The QUADRILL project transforms the Tabakfabrik Linz into an open, mixed-use urban quarter. The complex complements Peter Behrens’ listed industrial building and creates a new interface with the city.

A spacious entrance along Gruberstraße opens up the site. The buildings connect to the existing structure and rise to form the 109-metre-high Quadrill Tower, which serves as a new landmark within the urban fabric.

The central element is a two-storey open-space system comprising Behrensplatz and the ‘Behrensband’. This publicly accessible roof landscape connects the four buildings and offers areas for relaxation, work, sport and leisure.

The quarter comprises around 1,000 workplaces, some 180 apartments, as well as hotel, catering, retail and leisure facilities. The Quadrill Tower combines a hotel, flexible office space and a publicly accessible restaurant with panoramic views.

Architecturally, the new buildings engage in a dialogue with the existing structures: the base echoes the clinker brickwork of the historic buildings, whilst the tower develops its own distinctive façade design. Energy from groundwater heat pumps, photovoltaics, and district heating and cooling underscores the project’s commitment to sustainability.

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