Markas Headquarters

Bozen, Italy
The intersections of this hybrid reinforced concrete and cast steel structure support the entire building.
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Forecourt with trees and pools of water as a climate regulator.
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The v-shaped façade solution combines with the central technical circulation cores to form the load-bearing structure.
Photo © ATP/Becker
An open, intensively planted green space was created at height of 14 m above the ground – a biological air-conditioning unit and an oasis of calm.
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A spiral stair connects the lush garden level with the canteen on the level above.
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Even a brief tour of the offices creates one overriding impression: of comfort.
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The coherent and efficient spatial concept is precisely tailored to the needs of the individual departments.
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Architects
ATP architects engineers
Location
Bozen, Italy
Year
2019
Client
Markas GmbH - Bozen
Competition
2016
Lead project managers
Hans Kotek, Stefan Köll
Head of design
Paul Ohnmacht
Gross floor area
13,260 m²

The new headquarters of the service providers Markas in Bolzano were integrally designed with BIM by ATP on the basis of its winning scheme from a realization competition of 2016. The tower, which plays an important role in the cityscape, is characterized by a well-proportioned volume which, unusually, is capable of growing downwards.

“Our idea was to make use of both the maximum permitted height of 40 meters and the overall potential volume in our design in such a way that the building contains reserve volume for further expansion”, explains Paul Ohnmacht, Head of Design at ATP Innsbruck. “If we had merely designed a conventional tower of this height with the current permitted volume then this tower would have been too slender and the floor plans would have been uneconomic.”

Hanging gardens
The energy-efficient office building is publicly accessible via a generous forecourt. A garden level, which is designed for break times and events and connected to the canteen one the floor above via a spiral stair, floats at a height of 14 meters above several “open floors”. This marks the beginning of the actual office building in the floors above. The mild temperatures of South Tyrol mean that one can also work amidst this greenery.

A load-bearing structure that creates both space and light
One prerequisite for this column-free and, hence, extremely flexible open-office concept are the massive V-shaped façade elements, which combine with the central technical and circulation cores to form the load-bearing structure. The intersections of this hybrid, reinforced concrete and cast steel structure support the entire building. This special façade concept offers the building huge interior design flexibility and a daylighting illumination factor of over 2. By using the full permitted height in this way it was possible to offer the workplaces a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains and the picturesque setting of Bolzano.

Client
Markas GmbH, Bozen, IT

Competition
2016, 1. Preis

Total Built Area
13.260 qm

Total Built Volume
66.378 m3

Construction Period
2016-2019

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