The Volkshochschule Ottakring

Project objectives

The main aim of the general refurbishment is to make the building accessible and improve the structural fire protection while retaining the urgently needed usable space.

Project description

The Volkshochschule designed by Franz Ritter von Neumann was built by the "Volkshochschule Wien Volksheim" association in 1904/05. The facade and the outside windows were completely renovated a few years ago and are in good condition.

Project data

The net floor area is approximately 3,800 m2.

Project specifics

The original room programme includes a large hall for 400 people, several smaller halls, a lending library, a reading hall, numerous teaching facilities and a canteen. The building has a sophisticated bourgeois architecture with a representative entrance and a central staircase.

Services

The scope of services includes the following service areas: structural design, building physics, building services planning – technical building services, services in accordance with the Construction Work Coordination Act 1999 (BauKG,) test engineer activity according to building regulations for Vienna, bills of quantities, cost management and overarching management tasks