International project
The Glanhof
The Glanhof is a multi-story housing complex with 150 units in the centre of
Klagenfurt, Austria. It is named after its location on the Glan River and the
arrangement of three building structures surrounding a green and sunny
courtyard.
UNDER CURRENT
The long-stretched building, with 53 apartments floats on top of the fully-glassed ground
floor that features common areas such as a café, buggies and bicycle parking, is a multigenerational-meeting point including common spaces. At the same time, this base zone
separates the green courtyard and the playground along the street where the entrance
for the pedestrian and parking garage into the basement are located. From the street
and the garage, the inhabitants walk the four residential floors over two generous glazed
staircases into an open access balcony.
Meeting space for generations
The residential mix of Glanhof 1 consists of families with children, single parents, singles
and the elderly. The project was conceived together with Hilfswerk Kärnten and meets
the requirements of the older generation and at the same time brings younger people into
the housing complex. In the first phase, 16 units with 50m² were built for assisted living,
which are equipped with a 24 hour emergency call system. They are further connected by
an elevator that allows hospital beds in the senior citizens center and the meeting room
on the ground floor.
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