Wien Museum Neu

Project objectives

The ‘Wien Museum NEU’ project is the central cultural policy project of the Vienna City Council. The building, which was first opened in 1959 and was designed by Oswald Haerdtl, is to be expanded and renovated to become a state-of-the-art city museum, with more space for exhibitions, adequate space for education and school classes, functional rooms for events and attractive cuisine.

Project description

Local construction supervision (construction and technical building equipment) for the renovation and extension of the listed Wien Museum on Karlsplatz. The construction work took place in the city centre in a confined space, which posed a challenge for the site logistics.

Project data

An extended solitary building with a strong presence was realised, which will be equipped with two additional storeys. Now the museum has a net floor area of around 12,000 m² (previously 6,900 m²). More than 3,000 m² (instead of approx. 2,000 m²) are planned for the permanent exhibition. The special exhibition floor alone offers over 1,200 m².

Services

In a consortium with Spirk + Partner:
• Local construction supervision
• Site supervision for construction, electrical, HVAC and MCR