Gusen

Recognition

Schuberth und Schuberth ZT-GmbH / Mettler Landschaftsarchitektur GmbH

Vienna / Berlin

 

Overview of submitted design briefs

     

    Competition project team:

    • Johanna Schuberth
    • Victoria Pichler
    • Florian Schauhuber
    • Ievgenii Kalinovych
    • Moira Mandic
    • Marek Langner
    • Franz Erpenbeck

     

    Jury evaluation

    In general, the recommendations for revisions and development in the second stage of the competition have been insufficiently incorporated.

     

    Architectural and artistic solution

    With regard to how design is used to reference the historical significance of the site, the focus on the stone industry is considered excessive. Furthermore, gabions are viewed as a conventional material that fails to give adequate aesthetic expression to the stone industry.

    The lantern structures (‘Room of Silence’ and at the arrival building) bear no conceptual relationship to the site’s history. In general, their function remains unclear, despite being a key design feature. The lantern is disproportionately large in relation to the stone crusher, giving the ‘Room of Silence’ an exaggerated appearance that inappropriate. The ‘Room of Silence’ retains its museum-like character, which undermines its artistic qualities.

    The Corten steel panels that form part of the semantic link, used as proposed, are seen as a conventional stylistic element.

     

    Urban planning solution

    The large and solid effect of the gabions was not addressed in the revisions, despite the jury’s recommendations.

     

    Functional solution

    The visitor route at the roll call square, which at times retraces its steps (path there and back), fails to create a continuous, coherent circular walk as specified in the general criteria.

     

    Sustainability and energy efficiency

    The plans and texts contain no statement on sustainability.

     

    Cost estimate

    The submitted cost estimate is plausible and transparent. The estimated costs fall below the specified budget.

     

    Implementation stages

    The implementation phases were set out in a plausible manner and fit within the specified time frame.