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The building depicted is Wohnpark Alterlaa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alterlaa While it may provide affordable housing, it is, in my opinion, an architectural disgrace. It just doesn't fit into the surrounding cityscape, at least not at the moment ... and here I'm talking about the last 40 years. But as always, tastes are different ... if it's the only way to build affordable housing, then so be it. 3 comments
 @keadamander @ExtinctionR Which considering the mass building of more conventional buildings around it in the 23rd district, is hugely important. And by cheap, you get for about €500 rent and €500 running costs for about 100m² (everything but electricity): @keadamander @ExtinctionR As I discussed it years back, while Alterlaa does not concierges, it manages to provide probably 3/4rd of the services such buildings in the UK/US offer, in an efficient way, for a mini city of around 10K inhabitants, in a very cost effective way. |
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@keadamander @ExtinctionR Oh, but it's an architectural marvel. Regular mandatory excursions of architect students.
Between Glück being visionary to include its own park (yes it has its own gardeners, the Wohnpark is special, it has its own administration, and most of it is NOT outsourced to 3rd party firms, it has its own handymen), and some innovative zoning, it has rather huge green areas, that cannot be built upon, no matter what.