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Irene Ott-Reinisch

  • Site : www.ottreinisch.at
  • Adresse : Hollgasse 1/44 1050 Vienna
Study of Architecture at the Technical University of Innsbruck/Austria (diploma 1991). Diploma thesis: Architectural project design in context with historical buildings/surroundings. During the study: internship at Coop Himmelblau Vienna (roof top Falkestrasse/Vienna). After moving to Vienna 1991 post-graduate studies in environmental technology / TU Vienna (with focus environmental protection / sustainability); diploma 1995; Post graduate timber architecture Kunst Universität Linz 2008; Own office since 2000. Project collaborations with Steven Holl, Franz Sam, Urs Bette et al. I am focusing on implementation of high quality architectural projects with sustainable goals sometimes in historical or cultural specific locations mostly with international collaborations. My office is frequently working as partner architects to international architects, in this function not only participating in the designprocess but also assigned to project and quality management as well as supervision on site. Several competition wins for 3 sports halls in the Lower Austrian Regional Sports School with Franz Sam, Krems/Vienna (2002 – 2012). Loisium Hotel Langenlois and Wine World/project collaboration with Steven Holl Architects /NY since 2002; private client – direct assignment; Hotel extension completed 5.2021; 2004 Contract World Award/2006 European Hotel Design Award/2006 Austrian Client Award. Competition win 1999 school center in Waidhofen/Ybbs – Autria; extended with an assignment for the renovation/refurbishment of the city´s concert hall and music school as project collaboration with Franz Sam; completed 2008; 2008 Regional Architectural Award for exemplary buildings Regional Government Lower Austria. From 2005 to 2017 Royal Institute of Tourism and Hospitality (RITH) Bhutan / Thimphu Refurbishment project tourism school (in a former hotel) and design of a new built training hotel in passive house technology in Bhutan´s capital Thimphu; direct assignment Austrian Development Agency/Royal Government of Bhutan; 2019 Austrian Green Planet Building Award for RITH. Thalia competition win 2009 in Graz´s historical center, roof top extension of a complex with cultural institutions and theatres in order to gain a complex as project collaboration with Franz Sam/Urs Bette, Adelaide; completed 2013; 2015 Austrian Steel Building Award. Since 2016 teaching assignments at the Technical University of Vienna and Innsbruck. Topics: Implementation of sophisticated architectures with regard to technical implementation; Book publication: ANDERS GÜNSTIG. Wohnbau Sozialintegrativ. ISBN: 978-3-99028-711-8 together with Anita Aigner, Paul Rajakovics.

Loisium Hotel and Visitor Center 2002-2021

In the role of associate architect to Steven Holl Architects we have jointly completed 4 stages of the Loisium consisting of a Wine Centre and a Hotel complex in Langenlois 80km NE of Vienna/Austria. Our work included overall project steering, permission shop-and detail drawings as well as supervision on the site for the collaboration with SHA and design, as well as all office works & supervision for a smaller extension 2017.
The Loisium Hotel (opened 2005) and Wine Center (opened 2003) celebrate the rich local heritage of an ancient wine vault system. The historic subterranean network, which includes stone passages that are 900 years old, underlies the urban plan of the town. The first two buildings of the Loisium campus sought to create an analogical relation to the geometry of the cellars, with the wine center embedded within the vineyards and the hotel referencing the branching morphology of the vaults above. Together these three elements represented three basic types of architecture: under, in, and over the ground. The concept for the new extension, “out of the ground,” connects to the original vaults via precast vaulted rooms. A reflecting pool at the entry reflects the curved geometry. "Architecture, always a collaboration, is especially a joy when the team is made of true friends and great clients who deeply appreciate the spirit and love of detail, light, and space that architecture communicates.” - Steven Holl, May 24, 2021
The roofs and walls of the expansion building completed 2021 are clad in Rheinzink. The matte natural material is pre-weathered to blend with the landscape and sky. Glass walls at the hotel rooms provide views to the surrounding hills, vineyards and existing Loisium Hotel and Wine Center. Board form exposed concrete walls compliment custom natural wood millwork. The high performance building envelope and extensive use of natural materials exemplify the sustainable aspirations of the project. The Loisium Wine and Spa Resort have reopened after refurbishment in May 2021.

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