T-Center

Elevated south view of the T-Center from Geiselberg , with A 23 in the foreground

Data

place

Vienna, Austria

architect

Günther Domenig ,
Hermann Eisenköck,
Herfried Peyker

Client

Porr AG

Construction year

2002-2004

height

60 m

Floor space

21,000 m²

Coordinates

48 ° 11 '12 " N , 16 ° 24' 13" E Coordinates: 48 ° 11 '12 " N , 16 ° 24' 13" E

South-east close-up view of the T-Center from Rennweg

A passage connects the Rennweg with the Marianne-Hainisch-Gasse

The T-Center is an office building in the Sankt Marx district in Vienna's 3rd district, Landstrasse , which was built for Deutsche Telekom between 2002 and 2004 according to designs by the Austrian architects Günther Domenig , Hermann Eisenköck and Herfried Peyker .

history

The start of construction of the T-Center in 2002 represented one of the starting points for a new urban development in the area of the former cattle market and slaughterhouse in the Vienna district of Sankt Marx . Built according to plans by the architect Günther Domenig and his team (Hermann Eisenköck, Herfried Peyker), After a construction period of 26 months, the first offices were ready in spring 2004. The users of the office space are the Deutsche Telekom subsidiaries T-Mobile Austria , T-Systems , the banking software manufacturer Software Daten Service , Telering and, after the takeover by T-Mobile, since mid-2018 also UPC Austria . There are also some publicly accessible catering establishments on the ground floor. There are also guided tours of the T-Center, during office hours and by appointment, from Monday to Friday.

Criticism and Awards

Due to the unconventional shape and the use of unplastered concrete surfaces, the T-Center quickly attracted attention beyond the city limits, but the building was also discussed controversially among the population.

Günther Domenig and his team received the following awards for the T-Center:

2004: Otto Wagner town planning award
2006: Austrian State Prize for Architecture
2006: The Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award

Data

The T-Center has 119,000 m² of usable office space for around 3000 employees, with a gross usable area of 134,000 m². With a length of 255 meters, the building reaches 60 meters at the highest point.

Web links

Commons : T-Center - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

T-Center information from T-Mobile ( Memento from January 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
T-Center on Architektur Online ( Memento from July 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive )