Pharmacy Oswald

An outdated pharmacy building in Dornbirn's central Moosmahdstrasse underwent an exciting transformation into a modern townhouse by adding two more floors. The building previously consisted of a pharmacy on the ground floor and the owner's apartment on the upper floor. The first floor remained unchanged since pharmacy operations could not be interrupted throughout the renovation. the first floor was gutted and reorganized. Prefabricated wood-construction was the architects choice to add the new top floors. In total, the renovation project created nine accessible apartments that are available for rent.

The facade is a standout feature of the structure. While the unchanged ground floor with its plastered facade was simply adapted in color, the three upper floors are covered with a bronze-colored perforated trapezoidal sheet metal facade, which reacts very sensitively to light due to its lively surface and produces different color nuances depending on the time of day and the weather. There is also an interesting lighting effect at night: Because the full-sized windows are partially hidden behind the perforated metal, the facade only shows its actual shape at night, when the lights in the house come on and the windows shine through.

Location
Dornbirn, Vorarlberg
Finished
2021