South view @ Stefan Gruber
Aerial view of the symmetrical building with outdoor facilities @ Stefan Gruber
Central atrium @ Stefan Gruber
Entrance hall, viewing the central atrium @ Stefan Gruber
Shop front facing the entrance hall @ Stefan Gruber
View from the open staircase facing upper storeys @ Stefan Gruber
Reception desk of the surgery, view facing the hotel area @ Stefan Gruber
Bathroom attached to therapy room @ Stefan Gruber
Hotel room, view facing the bathroom @ Stefan Gruber
Hotel room, view facing northwest @ Stefan Gruber
West facade, view facing eastward @ Stefan Gruber
Eastern facade with pergola @ Stefan Gruber
Centre for holistic medicine Geboltskirchen
New Building
2018-2022
Location: Geboltskirchen
Client: soma GmbH, Dr. Wolfgang Schachinger
Aerial view @ Stefan Gruber
West facades @ Stefan Gruber
Northern farmyard @ Stefan Gruber
Thoroughfare, view facing southern farmyard @ Stefan Gruber
Stepped wall made of conglomerate quarrystone from Brannenburg @ Stefan Gruber
Forecourt of workshop and garage, view facing gazebo @ Stefan Gruber
Main building, farm building and gazebo @ Stefan Gruber
Night shot of the farmstead @ Stefan Gruber
Farmstead Fusseis Holzwies
New building
2018-2022
Location: Lohnsburg am Kobernausserwalde
Client: Private
Free area (outside) and lying area (inside) © Stefan Gruber
View through the interior of the stable into the open air © Stefan Gruber
Interior view © Stefan Gruber
East elevation © Stefan Gruber
Wagyu-Cattle House by night © Stefan Gruber
Location of the Wagyu-Cattle House at the Hausruck © Stefan Gruber
Wagyu-Cattle House Huemer
New building
2016-2018
Location: Atzbach
Client: Hubert and Diana Huemer
The new Wagyu-cattle house is part of an agricultural holding owned by the family of Diana and Hubert Huemer. It is situated on one of the gentle hills of the Hausruck with a view of the mountain Traunstein. The Wagyu-cattle breed which originates in Japan is reared by its owners with special attention and in harmony with nature. The cattle house offers shelter for the animals in all weathers.
From tree to saw timber
It was the aim of the construction of the exceptional cattle house to optimise the use of timber by harvesting the trees through personal selection in the forest, by the cutting of the logs in the sawmill and by the construction on site. The processed wood in the cattle house comes from spruce and fir logged in the Hausruck forest. It was cut without the pith and consists of log dimensions of 16/36 with lengths of up to 9 metres. Exhausting and passing the limits which are predetermined by the industry played an important role in sizing the wooden logs. The cattle house presents virtually the antithesis of contemporary timber manufacturing processes where the material is first cut into small pieces in order to be transformed into a substance which can be dimensioned infinitely by using a binding agent. Contrary to this technique the quality of execution of the Wagyu cattle house maxes out the knowledge of the material as such as well as traditional Upper Austrian carpentry skills without losing touch with the limits of timber.
Two worlds embraced by the crown of a tree
The architectural concept of the building is guided by the needs of the animals it houses. Like the Wagyu-cattle their house stands safely on a slope somewhat crouched, but with a strong body on firm legs and nevertheless it seems to be soft and flexible. The static bracing of the cattle house is reached through the roof and the supporting framework above in order to allow the cattle a maximum of free space and the tractor the passage on the ground floor. The wooden pillars on the ground floor are held bend-proof in concrete foundation and contribute to the dynamic bracing of the construction. Thus, the evoked gestures of the building refer to traditional Japanese constructive forms which make great airiness near the ground possible by using highly developed roof constructions. In combination with sophisticated Austrian carpentry a building in which the cattle can move around freely is generated. Outdoor and indoor space mesh unrestrictedly in good weather, however, in unsettled weather gates can be pushed between the pillars. In this way the wooden bracings on the upper floor form the protective crown of a cluster of trees under which the Wagyu cattle find shelter from wind, rain and heat.
Roof cladding and roof framework
The most striking feature of the cattle house is its roof. It is stepped on two levels in order to provide adequate ventilation for the roof framework - on the one hand above the lateral roof wings and on the other hand underneath the gable. The lateral stepped roof area was covered with larch shingles through personal contribution by the family Huemer. Above it lies the tin roof which is set back. The gable is formed by a glass triangle that is permeable to light which provides daylight for the building along its whole length.
From tree to saw timber
It was the aim of the construction of the exceptional cattle house to optimise the use of timber by harvesting the trees through personal selection in the forest, by the cutting of the logs in the sawmill and by the construction on site. The processed wood in the cattle house comes from spruce and fir logged in the Hausruck forest. It was cut without the pith and consists of log dimensions of 16/36 with lengths of up to 9 metres. Exhausting and passing the limits which are predetermined by the industry played an important role in sizing the wooden logs. The cattle house presents virtually the antithesis of contemporary timber manufacturing processes where the material is first cut into small pieces in order to be transformed into a substance which can be dimensioned infinitely by using a binding agent. Contrary to this technique the quality of execution of the Wagyu cattle house maxes out the knowledge of the material as such as well as traditional Upper Austrian carpentry skills without losing touch with the limits of timber.
Two worlds embraced by the crown of a tree
The architectural concept of the building is guided by the needs of the animals it houses. Like the Wagyu-cattle their house stands safely on a slope somewhat crouched, but with a strong body on firm legs and nevertheless it seems to be soft and flexible. The static bracing of the cattle house is reached through the roof and the supporting framework above in order to allow the cattle a maximum of free space and the tractor the passage on the ground floor. The wooden pillars on the ground floor are held bend-proof in concrete foundation and contribute to the dynamic bracing of the construction. Thus, the evoked gestures of the building refer to traditional Japanese constructive forms which make great airiness near the ground possible by using highly developed roof constructions. In combination with sophisticated Austrian carpentry a building in which the cattle can move around freely is generated. Outdoor and indoor space mesh unrestrictedly in good weather, however, in unsettled weather gates can be pushed between the pillars. In this way the wooden bracings on the upper floor form the protective crown of a cluster of trees under which the Wagyu cattle find shelter from wind, rain and heat.
Roof cladding and roof framework
The most striking feature of the cattle house is its roof. It is stepped on two levels in order to provide adequate ventilation for the roof framework - on the one hand above the lateral roof wings and on the other hand underneath the gable. The lateral stepped roof area was covered with larch shingles through personal contribution by the family Huemer. Above it lies the tin roof which is set back. The gable is formed by a glass triangle that is permeable to light which provides daylight for the building along its whole length.
Ancient Messini 2015
2015
Peloponnes, Griechenland
Top view, looking eastward © Stefan Gruber
Street-facing façade © Stefan Gruber
South elevation with stepped garden © Stefan Gruber
Terrace, south elevation © Stefan Gruber
Open floor plan kitchen © Stefan Gruber
Living space © Stefan Gruber
House Pölzleithner
New Building
2013-2015
Location: Schörfling am Attersee
Client: Private
Fotos: Stefan Gruber
View of the south façade, rebuilt house with natural swimming pond © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Before the adaptation, west view
Evening atmosphere, north view © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Extended living room and terrace © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Hall and staircase made of oak wood © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Bathroom © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Rounded edges, ceramic tiles, surfaces of stone and plaster © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
West façade after the adaptation © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
House Hermandinger
Conversion
2013-2015
Location: Ried im Innkreis
Client: Private
Navarino 2012
2012
Peloponnes, Griechenland
View from the garden © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Living room, fitted cupboard and circular staircase © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
fitted cupboard © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Living space and kitchen © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
House Kals
2010-2012
Location: Tullnerbach
Client: Private
Heritage protected passageway with new staircase © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Courtyard above the parking deck, view to the south © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Courtyard on the second floor, view to the north © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Façade facing the Kirchengasse, passageway, driveway to parking deck © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Maisonette with ribbed slab ceiling © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
New and roofed staircase opening towards the access balconies © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Heritage protected staircase, newly created vista into passageway © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Section through the designed perspective of both houses, garage and courtyard
Flat with a loggia on one side, window shutters facing south © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Set of rooms, flat facing the courtyard © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Adapted passageway, opening of historical staircase on upper floor © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Before the conversion: façade facing the Kirchengasse
House Nimeth
Conversion
2009-2013
Location: Ried im Innkreis
Client: Eng. Birgit Mayr
The residential and business house Nimeth counts among the oldest buildings of Ried im Innkreis and was already documented in 1598. Initially there were two parcels of land of 45 metres depth with a front house facing the main square, a spacious interior courtyard and a rear house oriented towards Kirchengasse. These buildings were accessible and connected by a passage on the ground floor and by arcades upstairs. From 1900 onwards the courtyard was successively filled in with additions. When Ms Birgit Mayr purchased the real estate in 2009 three tiny courtyards supplied the lighting of the four-storey volume so poorly that the building was entirely vacant except for the business premises.
It was the builder-owner´s ambition to create attractive living space and to revitalise the historic town centre. This idea was followed by a design that focused on dismantling uncompromisingly the dense structure of the building and on restoring the central court with circumjacent arcades. All of the twelve apartments of 60 to 180m2 feature a loggia, a terrace or a small private garden. From one of the original passages of the building two stairs, one of them under monumental protection, and a lift take you to the upper floors of the edifice. The garage on the first floor is accessible via a driveway from Kirchengasse. Since Ried was founded on marshland, an underground carpark was difficult to realise. Five apartments are arranged around the courtyard which is located above the garage – a pattern continued on the third floor. Three maisonettes, with generous private terraces, are set back on the upper floor and provide in this way sufficient lighting for the courtyard.
The conversion of the building was not only challenging in respect to the preservation order and a sensitive adaption of a four-hundred year old building substance to contemporary requirements of accommodation, static limits were maxed out as well. By using pre-built ribbed concrete ceilings it was possible not to exceed the weight of its previous ceilings. At the same time the building has gained a uniform and artistic element similar to a woven carpet on all its storeys.
It was the builder-owner´s ambition to create attractive living space and to revitalise the historic town centre. This idea was followed by a design that focused on dismantling uncompromisingly the dense structure of the building and on restoring the central court with circumjacent arcades. All of the twelve apartments of 60 to 180m2 feature a loggia, a terrace or a small private garden. From one of the original passages of the building two stairs, one of them under monumental protection, and a lift take you to the upper floors of the edifice. The garage on the first floor is accessible via a driveway from Kirchengasse. Since Ried was founded on marshland, an underground carpark was difficult to realise. Five apartments are arranged around the courtyard which is located above the garage – a pattern continued on the third floor. Three maisonettes, with generous private terraces, are set back on the upper floor and provide in this way sufficient lighting for the courtyard.
The conversion of the building was not only challenging in respect to the preservation order and a sensitive adaption of a four-hundred year old building substance to contemporary requirements of accommodation, static limits were maxed out as well. By using pre-built ribbed concrete ceilings it was possible not to exceed the weight of its previous ceilings. At the same time the building has gained a uniform and artistic element similar to a woven carpet on all its storeys.
Before conversion: parish centre, stage-wing projecting into church square @ Herbert Schrattenecker
Room for meditation downstairs, laid open window recesses @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Church square, church and parish centre @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Parish centre and church square after the conversion @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Historical staircase with added wall openings @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
The parish's great hall with new proportioned windows @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Tunnel vault, passageway on basement floor, access to group rooms @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Entrance area with annex, new opening in the stair case's wall @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Masonry made of recycled bricks and mühlviertler granite @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Café bar and sitting area @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Top view from the church tower, photovoltaic installation integrated into the roof @ Klaus Dopler
Parish Centre Gallneukirchen
Conversion
2008-2015
Location: Gallneukirchen
Client: RC parish church
The parochial house with its medieval nucleus was converted into the still existing residential and agricultural building in about 1760. Before reconstruction work began, the youth rooms, which had been built into the former stables in the 1960s, were damp and electricity, heating system and windows were in bad condition.
Demolishing the agricultural part of the building, which was inhospitable and protruding into the church square, was vital for the converting process. A narrower stage annexe meets with the alignment of the church and thus responds with its pillar and beam structure made of bricks and ashlars to the buttresses of the church façade.
The basement jutting out into the square provides an appealing stairway and suitable access to the parish centre for people with impairments. Inside a lift joins all levelled floors with the improved living area, working space and breakout rooms. The historical basement was upgraded by draining the walls. The hall and the old stairway gained better lighting by changing the windows and new stairs to the private rooms were assembled.
The square which started out round the church has become the parish square for pedestrians. It follows the naturally sloped terrain resembling a carpet made of stones.
Demolishing the agricultural part of the building, which was inhospitable and protruding into the church square, was vital for the converting process. A narrower stage annexe meets with the alignment of the church and thus responds with its pillar and beam structure made of bricks and ashlars to the buttresses of the church façade.
The basement jutting out into the square provides an appealing stairway and suitable access to the parish centre for people with impairments. Inside a lift joins all levelled floors with the improved living area, working space and breakout rooms. The historical basement was upgraded by draining the walls. The hall and the old stairway gained better lighting by changing the windows and new stairs to the private rooms were assembled.
The square which started out round the church has become the parish square for pedestrians. It follows the naturally sloped terrain resembling a carpet made of stones.
South façade facing the church square, maisonette with terrace © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Entrance at the church square © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Exterior view house Brandstätter at traffic-calmed church square © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Staircase and wall fountain © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Staircase with skylight © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
House adjacent to the graveyard with urn wall © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Stairs, view from below © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Before the conversion: exterior view of the house Brandstätter © Herbert Schrattenecker
House Brandstätter
Conversion
2008-2010
Location: Waldzell
Client: Eng. Birgit Mayr
Centrally located living- and dining area with kitchen © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Garden-view, living room and studio © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
West view, driveway © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Anteroom, dressing room and sleeping area © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Exit into the garden © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
House Froschauer
New Building
2007-2009
Location: Waldzell, Oberösterreich
Client: Private
New designed altar and ambo, view in eastward direction © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
New seating and benches along the wall, view in westward direction © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Protruding bench made from ash wood © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Stool of ashwood and fabric-covering designed for the interior of the chapel © Renate Schrattenecker
Chapel of Seitenstetten
Conversion
2007-2009
Location: 1010 Wien
Client: Convent of Seitenstetten
Sofa area from the garden pavilion © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Garden-view of the pavilion with sofa and integrated garden shed © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Sliding doors that can be opened towards the garden © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Garden Pavilion Mayr
New Building
2007-2008
Location: Waldzell
Client: Private
The pavilion appears bright and colourful between the bushes and trees of the garden. It is situated at the site’s close and acts as a counterpart to the main house. Massive wooden columns surround the pavilion at its front and rearside and thus underline its strong expression. The sitting area itself is slightly raised from the ground and embraced by a sofa, whilst its front can be entirely opened through sliding glass doors. Here the position of the sitting person is an observing one.
The bearing structure and formwork are made of spruce wood and the inside walls are covered in reddish clay plaster. This combination not only produces optical warmth, it also emphasises the festive character of the pavilion. This way, the simple gazebo built in European tradition transforms into a reminiscence of the colourful Turkish garden- and tea pavilions. What arises is a place at the close of the garden, a place of wanderlust and perspectives at the same time.
The bearing structure and formwork are made of spruce wood and the inside walls are covered in reddish clay plaster. This combination not only produces optical warmth, it also emphasises the festive character of the pavilion. This way, the simple gazebo built in European tradition transforms into a reminiscence of the colourful Turkish garden- and tea pavilions. What arises is a place at the close of the garden, a place of wanderlust and perspectives at the same time.
Pylos 2005
2005
Peloponnes, Griechenland
Nave with new designed chancel © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
West elevation and roofing after the conversion © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
New apostles' crucifixes © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Casket used for christenings © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
People's altar made from bronze, view in direction of baptistery © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Balustrade of the gallery and handrail © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Sacristy © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
East elevation with new built sacristy annex © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
New staircase leading to gallery, cutting through gothic vault © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Before conversion: West elevation and attached staircases
Nave and two-storeyed gallery © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Church of Gallneukirchen
Umbau
2005-2007
Location: Gallneukirchen, Oberösterreich
Client: Röm.-Kath. Pfarrkirche Gallneukirchen
During reconstruction work of the parish church both staircases constricting the entrance on the west façade were torn down and replaced by a generous projecting roof, which invites church visitors to linger. Within the church the set-back gallery opens up its tall nave; two new sets of stairs are cut precisely through the Gothic vault. The opened-up clerestory windows as well as the side aisle roof, which was lowered, contribute to even lighting conditions. Reducing the church pews keeps the space underneath the gallery clear. The people´s altar and the ambo were moved far forward into the church interior. They were cast in bronze together with the baptismal font and the holy water stoup by the VOEST. After 1945 the Voestalpine, Austria´s largest steel works, contributed considerably to the population growth of the area. The church interior has been altered and hallmarked by realigning the side altars and the paintings. The newly designed, stained glass windows around the high altar piece, the light stone floor and the reduced numbers of steps in front of the people´s altar add essentially to the transformed appearance of the carefully renovated Gothic church.
Opened stage area @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Ramp for pedestrians and bicyclists @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Outdoor view of multipurpose hall with musical rehearsal room/ stage @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Musical rehearsal room in front of school and kindergarten @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
The school's staircase with its open glassfront @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
The kindergarten's breakout room @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Garden shed in the kindergarten's yard @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
School, Kindergarten and Playground @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Before conversion: school, kindergarten and playground
School and Multi Purpose Hall Kirchheim
New Building
2004-2009
Location: Kirchheim im Innkreis
Client: Commune Kirchheim
The concept of the new primary school and kindergarten building in Kirchheim i.I. with multiple use has been gradually developed over a twelve-year period. The possibilities of space utilisation and space quality of the building were scrutinised by the community and made up a core issue for both users and planners. Moreover, the possible development and future perspectives of the centre of the village were of crucial importance, too.
The building is perspicuously accessible via a cascade stairway over five floors. At the outside, these transparent stairs are accompanied by ramps for people with special needs. All facilities such as the media room and the music practice and rehearsal room, the library, the foyer area, the gym in the basement, the public toilet, the copy room, the wardrobes, class rooms and kindergarten rooms and the workshop are situated next to this distribution zone and can be used in multiple ways. The music practice room can be opened entirely breadthwise and the acoustic lining can be varied for rehearsals and performances. The playschool is connected to the adjacent garden without steps. The primary school is accessible on both levels from outside. Furthermore, an amphitheatre makes teaching outside the classroom possible.
The complex design of the outdoor areas, planned and realised by the landscape architect Markus Kumpfmüller, differentiates between several topological subspaces with differing functions, depending on the terrain and relation to the building, and distinct degrees of accessibility to the public.Herbert Schrattenecker´s focus was placed on creating interior and outdoor spaces which offer child-friendly environments and sufficient opportunities for free movement.
The building is perspicuously accessible via a cascade stairway over five floors. At the outside, these transparent stairs are accompanied by ramps for people with special needs. All facilities such as the media room and the music practice and rehearsal room, the library, the foyer area, the gym in the basement, the public toilet, the copy room, the wardrobes, class rooms and kindergarten rooms and the workshop are situated next to this distribution zone and can be used in multiple ways. The music practice room can be opened entirely breadthwise and the acoustic lining can be varied for rehearsals and performances. The playschool is connected to the adjacent garden without steps. The primary school is accessible on both levels from outside. Furthermore, an amphitheatre makes teaching outside the classroom possible.
The complex design of the outdoor areas, planned and realised by the landscape architect Markus Kumpfmüller, differentiates between several topological subspaces with differing functions, depending on the terrain and relation to the building, and distinct degrees of accessibility to the public.Herbert Schrattenecker´s focus was placed on creating interior and outdoor spaces which offer child-friendly environments and sufficient opportunities for free movement.
Exterior view of the main façade and entrance © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Living room and stairs leading to the bedrooms © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Garden-view, raised living- and dining room © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Two-storeyed hall, bedroom on the upper floor © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Eat-in kitchen © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
House Mohr
New Building
2003-2005
Location: Lohnsburg am Kobernausserwalde
Client: Private
Interior view of the entrance area @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Conference room with glassing facing eastward @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Forecourt, entrance to studio @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Staircase leading to rooftop garden @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
West elevation @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Rooftop garden @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Studio Kumpfmüller
New Building
2002-2004
Location: Steyr
Client: Markus Kumpfmüller
Gialova 2001
2001
Peloponnes, Griechenland
Garden-view, residential building and gazebo on the rooftop © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Oriel window with sofa and vista towards the roof-garden © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Rooftop gazebo © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
House Birgit Mayr
Adaptation
2000-2001
Location: Waldzell
Client: Private
View of main entrance and access to garage @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Fire brigade and construction yard @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Interior view of the fire brigade's garage @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Outdoor view, side of the street and driveway @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Fire Brigade in Pramet
New Building
1999-2004
Location: Pramet
Client: Commune Pramet
Northwest elevation and main entrance @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
North elevation @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Entrance, wardrobe and waiting area @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Reception and waiting room @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
South elevation and residential building @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Medical Practice Dr. Puttinger
New Building
1999-2000
Location: Uttendorf
Client: Dr. Johann Puttinger
Living space on the second floor © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Hall, centrally located staircase with integrated cupboard © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Garden-view, three-storeyed residential building, balcony, pergola © Renate Schrattenecker-Fische
House Salhofer
New Building
1998-2002
Location: Tumeltsham
Client: Private
Conference room, top floor @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Staircase @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Hall on the first floor @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Roofed entrance area @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Outdoor view, glazed stairway @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Northwestern corner with protruding main body @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Office Building BauMayr
New Building
1998-2001
Location: Waldzell
Client: BauMayr
The office building of the construction company Bau Mayr is located on a narrow strip of land between the family´s residential house and the high street of the village. Due to the funnel-shaped premises the architect´s design comprises a three-storey building whose east façade – a massive wall – separates the building and the traffic; whereas the west façade relates closely to the opposite façade of the family residential building.
Reception area and offices are located on the ground floor. The first and the second floor are spanned by a wooden beam ceiling which is supported by only a few pillars on the middle floor. Interior wall partitions shape the single offices. They are carried out in lightweight construction and pitched on the finished floor construction. These separating walls serve as furniture which can be used from the offices and the corridor likewise. Each of the seven offices on the west façade provides a protected workplace with a pleasant atmosphere. Orthogonal recesses in the façade ensure appropriate lighting within the rooms and transform the corridor situated in the east into a complex spatial structure.
The second floor of the building is confined by a circumferential ribbon window separated by sash bars. A terrace is situated above the main entrance in the south. In order to comply with the local building regulations concerning the maximum height of the building, it was necessary to keep the copper sheet roof low. Thus its hipped roof pulled down far under the edge of the upper storey supports the weather protection for the untreated wooden window frames.
Reception area and offices are located on the ground floor. The first and the second floor are spanned by a wooden beam ceiling which is supported by only a few pillars on the middle floor. Interior wall partitions shape the single offices. They are carried out in lightweight construction and pitched on the finished floor construction. These separating walls serve as furniture which can be used from the offices and the corridor likewise. Each of the seven offices on the west façade provides a protected workplace with a pleasant atmosphere. Orthogonal recesses in the façade ensure appropriate lighting within the rooms and transform the corridor situated in the east into a complex spatial structure.
The second floor of the building is confined by a circumferential ribbon window separated by sash bars. A terrace is situated above the main entrance in the south. In order to comply with the local building regulations concerning the maximum height of the building, it was necessary to keep the copper sheet roof low. Thus its hipped roof pulled down far under the edge of the upper storey supports the weather protection for the untreated wooden window frames.
Exterior view of the neo-baroque church © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Exterior view of the parish's yard with roofed passage @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Church, garden and roofed passage @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Staircase leading to the sacristy's anteroom @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Nave, eastward view @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Nave with new people's altar and western entrance @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Deepened western entrance and wood-panelled vestibule @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Western entrance, gate studded with sheet bronze @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Before conversion: nave
Church of Sattledt
Conversion
1998-2000
Location: Sattledt, Oberösterreich
Client: RC parish church
Courtyard and garden © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
View from the gallery into the living area © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Two-storeyed living- and diningroom, kitchen and gallery © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Exterior view of the terraced houses, walkway at the west side © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Exterior view, parking area, entrance to yard and garden shed © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Corner house, after completion © Herbert Schrattenecker
Courtyard opening southwards, after completion © Herbert Schrattenecker
6 Terraced Houses
New Building, Semi-deatched Houses
1997-1998
Location: Waldzell
Client: BauMayr
West view and driveway © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
View of the north façade, workshop and granny-flat © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Courtyard with natural swimming pond and sauna area © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
View from the sauna greenroof to the swimming pond © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
House Puttinger
New Building
1995-1996
Location: Uttendorf
Client: Private
Northeast streetscape © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Staircase and the kitchen behind it © Herbert Schrattenecker
View into the living area © Herbert Schrattenecker
Living area © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
West streetscape © Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
House Mayr
Conversion
1994-1996
Location: Ried im Innkreis
Client: Eng. Jörg Mayr
Hall and baptismal font (teamwork with the artist Meinrad Mayrhofer) @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
View into the sanctuary @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Churchtower, staircase made of reinforced concrete @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
East view of the Parish Church Riedau @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
South hall with newly designed glass façade @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Nave, the newly designed gallery and people's altar @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
Ambo with texts from the Old Testament (with Meinrad Mayrhofer) @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
New holy water font located in the church tower by Meinrad Mayrhofer @ Renate Schrattenecker-Fischer
South hall before the conversion
Parish Church Riedau
Conversion
1993-1998
Location: Riedau, Oberösterreich
Client: RC Parish Church Riedau
House Aigner
Conversion
1990-1992
Location: Waldzell
Client: Private
Works in Stone
1989
Oberösterreich
The holy water font made of Adneter dripstone was designed and completed by Herbert Schrattenecker for the conversion of the church of Kirchheim i. Innkreis.
Expansion at the west side of the church, conglomerate-stone wall, southern entrance with porch roof
Southern entrance with bench
Funeral hall with attached anteroom
Gallery with extended nave and westward annex
West view of the semi-detached gallery and organ
New north wall of the funeral hall
Lady chapel and newly roofed sacristy entrance
Restored sanctuary, new people's altar and ambo
Confessional room
New staircase leading to the gallery
Before the adaptation with the gallery at the west wall of the nave
Parish Church Kirchheim
Adaptation
1989-1992
Location: Kirchheim im Innkreis, Oberösterreich
Client: RC Parish Church Kirchheim
The historic church building consists of a nave bordering the gallery on the western wall, as well as a southern aisle – an element typical of this region. Its aim was the adaptation of the parish church was its visible preservation with specific consideration of existing Gothic proportions.
In order to expand the nave, the western wall was removed and the church interior extended by seven metres in westward direction. In place of the original rear wall two columns were installed in order to support the gallery, which was transformed into a bridge that is accessible from both sides. The free-standing gallery acts as an element that at the same time separates and connects the old and the new: Standing inside the annexe, the observer is able to look into the historic church as if looking through binoculars. Additionally, the formerly hidden wooden pipes at the back of the historic organ on the gallery have become visible for the first time.
Walls and vaults within the annexe were built and plastered by local craftsmen using traditional methods. At this, the western exterior wall was provided with a primary wall of conglomerate rock for weather protection. Arched windows were designed for the annexe as a means of linking the building’s old Gothic elements with the rounded shapes of the new building section. Artistically they continue the tradition of the Barock windows of the baptistery located in the east of the building. In its outer appearance the church extension depicts another stage in the history of the building meeting the requirements of its grown community.
In order to expand the nave, the western wall was removed and the church interior extended by seven metres in westward direction. In place of the original rear wall two columns were installed in order to support the gallery, which was transformed into a bridge that is accessible from both sides. The free-standing gallery acts as an element that at the same time separates and connects the old and the new: Standing inside the annexe, the observer is able to look into the historic church as if looking through binoculars. Additionally, the formerly hidden wooden pipes at the back of the historic organ on the gallery have become visible for the first time.
Walls and vaults within the annexe were built and plastered by local craftsmen using traditional methods. At this, the western exterior wall was provided with a primary wall of conglomerate rock for weather protection. Arched windows were designed for the annexe as a means of linking the building’s old Gothic elements with the rounded shapes of the new building section. Artistically they continue the tradition of the Barock windows of the baptistery located in the east of the building. In its outer appearance the church extension depicts another stage in the history of the building meeting the requirements of its grown community.
Roofscape in Split, watercolour on paper
Sketch based on a textile printing, watercolour on paper, Topkapi Serail, Istanbul
Turkish house in Antalya, pencil drawing
Cuhaci Han, Istanbul, pencil drawing
Travel Sketches Turkey 1988
1988
Österreich - Slowenien - Serbien - Kroatien -Bosnien Herzegovina - Mazedonien - Griechenland - Türkei
A Child's Drawings
1966
Lohnsburg a. K., Oberösterreich