‘Heredity’ Workshop / 2:pm Architectures + CUAC Arquitectura

Organized by Europan Europe, 2:pm Architectures & CUAC Arquitectura met for a 4-days long international workshop to explore how agriculture and architectural development are in symbiotic relationship. In analyzing the growth of Vienna and Oberlaa, they can easily understand how architecture born on agricultural results in footprints so they offered a system to develop Oberlaa. It’s a system which is able to offer countryside qualities within contemporary city density. More images and architects’ description after the break.

The project took place in Oberlaa, near Vienna for an urban densification project developed on the subway line extension. The agriculture fields give very interesting land morphology, which are long and thin. That system has to be contextualized and adapted to surroundings. We adapt a system to neighbor density, openess, pantones, programs, uses, public transports and infrastructure etc…