Georunde Rindberg
The Georunde Rindberg is a circular route on Rindberg in the municipality Sibratsgfäll in the Bregenz Forest in the district of Bregenz in Vorarlberg .
history
In May 1999, after heavy rains, a mountain slope began to slide. At first some fence posts were suddenly crooked, although at first you didn't know what was going on. Due to a constant shift of the earth's masses, an area of 1.8 km² was finally shifted down to the valley, sometimes up to a width of 280 m. 18 residential and farm buildings were affected. The chapel on the Rindberg collapsed after a hike of 180 m. The timely evacuation of the population resulted in no personal injury.
An initiative headed by former mayor Konrad Stadelmann was looking for a solution to remember and work through the trauma and to positively point to the future. In 2014 the municipality announced an invited competition, which the architects Innauer-Matt and the Super BfG design team won.
Rindberg
Geological studies have shown that the slope is criss-crossed with a waterproof layer of clay at a depth of up to 70 m, which makes it difficult to absorb meltwater and rainwater. If the pressure from water becomes high, the ground starts to move. This natural event is statistically assumed to be every 300 years.
Geo-round
Starting from Felber's crooked house , eight objects were arranged in the slope landscape, making life on the slope, the power of nature and the particularly necessary acceptance of constant change tangible. The eight objects on the circular path are made of sharp-edged stainless steel, which material can withstand time and weather.
The new Marienkapelle has a double floor and can be dismantled within 48 hours and transported away on a secure floor if the slope slides again.
Awards
literature
- Builder Award '18. Central Association of Architects in Austria. Architektur im Ringturm LIII, published by the Central Association of Architects in Austria Müry Salzmann Verlag , Salzburg Vienna 2018, ISBN 978-3-99014-180-9 , pp. 26–31.
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Coordinates: 47 ° 25 '6.2 " N , 10 ° 3' 28.4" E