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| Client | City of Graz |
| Commission | International two stage competition 1997, ranking among the 6 finalists |
| Architects | Graber & Steiger Architekten with Steiger & Kraushaar Architekten |
The Graz Schlossberg cuts into the urban body and dissects it. At the same time, an existing system of tunnels inside the mountain introduces the potential factor of connection. The project uses that opposition and is developed outwards from inside the mountain. Interconnections between the mountain, city and the cave-like tunnels are occasionally occupied by crystalline bodies that act as entrances and exhibition spaces, creating a museum landscape that can be utilized in a diverse way. This establishes an interaction between pausing and continuing that is ideal for museum operation. The transparent pavilion on Schlossbergplatz acts as an entrance to the art museum and the system of tunnels. It refers to its function as an exhibition space, while the material expresses the art museum and the glass bodies inside the mountain. In this way, the activities and exhibitions that take place at Schlossbergplatz have a prominent public presence. The art venue develops upwards in the narrow gap between the foot of the mountain and the old town development. The slightly greater height than the surrounding rooftop landscape gives it an appearance that can be perceived from afar in the urban space.

We are delighted to announce that our team has won the competition for a residential and mixed-use building in the centre of the municipality of Horw, south of Lucerne.
As the competition motto JANUS suggests, our approach is characterized by a multifaceted compound that responds subtly to the given heterogeneous context. The urban boullevard in the north is addressed just as the park-like open space towards the south.
The staggered and porous structure leaves maximum green space and accommodates a variety of apartment types, collective rooms and commercial premises that contribute to a vital a tivation of the neighbourhood.
The simple and robust structural and spatial concept enables a long life span while leaving flexibility for future adaptation. The deep, verana-like facade layers act as a climate-sensitive treshold space and expands the interiors multifunctionally.