Short Term Housing Aspern

SHORT TERM HOUSING AKIN TO A HOTEL IS DRAWN UP AS A HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WHO COME TO ASPERN FOR WORK OR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. PART OF THIS PROJECT IS TO NOT ONLY DESIGN FUNCTIONAL APARTMENTS, BUT TO ALSO PAY ATTENTION TO IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A HOTEL SUCH AS A RESTAURANT, LOBBY WITH A RECEPTION DESK, GYM, RENTABLE SPACES FOR SHOPS, A SKY BAR AND ALSO A LAUNDRY AND A COMMON ROOM FOR THOSE WHO DECIDE TO STAY FOR LONGER. IN THE BASEMENT OF THE BUILDING THERE ARE PRIMARILY SERVICE ROOMS, ON THE FIRST FLOOR THERE ARE HOTEL SERVICES SUCH AS THE RECEPTION DESK, LOBBY, DINING AREAS SUCH AS A RESTAURANT AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE SPACES ARE ALSO LOCATED THERE. ON THE OTHER – TYPICAL – FLOORS, THERE ARE 54 APARTMENTS OF VARIOUS SIZES, RANGING FROM 30 M2 TO 60 M2. THEY ARE MOSTLY MINIMALISTIC FLATS WITH ONE LIVING ROOM DIVIDED BY A MOVING FURNITURE SUCH AS CURTAINS. ON THE TOP FLOORS THERE ARE SPLIT LEVEL APARTMENTS WHICH HAVE GREATER AREA. ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THE TALLEST BUILDING BLOCK WE MAY FIND A LOBBY BAR WHICH CAN BE USED BY THE STAYING RESIDENTS FOR RELAXATION PURPOSES. THE HOUSING COMPLEX IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR BLOCKS WHICH ARE ROTATED IN RESPECT TO EACH OTHER BY DIFFERENT ANGLES AND WHICH ARE CONNECTED BY OUTDOOR CONCRETE STAIRWAYS. THANKS TO THE OUTDOOR STAIRWAYS A LARGE AREA NEED NOT BE HEATED, THUS SAVING ON ENERGY. ANOTHER IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE DESIGN IS THE FACADE WITH ITS ANGLED WINDOW JAMBS. THE WINDOWS REPRESENT EYES LOOKING OUT INTO THE WORLD, EACH IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION SO AS TO CAPTURE ALL THE IMPORTANT VISTAS AROUND THE HOTEL.