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Architects: Gsottbauer architektur.werkstatt
- Area: 1198 m²
- Year: 2013
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Photographs:Birgit Köll, Alessio Perfetti
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Text description provided by the architects. Situated in the uplands northeast of Innsbruck, Gnadenwald is a rural parish with bustling club activities. The fire station- and club house encloses the southerly situated school yard, while incorporating the – already existing - adjoining tavern building situated higher than the club house, together with the beeches in the background. The event area is encircled spatially by flying- and projecting roofs, the open air theater, and the trees, which has the effect of turning the “plaza of beeches” into a subtle open space that oscillates between covered and open areas.
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The heart of the facility is the function room, offering a variety of views to the school yard, the event area and the close mountain range.
![Fire Station | Club House | Gnadenwald / Gsottbauer architektur.werkstatt - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5262/f821/e8e4/4ee8/e100/011d/newsletter/2013_Gna_03_B_S.jpg?1382217753)
The fire station (in contact with the ground) was built in reinforced concrete. The overlying club house section is a timber structure that is paneled with white fir – inside and outside. Solely exposed parts over the roof are coated with weatherproof VM-zinc. The building was designed to meet the best low-energy standards.
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