Areal Buchberg
New forestry training centre in Traunkirchen
A new campus is at the heart of the so-called Areal Buchberg, with a view across the dark-green Traunsee to Traunstein Mountain.
The historic hunting lodge, which used to be a part of the former hospital, has been adapted to house the campus administration. Two new buildings are parallel to it, one of which houses the classrooms and the other the students’ accommodation. A transparent passageway connects these three buildings and forms an axis to Traunstein Mountain. The views of the lake and the Alps create a true sense of being connected with nature.
The heritage-protected buildings in the south section of the site have been adapted for aging in place and complemented by a new building. There is subsidised housing in the northern part of the site as well as terraced houses, which create a seamless transition to the single-family structures beyond the site’s boundaries.
Task
Demolition of the old 1970s building; creation of four areas: campus consisting of two new buildings and heritage-protected old building; aging in place; subsidised housing; terraced houses.
Status
Completion
Neues Forstliches Bildungszentrum Traunkirchen
Client
Gemeinnütziges Wohnungsunternehmen "Riedenhof" Gesellschaft m.b.H.
BWM Team
Michal, Jiskra (PL), Peter Foschi, Marlene Gesierich, Georg Heinrich, Michael Koecher, Lenka Rozsivalova, Alexandra Stage, Massimiliano Marian
Participants
External collaboration
Liz Zimmermann, Katja Simma
Related news
27 September 2018
In the middle of nature
From the new Forstliches Bildungszentrum (FBZ)/ Forestry Education Center at Buchberg there is an impressive view over the deep green Traunsee towards the Traunstein. The historical hunting villa Buchberg has been adapted for the administration of the newly opened education campus, BWM Architekten being responsible as general planners for the project until it was ready for construction. The idea: solid dark wood throughout to better integrate the building into the existing park landscape, a transparent passage forming the axis to the Traunstein and the view on the lake and mountains providing a connection to the environment.
