ENTWICKLUNGSGEBIET / DEVELOPMENT AREA
35,5 ha (two partial areas / Landeswiese and Hatschekgründe)
14 ha Waldtrapez (connecting element between the two partial areas)

BAUGEBIET / INTERVENTION AREA
1 to 3 ha (in each of the two partial areas "Landeswiese" and
"Hatschekgründe")

THEME
Stretched out between two settlement areas and cut by an important regional road the project has to deal with connectivity, contamination, and coexistence of diverse urban programs.

CONURBATION
With its central functions Amstetten is the „capital“ of the Mostviertel in western “Niederoesterreich”. It is located at the course of two most important west-east traffic routes, the “Westbahn” (railway) and the highway A1.

SITE
The competition area is located between two traditional settlement-areas. The two open sites – one unoccupied, the other abandoned – and the dense wood (between them) provide a strategic field for the future situation of the greater surroundings.

PROGRAM
The existing interest of commercial firms puts economic pressure on the utilization of the open field (north) whereas the abandoned site in the south is mainly foreseen for housing.

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