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Folding &
Space

EUROSPAR KALSDORF — Kalsdorf (A)

A shiny silver shell, spatially folded, characterizes the new market building in Kalsdorf near Graz.

Retail
Ongoing
3.300m²
Vatter & Partner ZT GmbH

This approximately 100m-long structure encloses a food market, a pharmacy, and a bistro. The logic of its folding continues both on the canopy undersides and on the back of the market.

Similar to an inner lining in high quality clothing, the materials used here generate a soft and warm interior.

This all goes to create a spatially exciting and distinctive building which opens up to the surroundings across a broad front. The shell is clad with metal and expanded metal. The folded canopy soffit is made of wood. Inside the market, the three-dimensional wooden structure is left visible for visitors to experience.

As a result, the building appears dressed in metal toward the outside, and inside the wood material guides the visitor.

The wooden construction and the generous integration of photovoltaic surfaces on the roof enhance the sustainability of the building.