Alterlaa residential park

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
West side of the Alterlaa residential park

The Alterlaa residential and shopping center is one of the largest residential complexes in Austria and forms a city within the city of Vienna with a complete infrastructure. The plant is considered a showcase project of the functioning satellite city of the 1970s, often as a counter-example of the nearby Am Schöpfwerk settlement .

Building description

The park between the blocks was named after Harry Glück

The Alterlaa residential and shopping park is located in the south of Vienna in the 23rd Viennese district of Liesing on the border of the districts of Inzersdorf (Block A) and Atzgersdorf (Blocks B and C) - contrary to the name, the complex is not in Erlaa, but is after the nearby Alterlaa Castle .

On an area of ​​240,000 m² there is space for around 3,200 mostly family-friendly apartments (65% of the apartments with at least 3 rooms, average size 74.5 m²) for currently around 9,000 people, as well as a shopping center, medical centers, schools, kindergartens, playgrounds, Tennis courts, green areas the size of a city park, approx. 3,400 parking spaces and various recreational facilities and administrative facilities. It was built between 1973 and 1985 (planning started in 1968) in the south of Vienna (construction axis Vienna-South) as a new residential area by Gesiba according to the planning of the working group of Harry Glück & Partner, Kurt Hlaweniczka and Requat & Reinthaller. The arrangement of the apartments follows Harry Glück's concept of the “stacked single-family house” in the form of terrace apartments. To complement this concept, there are plant troughs of just under 4 m² up to the 12th floor , which also serve as privacy screens and small gardens. Above that, every apartment has at least one loggia as private space. This has a kink that allows a free 180 ° view to the north and south. The apartments follow the still valid concept of eat-in kitchens and separately accessible bedrooms, as well as a large number of cupboards. A second bathroom is planned for the larger apartments. A total of 35 floor plan types were planned.

The three 400-meter-long lines (blocks) in north-south orientation, each with a gap of 40 meters, are between 23 and 27 floors high. The higher blocks A1 – A3, B3 – B5 and C1 – C4 are 85.1 meters high, the lower ones 73.6 meters high. There are four high-speed elevators per staircase that are backed up by emergency power. Block A has a usable living area of ​​91,000 m², while Blocks B and C each have 98,000 m². The distance between the blocks is 140 meters at the base and 170 meters on the upper floors. Block A was occupied from 1976, Block B from 1978 and Block C from 1985. The transport links are underground. The two lower floors form the levels with parking spaces, but also offer space for a waste collection point of the MA48 (there are waste flaps for household waste) and various technical facilities. All facilities can be reached without barriers underground. Since 1995, the Alterlaa underground station has provided direct access to the U6 underground line . In honor of Harry Glück's 90th birthday, the hitherto unnamed, 123,000 m² green area (almost two thirds of the total area of ​​8 pm ) around the Harry-Glück-Park residential park was named in February 2015 .

Infrastructure facilities

In order not to regard the residential complex as a "dormitory", but also to enable their leisure time there, a generous range of community facilities is provided. Harry Glück's trademark is a walkable roof with a pool, of which there are a total of seven in the residential park. These should take on the "band-forming function", as the church square or the tavern used to do. Furthermore, saunas were housed on the roofs. In the belly of the building, which becomes narrower towards the top, there are seven indoor swimming pools, a tepidarium, solariums and infrared saunas. In this “black triangle” there are currently 32 club rooms. These rooms were given floor-less, unfurnished and without a predetermined purpose to more than 30 clubs. The seven bad weather playgrounds are also located inside the building. The television broadcaster WPTV and the monthly newspaper Wohnpark Alterlaa Zeitung - WAZ, which is free for residents, have emerged as private institutions . A property management company with 50 employees located in the residential park takes care of the maintenance of the infrastructure and the maintenance of greenery.

Regular studies confirm that the residential park has a very high level of satisfaction with living. It also shows that residents spend more time at home than residents of comparable facilities. Shops, a library and several restaurants can be found in the independently organized Kaufpark. The residents are represented in general matters vis-à-vis the owner, Alterlaa-AG, in which each resident also holds one share, by a committee elected every three years, the tenants' council.

  • The Kaufpark as a connecting axis and the circular gym

  • Kaufpark Forum

  • Covered area of ​​the purchase park

  • Green spaces

  • Balcony gardens

  • Swimming pool on the roof

  • View of Vienna from the roof

  • Swimming pool in the stomach

  • Local recreation on the Liesing

  • One of the entrance areas

  • North-south distant view and large ribbon windows

  • View from Wienerberg to Alterlaa

Arts and Culture

In the foyers there are two pictures by well-known contemporary artists. The artists in blocks B and C were chosen by the residents.

block Artist
A1 / A2 Alfred Hrdlicka
A3 / A4 Georg Eisler
A5 / A6 Fritz Martinz
A7 / A8 Adolf Frohner
B1 / B2 Peter Atanasov
B3 / B4 Wolfgang Hollegha
B5 / B6 Robert Zeppel-Sperl
B7 / B8 Peter Pongratz
C1 / C2 Karl Korab
C3 / C4 Linde Waber
C5 / C6 Hans Staudacher
C7 / C8 Franz Zadrazil

In the movie White lilies of Christian Frosch , the complex plays an important role. Parts of the novel and the film Come, Sweet Death and Tatort: ​​The Art of War also take place in Alterlaa.

Controversy

Basically advertised as “Austria's most modern facility”, however, controversy arose again and again. So complained z. B. Friedrich Achleitner, above all, the central corridor development , which represents both an unsafe space that also requires constant lighting, and makes cross ventilation impossible. According to Harry Glück, however, the central corridor development is necessary in order to achieve the building width required for the pools on the roof and also saves money that is available again for the construction of the general facilities. An exhaust system should support the ventilation. Due to the comparatively small external area, very good energy efficiency is also achieved. Vandalism and security problems were an issue before a central RFID key system was installed. The middle corridor development is no longer approved under building law.

Another point of attack was the question of the general suitability of high-rise buildings. Roland Rainer , in particular , was of the opinion that only the single-family home is able to ideally meet people's needs. He referred to difficulties in navigating high-rise buildings and finding the right bell on the door. Under his patronage, the ORF broadcast a program in 1978 on “the misappropriated landscape”, and his then employee Gustav Peichl also published a book under this title. A broadcast on Bavarian television with the aim of insulting high-rise buildings had the unexpected result that the residents were very satisfied. In a social science study published in 2004 on satisfaction with housing by the City of Vienna, the residential park emerged as the winner.

Due to the discussion about downdraft winds, wind tunnel tests were carried out. The wind strengths turn out to be considerable, but - especially in comparison to Donau City  - they are less of a problem due to the underground connections.

Residential park church

Residential park church Alt-Erlaa
Interior view of the residential park church

The residential park church Alt-Erlaa is a Roman Catholic church building that is free-standing between apartment blocks B and C. Built Mary , Mother of the Church, consecrated church in 1983-84, had already been completed when the residential buildings of the condominium. The architect was Thomas Reinthaller , who had also been involved in the planning of the residential buildings. The residential park church has the shape of an octagon , which was particularly popular in church buildings in the early Middle Ages. Their interior is clad with wood. Its furnishings include an octagonal tabernacle and an ambo by Günther Kraus , a wooden crucifix by Oskar Höfinger and an icon of Mary from the 18th century. In 1989 the residential park church was elevated to a parish church in city ​​dean's office 23 .

literature

Web links

Commons : Wohnpark Alterlaa  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e “The village in the high-rise” by Reinhard Seiß , published on August 15, 2016 in the TAZ
  2. ↑ http://www.nextroom.at/building_article.php?building_id=239 , accessed on June 9, 2009
  3. ↑ Appreciation for the 90s: Green space in Alterlaa becomes "Harry-Glück-Park" on derstandard.at . Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ PDF at www.porter.at ( Memento of the original from October 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (5.23 MB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.porter.at
  5. ↑ Christian Frosch Interview In: afc.at October 2006 ( Memento from February 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ^ Dehio-Handbuch Wien. X. to XIX. and XXI. to XXIII. District . Edited by Federal Monuments Office. Anton Schroll, Vienna 1996, ISBN 3-7031-0693-X , p. 706

Coordinates: 48 ° 9 ′ 7 ″  N , 16 ° 18 ′ 47 ″  E