Submission: August 8, 2014
Registration: June 20, 2014
Language: English or German
Location: Vienna, Austria
Prizes: 1st Prize € 3.000 2nd Prize € 1.000 3rd Prize € 500 4th Prize € 2.000 5th Prize € 2.000
Type: Open competition for architects and architecture students.
International, open, single-level competition of ideas Tribünen +2 to obtain architectural design ideas.
The successful VIERTEL ZWEI [District Two] between Messe Wien and Praterstadion will be expanded over the next few years. Until now there has been unused fallow area next to the grandstands, whereas the creation of the University of Economics on the other side has resulted in a lively university campus. This inner-city potential will now be used to create a new attractive and colourful city district, the VIERTEL ZWEI Plus [District Two Plus], in the Leopoldstadt district. The intention is to create a lively district for living and working, as a logical expansion of the successful office and working quarters, VIERTEL ZWEI: a district for students, families, creative minds, children and people to live in, who would like to enjoy the flair of one of the most beautiful areas of Vienna. This means that he successful urban expansion with VIERTEL ZWEI Plus will be continued in Leopoldstadt in Vienna.
The race track, which is rich in tradition and grandstands 2 + 3 of which are currently unused, is also part of this development area. These grandstands are therefore an essential part of the development of the newly expanded VIERTEL ZWEI Plus. The Wiener Trabrennverein [Trabrenn Association] plays a part in defining the identity of the entire district with its tradition-rich railway.
A utilisation concept for grandstands 2 + 3, which are both listed, must be prepared by the participants in the competition of ideas. In the course of a cooperative urban development procedure, a foundation for a rededication of the project areas has been negotiated. A combined residential and office use has been designed for this area as well as for the two grandstands.
