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Querkraft Architekten create a newly social IKEA concept for Vienna
by Stu Robarts | 22 Jan 2020
Querkraft Architekten have worked with IKEA Austria to design a new type of IKEA city centre store that will not only be a place to shop, but to meet, socialise, attend events, eat, drink and experience when it opens in 2021. IKEA Vienna Westbahnhof will be located on one of the main shopping streets in the city, has been conceived to be entirely car-free and is intended to become a
New OMA-designed KaDeWe is part mall, part hotel and part park
by Stu Robarts | 03 Oct 2019
OMA will design the new KaDeWe department store in Vienna, having won a competition with a design that combines shops, restaurants, a hotel and a rooftop park. Described by the developer Signa as "a modern version of a traditional department store with a mix of shops, restaurants and hotel," the project will involve the conversion of an existing building, La Rinascente, which is split into two volumes, with retail at
Pumar Architekten to create new aquarium for world’s oldest zoo in Vienna, with mangrove garden and visitor centre
by Andrew Manns | 13 Jun 2019
Austrian practice Pumar Architekten have won an international competition to create a new aquarium at Vienna’s Tiergarten Schönbrunn – the world’s oldest zoo. According to the architects, the new facility will feature a below-ground visitor’s centre with a path leading through a mangrove garden to a large shark tank. The aquarium’s exterior facilities – set to be created by local studio dieLandschaftsplaner – will be shaped to simulate Alpine scenery,
Conran and Partners-designed Das Triest hotel completes renovation in Vienna
by Andrew Manns | 08 Feb 2019
The Das Triest Hotel – originally designed by English architects Conran and Partners – has reopened following a multicomponent renovation. Situated in Vienna's Freihaus district, the hotel now features refreshed exteriors, 49 additional rooms and suites, and a 240 sq m restaurant. HD Architecken led the redesign of the building's facade, while Wehdorn Architecken was responsible for conceptualising the guest rooms – most of which provide views of the St
Rosewood Vienna to be housed in historic 18th century building
by Jane Kitchen | 12 Jun 2017
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts will open its fifth property in Europe in 2021, the Rosewood Vienna. Housed in an historic 18th century building that was the former headquarters for Erste Group Bank AG, Rosewood Vienna will be situated in Petersplatz in Vienna’s Old Town. The project’s design will be overseen by BEHF Corporate Architects in Austria and the London-based Alexander Waterworth Interiors firm. Their concept for the hotel's 99 contemporary
Renzo Piano-designed Vienna Andaz to feature rooftop bar with Schweizergarten views
by Jane Kitchen | 24 Mar 2016
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano is designing the Andaz Am Belvedere hotel, set to open in Vienna’s new Quartier Belvedere district in 2019. The project is a joint venture between Hyatt Hotels and Signa, who previously collaborated on the Park Hyatt Vienna. The hotel will be located opposite the 21er Haus – formerly the Museum of Modern Art – and Vienna’s Schweizergarten, next to the Belvedere Palace. The 300-room Andaz
Vienna Museum contest now open
by Katie Buckley | 18 Mar 2015
The City of Vienna has announced a two-stage design competition for the expansion and modernisation of the Wien Museum in the Austrian capital. Designed by the architect Oswald Haerdtl in the 1950s, the Wien Museum is situated on Karlsplatz in the centre of Vienna. The structure has been largely untouched for 30 years, save for a partial renovation in 2000 when the central courtyard was roofed over. As Vienna’s key
Rudiger Lainer + Partner design world's tallest wooden skyscraper for Vienna
by Liz Terry | 02 Mar 2015
Austrian property entrepreneur Günter Kerbler has announced his intention to build the world’s largest wooden skyscraper in Vienna, with design by Rüdiger Lainer and Partner architects. The building, expected to cost €60m (US$67m, £43m), is to be called HoHo and will be part of the Aspern Urban Lakeside Project, a 20-year initiative to create a new quarter for Vienna, with 20,000 houses and integrated leisure and hospitality. Aspern is currently
Vienna to open hotel with wellness and medical spa in Russia
by Aoife Dowling | 10 Jan 2013
Vienna International is set to unveil a luxury hotel and wellness area in Shchyolkovo near Moscow, Russia at the end of 2013. Astrum Hotel Shelkovo is owned by Shelkowskij Holding and will be under the management of Vienna International Hotel Management (VIHM). Spanning 27-floors, a main feature of the hotel is the 3,6597sq ft (3,400sq m) Wellness and Medical Spa, which will be run as a conference and relaxation area.
Ritz-Carlton opens first Austrian hotel on Vienna's Schubertring
by Pete Hayman | 29 Aug 2012
Image: The new hotel's 18m indoor swimming pool The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company - a fully-owned subsidiary of Marriott International - has opened its first hotel in Austria and ninth in Europe on Vienna's Schubertring Boulevard. Verny Capital owns the new 202-bedroom Ritz-Carlton, Vienna, which features a 1,000sq m (10,764sq ft) Guerlain Spa among its facilities - the first Guerlain-branded spa in Austria. The boutique spa incorporates six treatment rooms -
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