AHI Architectural Heritage Intervention

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Tobacco Factory Linz - House Havana

Tobacco Factory Linz - House Havana

The House Havana –listed as a monument- is located near the danube in the industrial ensemble of the tobacco factory in Linz. It was built as a tobacco warehouse in the 1930s according to plans by Peter Behrens. After the demolition of all non-historical-listed components in 2017, there started the revitalizing since 2022. The credo of the revitalization is not to disturb the balance of the industrial monument in its strong presence despite a new facade statement, but to supplement it with a coherent concept for the preservation of monuments. The main actor plays the glass block - originating from the beginning of the 20th century. This material enables maximum light yield inside the formerly dark tobacco store. In order to correspond to Behren's prevailing structure, all supporting steel constructions disappear inside the glass block joints and are only visible horizontally in the form of a supporting window. The newly built stair tower creates an introverted environment before entering the individually designed office space.

Author

Kaltenbacher architektur
STEINBAUER architektur+design

Collaborators

Kaltenbacher: Andrea Crnjak, Peter Salem, Wolfgang Spies
Steinbauer: Oliver Steinbauer
Client: Immobilien Linz GmbH & Co KG
Structural engineering: Thomas Lorenz ZT GmbH
KMP ZT-GmbH
Technology: Kinast Schmid GmbH, pbW D. Wintersperger, ETECH Schmid and Pachler Elektrotechnik, FSSM GmbH

Edition

6
Shortlisted

Year

2022

City

Linz

Country

Austria

Surface area sqm

8.500

Cost €

8.000.000

Client

Public

Original Programme

Industrial

Programme

Mixed Use

Períod

Modern Architecture

Type of intervention

Transformation

Level of intervention

Total / Integral