Sonnenpark Salzburg South
(Salzburg-Aigen, Austria),
invited competition, 2004
3. Prize

Program:	Model Ecological Housing Development
Client:	gswb - Gemeinnützige Salzburger Wohnbau GmbHB; Ignaz Harrer Strasse 84, 5020 Salzburg
Partner:	Gernot Ritter, Veronika Hofrichter-Ritter (Graz, all n-o-m-a-d)
Landscape:	Neil Davidson, Lisa MacKenzie (Edinburgh, all n-o-m-a-d)
Biologicals Syst. Engineering:	David Blersch, Stacey Sloan-Blersch (Washington, all n-o-m-a-d)
Physics:	Gerhild Stosch, Vienna
Visualization:	Theo Lorenz (London, T2, n-o-m-a-d)
Size/Area:	7.200 m² + 5.450 m²

The proposed ecological housing to be located on the southern edge of Salzburg requires special consideration of the landscape. The challenging brief calls for maximising density, a compact structure, and careful approach to the tapering city, and necessitates a split between density and qualitative living space.

The green horizon with panorama views:
The views of the spectacular mountainous panorama are decisive for the residents of Sonnenpark. With the green horizon one sees the shift of a spatial strategy to a structurally determined image. Each flat has a panorama view. The elite location on this particular city edge is taken into account and the common green spaces maintain a connection to the spectacular surroundings.

Active and differentiated landscape:
The in-between spaces - which often remain undefined and leftover- offer a chance. Through active and differentiated landscape strategies, these in-between spaces emerge as attractors to the development.