“…Facing the street, a windowless ensemble of exposed concrete on two sides, the new building appears surprisingly bright on the inside and, thanks to clever spatial staggering, manages to appear much larger than it does from the outside. Baroque opulence is sought in vain; that wouldn’t fit either, says the spokesman for the New Apostolic Church. “We are orienting ourselves to the original church, and the restrained look of the architecture is in keeping with the liturgy”
Maik Novotny, Standard 07. März 2015
“…With their new design, Veit Aschenbrenner reinterpret historical sacral architecture. Based on the classic Westwerk with bell tower, a diagonally cut block rises high from the facade on the front side. It also extends horizontally over the building, emphasizing the church hall with its 145 seats… The architects have made only a few incisions in the concrete structure. The low entrance area, the ribbon windows to the classrooms and administrative rooms, and the recessed window front of the parish hall were chosen by Veit Aschenbrenner in a decisive and restrained manner. Sacrality, a sculptural approach, and the symbolism of light – despite high claims of significance, this church is discreetly set in a Viennese housing development.”
Redaktion Baunetz.de, Bedeutungsschwer in Leichtbeton, 12.03.2015
“… By pulling the compact structure above the altar area upwards, the citation of a tower is created, which makes the building decipherable as a church. Only from the inside we will recognize that thanks to the elevated part a grandiose daylight direction in the church space succeeds and the building, which appears so hermetic from the street side at a cursory glance, is characterized by a particularly clever choreography of the openings. Daylight literally flows along the ten-meter-high sloping end wall through the skylight into the room, forming an immaterial altarpiece…”
Franziska Leeb, Die Presse, 07. Februar 2015
“…As if cast in one piece: the floor is made of polished cement, thanks to insulating concrete it was possible to actually implement the building as if cast in one material, “concrete is actually poured stone” said the architects. “How the building looks on the outside is how it is on the inside.” Authentic through and through. Like the faith this community proudly carries to the outside world.
Many galleries, levels staggered from the foyer in the best Loosian room plan manner, creating different moods in addition to different room heights, sophisticated lighting and excellent acoustics characterize this modern sacred space”
Isabella Marboe, Architektur Aktuell, Januar Februar 2015.
The material concept is sustainable and timeless, it follows the demand for veracity; concrete as a stone of our time in combination with wooden elements as a renewable raw material.
“The great age of church building is over. And yet the sacred architecture of our days is as exciting as ever…As ascetic as the facade of the flat lightweight concrete building, as minimalist is its interior. Designed by the office of Veit Aschenbrenner, this house of worship is an eye-catcher without pretentiousness and focuses on ecological sustainability…”
Judith E. Innerhofer, DIE ZEIT, 27.12.2019
invited competition, 1st prize
completion june 2014
client:
New Apostolic Curch Austria
addresse:
Lautensackgasse 23, 1140 Vienna
Team:
Oliver Aschenbrenner,
Susanne Veit-Aschenbrenner,
Pawel Zabczynski
tendering, ÖBA:
Bmst. Ing. Renate Scheidenberger GmbH
structural and test engeneer:
Gmeiner Haferl ZTGmbH
room acoustics, sacred space:
Quirin Consultans
building physics and room acoustics:
Mag. Wolfgang Hebenstreit
lighting:
Zmtobel Licht GmbH
building srevices ÖBA:
Adenbeck GmbH
electric planning and ÖBA:
TB-Gebäudetechnik
construction works:
SteinerBau GesmbH
carpentry:
Tischlerei Füreder GmbH, Tischlerei Steinbacher
metal work:
Michael Trinko Metallhandwerk Wien
dry wall construction:
Veleta GesmbH & Co KG