UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA / BOOK DEPOT / Competition Proposal

our proposal is based on a simple 7-level volume which we extended in several floors with planter boxes and thus formed a monolithic sculpture covered with dense vegetation. Casted in pure white concrete the building serves as background for its occupation by nature. The planters serve as natural cooling device and furthermore store water in the soil for later evaporation. architecture and nature benefit from each other in a symbiotic way.