architek[tour] tirol – guide to architecture in tyrol

As part of a participatory development process, a new village center was created in the heart of Niederndorf, comprising a municipal building, a mixed-use commercial and residential structure, and a clearly defined village square that spatially and functionally enhances the town center. Two staggered gable-roofed buildings relate in scale and typology to the existing context and express their distinct functions through their façades.

The tree trunks surrounding the cubic glass building are the characteristic feature of this supermarket. The untreated spruce trunks stripped of their bark have been placed at irregular intervals forming a homogeneous construction. They also provide a functional filter in front of the roof-high fixed glazing, define protected outside-areas and spaces in between and, allow interesting "light and shadow shows” to take place inside the building.