“ARTEC na dijalektički način postavljaju jedno uz drugo: autonomni, brutalistički jezik konstrukcije i materijala i suptilnu, nenarativnu, primarno
funkcionalnu interpretaciju konteksta.”
Otto Kapfinger: tekst kataloga izložbe “Beyond the minimal”, Architectural Association,
London, 1998.
ARTEC arhitekti u svom dosadašnjem opusu nikada nisu oktroirali subjektivnu formu kao rezultat individualnog kaprica, već su reagirali na svaku konkretnu situaciju. Pritom dolazi do izražaja jedan od principa njihova rada: nepogode i mane objektivne situacije pretvoriti u vrline projekta.
Rješenju stambenog kompleksa Laxenburgerstrasse – Dieselgasse, na mjestu napuštenog
industrijskog skladišta, prethodila
je detaljna urbanistička analiza okolnog područja guste blokovske izgradnje bečke radničke četvrti Favoriten. Između intenzivnim prometom opterećene Laxenburgerstrasse na zapadnoj granici zemljišta, napuštenog industrijskog područja na južnoj, nove stambene izgradnje s dostatnom infrastrukturom na njegovoj istočnoj strani te guste blokovske izgradnje na sjevernoj granici, arhitekti su razvili urbani uzorak (pattern). Njegovu kvalitetu čine polivalentnost, jaka strukturalnost, bogatstvo
prostornih mogućnosti.
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“ARTEC dialectally juxtapose
an autonomous,”brutalist” language of construction and materials with subtle, non-narrative, primarily functional interpretations of the context”
Otto Kapfinger: excerpt from
the catalogue for the exhibition
“Beyond the minimal” – Architectural Association, London, 1998.

In their opus so far ARTEC architects have never imposed subjective form as a consequence of individual caprice. Instead, they have reacted to every concrete situation. In the process,
they have expressed one of
the principles of their work:
how to change the inconveniences and faults of
an objective situation into the forte of a project.
The design solution of the residential complex Laxenburgerstrasse-Dieselgasse, located on the
site of an abandoned industrial warehouse, is the result of a detailed urban analysis of the surrounding area of high-density block buildings of Favoriten, a working class district in Vienna. The architects developed an urban pattern between the
busy thoroughfare Laxenburgerstrasse to the west, the abandoned industrial area
to the south, a new housing development with adequate infrastructure to the east and high-density block complexes
to the north. Its quality lies in
its polyvalent character, a
strong structure, and a
richness of spatial
opportunities.
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