(Bregenz, 1956)
A scheme drawn up by the practice of Baumschlager Eberle Architekten has been placed first in the competition to build a film industry hub in the Polish city of Toruń. Among the 41 other contestants was Kengo Kuma, who capped the second prize. The pr
On the shore of Lake Constance, close to the natural reserve of the Rhine Delta, Nordwesthaus serves as a meeting point for users of the Rohner Yacht Harbour. Located in the village of Fußach, in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, the premises belong
Established since 1913 in the Schwabing area, the insurance company Münchener Rückversicherung has expanded steadily in Munich’s center with buildings whose architectures bear witness to the consecutive phases in which this institution has grown. One
Within a dense urban context composed mainly of housing blocks of four heights and sloped roofs, a new building and renovated shed transform the image of the place in order to house nine apartments. The old building is aligned with the street whereas
The housing complex Achslengut II is located in the Swiss city of St. Gallen, between Lake Constance and the Alps. When Baumschlager Eberle Architekten obtained this commission in 1998, the principal parameters of the project had already been establi
From the closed perimetral block to the highrise, an entire catalog of urban forms graces the site outside Innsbruck that was staked out to accommodate a large number of subsidized apartments. Bordered to the south by the 1960s buildings of the univ
Austria’s architectural scene today is multiform. Vienna and Graz, the capitals wielding power since the fifties, have progressively passed on competencies to other regions, giving rise to the current tapestry. The case of Vorarlberg, the nation’s we
The architects were commissioned to build a house for an unmarried mother in a scenic green zone outside the Austrian town of Lochau, on grounds belonging to the client’s parents. The project was subject to a single condition: that the new building b
La fusión de la sede central de la compañía electrónica Graf con dos de sus sucursales, que hasta entonces habían sido independientes, para formar un conjunto empresarial único, planteó la necesidad de ampliar el edificio original, localizado en Dorn
This book starts and ends with full-page photos deliberately out of focus. The buildings seem to be moving and leaving a trail of matter in their wake, like Boccioni sculptures. But it’s hard to find architectures with such a degree of precision as D
La modesta región austríaca de Vorarlberg debe su destacada posición en el panorama arquitectónico mundial a las obras realizadas por Carlo Baumschlager y Dietmar Eberle, asociados desde mediados de los años ochenta. La editorial Springer vuelve a de
En la que es ya su tercera monografía, Carlo Baumschlager y Dietmar Eberle muestran que no han bajado la guardia; la precisión técnica y la elegancia sin adornos continúan sido su imagen de marca. Hace ya casi dos décadas que se produjo el ‘descubrim
Architecture in general, and that of residential buildings in particular, is built on systems that have evolved at a regional level. What types of construction are possible, what styles are in demand, what materials are in use, what level of craftsma
Se aprende de los errores, afirman Carlo Baumschlager y Dietmar Eberle, y nosotros hemos tenido oportunidad de equivocarnos muchas veces. La verdad es que en este catálogo de viviendas se recogen sólo los aciertos de los arquitectos austriacos, pero