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Since the launch in 1997 pos architects of Vienna is ahead in innovative architecture and building research. The holistic approach and the test in pilot projects make a promising alternative in developing sustainable qualities in architecture. The first passive house in extreme alpine climate and a low energy office building give a proof of research and planning performance. Since 2004 the expertise of pos architects is inquired in international consulting projects for ecological and energy efficient building design.

ongoing projects

Passive house housing estate, Tallinn, Estonia

New Austrian embassy in Jakarta / Indonesia

Refurbishment and conversion of a housing settlement, Vienna

High standard refurbishment to passive house standard, Amstetten / Lower Austria



research

2009 Sun power city - plus energy urban development

2008 EFES - energy efficient regional planning tools

2007 PUCA - low energy neighbourhoods for Southern France

2006 "evergreen" - low energy greenhouse

2005 „Grünes Licht" - large volume conversion of an old people`s home to a passive apartement house

2004 "sunny research" - energy-efficient office building, Vienna

2004 "Altes Haus" - barrier-free housing with service for senior citizens in passive house standard, Vienna

2003 „themenwohnen^musik" - developement of an urban base point for musicians, Vienna

2003 "solar laundry" - feasibility study - using solar cooling for a laundry, Vienna

2003 "klimanet" network and guidelines for solar cooling in office buildings



awards and honours

2009 ATGA facility price 2009, project ENERGYbase

2009 passive house certification, project ENERGYbase

2008 Green Building certificate 2008, project ENERGYbase

2008 Austrian solar-price 2008, 1. price, project ENERGYbase

2008 European Environmental Press Award 2008, project ENERGYbase

2008 femtech expert of the month July, Ursula Schneider

2008 solid-building price 2008, category ecology, project ENERGYbase

2008 Austrian Civil Prize for environment- and energy technology, category innovations, project ENERGYbase

2007 styrian timber-construction price, exceptional price for architecture and sustainability, project Schiestlhouse

2007 Environmental Citizen Prize Vienna, project evergreen - low energy greenhouse

2006 National Award for Architecture and Sustainability, nomination project Schiestlhaus

2006 Energy Globe Vienna 2006, nomination project tourist center Kolasin

2005 Energy Globe Vienna 2005, appreciation project Schiestlhaus

2005 Austrian Solar Award 2005, Euro Solar Austria, project Schiestlhaus

2005 Environmental Citizen Prize Vienna, project solar laundry

2005 Ford Ecological Award, project Schiestlhaus

2003 Vienna business agency,  Call „Bmvit Efficient Energy Utilization" Vienna, 3. prize for „evergreen" - low energy greenhouse

2001 Bmvit Impulse Program "sustainable management" 1. prize "Altbau der Zukunft"

2000 Bmvit Impulse Program "sustainable management" 1. prize "Haus der Zukunft"

1998 "bavarian country price“ for architecture



competitions and applications

2009 AGM-fresh&carry, new market appearance AGM

2009 TALLinn-passive house housing estate, competition 1. price, Tallinn, Estonia

2008 OASE, housing - 92 apartments, Vienna

2007 New Austrian embassy Jakarta / Indonesia | 1. price

2007 University campus, Klagenfurt

2007 Office building (Rigips company), Puchberg am Schneeberg / Lower Austria | 1. price

2007 Hall of residence in passive house standard, Graz

2007 Housing settlement (Eurogate), 133 units, Vienna

2007 eco park Lassee/Lower Austria

2006 health and leisure property Jaidhof/Lower Austria

2006 municipal office with hall and apartments, Eckartsau/Lower Austria

2005 adult education center, music school and library, Vienna

2005 housing settlement, 115 units, Linz

2001 secondary school, Vorarlberg together with Reinberg

1999 Josef-Gasser-school, Brixen/Südtirol together with Hrebak und Huber

1999 financial administration building and police-office, Innsbruck together with Chalabi and Tsukalas

1998 footbridge Makartsteg/Salzburg together with Frauenlob, Hrebak and Kumposcht



publications

"DETAIL", magazine 4_2009: »Office 2.0« - innovative energy concept for office buildings in Vienna, Munich 2009

"DBZ" German Building Magazine, booklet1_2009: „energy efficient by folding - Energy Base, Vienna/A", 2009

"Der Standard", 19.02.2009: „the office building turns to power station", Vienna 2009

"Kurier", 07.01.2009: "Ausgerechnet Banane", Vienna 2009

„Der Standard", 03.-04.01.2009, "the hour of the green buffer - how does the future office building look like? For example like ENERGYbase - an appeal", Vienna 2008

„Guertelnews": " Der Altbau der Zukunft ein Passivhaus " publication of pos project „feasibility study for high quality rehabilitation of a building from the period of promoterism with passive house components, Vienna 2008

„Perspektiven", booklet 8_9.2009: "Bürohauszukunft aus dem Forschungslabor", Wien 2008

RAUM S. 31-33, Fritz Oettl: sustainable building standards: locate capabilities using the example of a passive house, Vienna 2008

solar building magazine 2/2008, p. 44 ff.: "clever folded - new office building ENERGYbase in Vienna from pos-architecture, Berlin 2008

Photon -solar electricity magazine, August 2008, p.90-91:"facade as testbed - ecological pilot project and coevally testbed of photovoltaics: the 'ENERGYbase' in Vienna", Aachen 2008

"Wettbewerbe Architekturjournal" 269/270, May/June 2008, p.121-130: Austrian Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia", Vienna 2008

"Der Standard", 26. May 2008, p.R3: "Business platform with future", Vienna 2008

"Architektur & Bauforum", May 2008, p.17-19: "the future starts now!", Vienna, 2008

"Der Standard", 29./30. March 2008, p.10: "office with green buffer rooms", Vienna 2008

"Architektur & Bauforum", 17. March 2008, p.1-2: "architectural warming | it`s a matter of life!"

„NEWS", 6. March 2008, p.82-83: "rehabilitation and roof extension in a viennese building from the period of promoterism, Vienna 2008

cement + concrete, February 2008, p.20-25: „ENERGYbase: future office building in Vienna - sustainable passive office building shows the way in the future of office", Vienna 2008

ENERGY 20, 02/2008, p.59-60 future office building - the passive office building in Vienna - ENERGYbase pulls out all the stops for energy efficiency, Vienna, 2008

SOLID, p.50-53 to build with research - reportage ENERGYbase, Vienna 2008

Solar building, 10/2007, p.36-39 Schiestlhut Styria - passive house on the mountain top, Vienna 2007

l´architettura naturale, p.50-57 refuge at Hochschwab, Milano 2007

„DETAIL", 06/2007, p.624-627 refuge in styria, Vienna 2007 www.detail.de/Artikel

wien.at, TV 05.02.2007: Energybase, Vienna 2007, www.wien.gv.at

konstruktiv, 02/2007, p.12-13: planning in the alps - summiteer, Vienna 2007

„DETAIL", 11/2006,p.1284-1290: building of tomorrow - research- and technical program for future-oriented buildings, habitation and rehabilitation, Vienna 2006

Architektura murator, 11/2006, p.97-101: Na granicy mozliwosci - trzy mate budynki mieszkalne (Schiestlhaus/Hochschwab), Poland 2006

bm vit - track record environmental technology, 6/2006, p.59: alpine base in passive house architecture, Vienna 2006

„DBZ" German Building Magazine 6/2006, p.66-67: the top of energy saving, Germany 2006

xia IntelligenteArchitektur, intelligent architecture, 4/2006, p.22-29: passive house +2154m high, Germany 2006

nextroom, 1/2006: Schiestlhaus, link: www.nextroom.at

bauen mit holz 9/2005, building with timber 9/2005, p.24-29: energy self-sustaining alpine base in passive house architecture, Germany 2005

Architektur & Bauforum, 14. August 05, p.9-11,sunny research!, Vienna 2005

IBO magazine 3/2005, p.10-15 old house? - old house!, Vienna 2005

Forschungsforum 2/2005, bm vit: 2005 Schiestlhouse at Hochschwab - alpine base in passive house technology, Vienna 2005

Gebäude-Installationen 1-2/2005,p.106-109 climatisation with future, Vienna 2005

ARCHITEKTUR & BAUFORUM, 17. Oktober 2004, p.9-11: alpine passive house refuge, Vienna 2004

UMWELTSCHUTZ, 7-8/2004, p.20-21: high alpine magic- box, Vienna 2004

ARCHITEKTUR & BAUFORUM, Mai 2004, p.12: sustainability in building, Vienna 2004

„IBO" magazin magazine 4/2003, p.4-11: alpine base - Schiestlhouse at Hochschwab, Vienna 2003

„Fechner": revitalization of a building from the period of promoterism with roof extension, old building modernization, the practical guide, Vienna 2002

"Alpen-Donau-Adria" Magazine at Saturday 18.12.2004, 16.35 o` clock at ORF 2: Schiestlhouse



realized buildings

2009 Belvedere, Observation tower, national park Bjelsko / Montenegro 

2009 Prototype 2, Alpine hut Bijelo Polje, development cooperation, Montenegro July 2009

2009 Community Center, Nikkimori, development cooperation, mountains of Pakistan March 2009

2008 Prototype 1, Alpine hut Krivido, development cooperation, Montenegro October 2008

2008 ENERGYbase, office building in passive house standard
(floor area 8860 m2), Vienna

2007 Regional Tourist Office, Kolasin / Montenegro

2006 apartment refurbishment, Vienna

2005 Schiestlhaus - self-sufficient alpine base in passive house technology, 2154m Hochschwab/Styria

2004 stage and textile roof structure for cultural events, castle Golling/Salzburg

2003 spatial and functional developement, castle Golling/Salzburg

2003 handicapped accessible tobacconist, Vienna

2002 office upgrading, Vienna

2002 entrancy design, psychotherapist`s surgery, Vienna

2002 transportable concert podium for cellist, Vienna, Helsinki

2001 apartment upgrading (color compositon, furnishing, illumination), Vienna

1999 loft atelier, Vienna

1999 apartment refurbishment, Vienna

1998 mobile display system for the Austrian National Library, Vienna

1998 swimming pool and garden, Vienna

1998 apartment upgrading, Vienna

1998 redevelopement of a "Gründerzeit" building, Vienna

1998 ecological loft with 2 apartments and office, Vienna

1997 apartment upgrading, Vienna

1997 refurbishment, extension and loft of a medieval town house, Laufen/Germany



lectures

2009 IBO congress 2009, Germany, "sustainable buildings - sustainability, ecology of building and quality of compartment air"

2009 Real Vienna, Mess Vienna, working and habitation 2020 - future trends

2009 BAIK, Vienna, „incentives for sustainable planning and building - without education?"

2009 Internationales Industriebauseminar, technical university Vienna - project Energybase

2009 Symposium centrope dialogue, Lower Austria, „energy optimized habitation and advantage of location at Centrope"

2009 local renewables freiburg 2009, Germany, design and construction of sustainable buildings in different climates

2009 13. International Passive House Congress 2009, Germany, Energybase, passive house office building, focus on renewable energy and user comfort

2009 BDB-OWL series of lectures 2009, Germany, impulse: green building

2008 Urbanism Vienna, building from the period of promoterism at Gürtel street Vienna - advancement of habitation quality with passive house components

2008 IG PH Tirol, Innsbruck, social habitation

2008 Vortragsreihe, Donau Universität Krems, master of building sience - Studiengang, ENERGYbase: Passivbürogebäude mit Luftbefeuchtung durch Pflanzen

2008 Estonian Engineers Annual Conference 2008, Estonia, Energy base project report

2008 Passive house Seminary, Universität Tartu, Estonia, report on commercial passive house projects in Austria

2008 zeroCO2sustainable architecture conference, Budapest, ENERGYBase - The new passive office building of Vienna

2008 konference pasivní domy 2008, Brünn, ENERGYbase: passive office building with focus on sustainable energy and user comfort

2008 energy efficient and solar building, Germany, architecture and ecology

2008 series of seminars in modules, lecture at Danube University Krems, botanical air conditioning, prospects and options

2008 kulture buildings tirol 2008, Innsbruck, ceo for CEO´s

2008 Gleisdorf solar 2008, ENERGYbase: sunny future office, the solar provided house - heating and cooling from one system, solar cooling

2008 Energy efficiency in Montenegro, Introduction into energy efficient architecture at the example of two mountain huts and the building of the RTO Kolasin

2008 ATGA facility congress 2008, Vienna, Innovative approach for the commercial office market, e.g. ENERGYbase

2008 architektur in progress | lecture series | pos Architekten, Vienna, Presentation of the office and their projects

2008 Bauen & Energie Vienna 2008, Vienna, Passive house ENERGYBase - the new generation of office property

2008 viennergy 2008, Vienna, energy efficient buildings - new technologies, integral planning, intelligent business

2007 future prospects in facade engineering 2007, Carinthia, The façades of the passive office building Energy base, Technikum Kärnten Spittal/Drau

2007 2. Passive House congress Slovakia 2007, Bratislava, EnergyBase, administrative passive building

2007 Meet City and urban Research of PUCA, Rennes, for an environmental spoilable habitat

2007 feasibility study about ecological air conditioning with plants in office buildings, Donau - Universität Krems

2007 11. International Passive House congress 2007, Bregenz, extreme comfortable - example Schiestlhouse: experiences after the first full season

2007 SFT-ArchitectureWorld, Münster, architecture - research - pilot project

2007 IBO congress, Vienna, daylight and passive house - energy and comfort useful combined

2007 KlimaHaus conference, Bolzano, research project "Grünes Licht"- using light, air and plants for a conversion of an old people´s home

2006 la Casa alpina del futuro, Aosta, Schiestlhouse at Hochschwab, Architectura Moderna Alpina

2006 sustainable building and energetic conversion, Arch+Ing Akademie, Vienna

2006 Gleisdorf solar 2006, Schiestlhouse - Architecture as longdated prototype, SOLAR 2006, Gleisdorf

2006 feasibility study - solar cooling in Austria,TECHBase, Vienna

2006 Passive house conference, Bratislava, passive house extreme - Schiestlhouse 2154m

2006 international passive house conference, Hannover: „Grünes Licht" - definition of up to date standards for using sunlight in passive houses

2006 international passive house conference, Hannover: "altes Haus" - barrier-free housing in old buildings adapted to passive house standards

2006 bm vit, Vienna, humidity, clangour, light, grass planting and free space in energy-efficient buildings



pos architekten ZT-KEG
Maria Treu Gasse 3/15
1080 Wien
Austria
Telefon +43 1 409 52 65
Fax +43 1 409 52 65 99


Partners
Ursula Schneider
Fritz Oettl
Claire Poutaraud

Employees
5

Established
1997

Specialties
green architecture and
sustainable refurbishment

international consulting for
energy-efficient and eco-building

research in applied building sciences