Housing is not a product.
It’s a social system.
Living
Common Ground
How we live together, beyond the building.
The space between buildings is not leftover space.
Place
How place shapes what we build.
Climate, topography and local building knowledge are the first materials of a project.
Resources
How we build with less.
Materials, energy and land are part of the design from day one. Structure, shading, material use and adaptability are developed as part of the architecture.
Reuse / Rework
How we work with what is already there.
Existing buildings already contain space, material and history. We keep what works, change what needs to change and add only what is necessary.
The existing becomes the starting point for design, not its limitation.
Not Building
When building less creates more.
Sometimes the best building is the one you don’t build. Reuse, share and adapt first.
Building less is not the absence of architecture. It is a design decision.
Learning
How we learn together.
Learning doesn’t stop at the classroom door. Schools need spaces for focus, exchange, movement and community.
Awards
Holzbaupreis Steiermark 2025 · Multi-storey Housing Gratwein am Grünanger received the Styrian Timber Construction Award 2025 in the category Multi-storey Housing.
Österreichischer Staatspreis Holzbau 2026 · Nomination
Best of Austria 2024–2025 · Publication One for the office bookshelf.
Pomisgasse / Draisgasse · Urban Planning · 1st Prize · 2025
Auszeichnung beispielhafter Wohnbau 2024 · Multi-storey Housing The State of Styria recognised Gratwein am Grünanger as exemplary multi-storey housing.
KH Graz B-Gebäude · Healthcare · Competition · 3rd Prize · 2026
Wohnpark Admont · Housing · Invited Competition · 3rd Prize · 2025
Big and small · Volksschule Hof bei Salzburg · Competition · 2nd Prize · 2024
Europaschule Linz · Education · EU-wide Open Competition · 2nd Prize · 2021
Bienengasse 19 · Housing · Competition · 1st Prize · 2020
Saalfelden – Neubau Seniorenpflegeheim Healthcare · Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer, Austria · EU-wide Open Competition · Recognition · 2022
Holzgartensteg Regensburg · Infrastructure · Germany · Competition · 2nd Round · 1st Prize
Second prize for Post City Linz Urban Planning · EU-wide Open Two-Stage Competition · 2nd Prize · 2019
Wohnanlage Gratwein, am Grünanger Gratwein-Straßengel · 63 Apartments · Timber-Hybrid Construction · Competition 1st Prize ·
Wohnanlage Stainz · Housing · Stainz, Austria · Competition · 1st Prize
A detailed architectural plan of an urban outdoor area including streets, pathways, buildings, trees, and designated zones such as a sports field and school garden.
SUPERARCHITEKTUR
mobile Martin Brischnik +43 676 591 7973
mobile Ana Očić +43 699 1711 7252
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