Women's factory city
The Frauen-Werk-Stadt (now also Frauen-Werk-Stadt I ) is a residential complex built between 1995 and 1997 in the 21st Viennese district of Floridsdorf , Donaufelder Straße 99 / corner Carmingasse. It is considered to be one of the largest projects in Europe that sought to meet the complex criteria of women-friendly housing and urban development. The project functioned as a model catalyst for the advancement of women in the planning area.
The key urban development project and the master plan by Franziska Ullmann emerged victorious from the expert opinion. A total of 359 apartments were planned, 179 of which were commissioned by the City of Vienna (architects Franziska Ullmann and Liselotte Peretti , this part of the building bears the name Margarete-Schütte-Lihotzky-Hof , named after Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky ) and 180 apartments for the Housing association of private employees (architects Elsa Prochazka , Gisela Podreka ). The open space design of the complex was carried out by the landscape planner Maria Auböck , the development of the paths in the complex was designed by the artist Johanna Kandl .
concept
The urban development is dominated by men. That is why the criteria of women-friendly construction should not only apply to the design itself, but also had a decisive influence on the preparations and the competition. Preparations and the competition were conducted by the City of Vienna Women's Office together with the departments for urban planning, housing and women's issues. The developers were the city of Vienna and the housing association for private employees, which at that time was the only non-profit property developer in Austria under the direction of a woman.
The planning of the Frauen-Werk-Stadt was carried out with special consideration of the requirements of housework and family work , a fear-free design of the interior and exterior spaces, and with the participation of the tenants in a participatory planning process. The infrastructure should create a variety of communication options, and thus the possibility of the tenants' own initiative and tenant self-administration.
Integrated into the facility are a kindergarten, several apartments for the disabled and the elderly, a communication center and general facilities such as 650 m² of retail space, a doctor's practice, a pharmacy and a police station. The integrated infrastructure facilities should shorten the distances in everyday life.
The floor plans of the apartments are variable, the kitchens have eye contact to the outside of the inner courtyards with the playgrounds, they were designed as a workplace and place to stay and upgraded with reference to the other rooms. A small private garden belongs to each apartment.
There is a tram stop in front of the complex and there are several schools nearby, both factors that meet women's mobility needs.
Effects
In Vienna, all residential construction projects that want to claim public funds are assessed for the requirement of women and everyday living.
Frauen-Werk-Stadt II
The housing project Frauen-Werk-Stadt II in Troststrasse 73-75 in Favoriten ( ) is the further development of the experiences from Frauen-Werk-Stadt I. It was completed in autumn 2004. In addition to women-friendly and everyday building, the creation of conditions for neighborly and assisted living in old age was one of the most important planning goals. Following a developer competition, the planning was carried out by the architect Christine Zwingl and the Ifsits-Ganahl-Larch office community. The open space was designed by the office land in view .
Web links
- Women's factory city . In: architektur im netz , nextroom.at.
- Margarete-Schütte-Lihotzky-Hof residential complex. Wiener Wohnen , accessed on March 30, 2020 .
- Everyday and women-friendly housing. Municipality of Vienna, accessed on March 30, 2020 .
- Sophia Garner: Women-Werk-Stadt. In: Open House Vienna. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
literature
- Caroline Criado-Perez : Invisible Women . How a data ruled world ignores half the population. btb, 2020, ISBN 978-3-442-71887-0 , p. 71-73 .
- Clare Foran: How to Design a City for Women. In: citylab. September 16, 2013, accessed March 30, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ^ History. Housing Association for Private Employees, accessed March 30, 2020 .
- ^ A b Sophia Garner: Women-Werk-Stadt. In: Open House Vienna. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Housing suitable for everyday life and women. Municipality of Vienna, accessed on March 30, 2020 .
Coordinates: 48 ° 15 ′ 15 " N , 16 ° 25 ′ 14.6" E