DC Towers I + II / Dominique Perrault Architecture

Subscriber Access

Courtesy of Dominique Perrault Architecture

The design of the two high-rise towers for the Donau-City in Vienna by Dominique Perrault Architecture represents the concluding phase of a development extending over several decades: on what was originally a municipal rubbish tip the UNO-City was erected (1973–1979), tentative plans to hold the 1995 Vienna-Budapest EXPO here were soon abandoned, as a result architects Krischanitz and Neumann (commissioned by WED AG) produced an urban design masterplan for the area in 1992. The outcome is an entirely new urban district with a diverse range of functions. More images and architects’ description after the break.

With a total area of some 17.4 hectares and total investment of roughly € 2 billion, the VIENNA DC Donau-City is by far Austria’s largest real estate development. A total of approximately 1.7 million cubic meters will be built, which equates to about 500.000 m² of gross space. The international competition that followed in 2002 for the design of the remaining undeveloped third of the Donau-City was won by Dominique Perrault.

Content Loader

Image gallery

See allShow less
About this author
Cite: Alison Furuto. "DC Towers I + II / Dominique Perrault Architecture" 09 Apr 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/224192/dc-towers-i-ii-dominique-perrault-architecture> ISSN 0719-8884

You've started following your first account!

Did you know?

You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.