , June 2014, ZDB -ID 2222542-0 , p. 19 ( online [accessed April 3, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Our Church - History. Parish Am Schöpfwerk, accessed on August 30, 2020 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 9 ′ 31.5 ″  N , 16 ° 19 ′ 40.3 ″  E