Revitalisation of a Strip Mall
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The conversion of a derelict supermarket and its surrounding car park transforms the weakly defined centre of a Greater Graz suburb into a revitalised commercial strip. New seating, lighting, and outdoor activity give the site a more public character, extending its commercial programme into a communal setting that remains active into the evening.
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A lightweight steel structure extends around the parking lot, giving definition, orientation, and a clear architectural order to an otherwise residual space. Integrating lighting, signage and planting, the frame transforms the parking area from mere infrastructure into a legible shared exterior space and gives the dispersed commercial ensemble a stronger collective identity.
2016–2017 · Greater Graz · Completed
Client: DKR Immo GmbH · 895 m² ·
Lead architect; architectural design and permit documentation · Photos: Studio Andreas Lechner
ARCHITEKT ANDREAS LECHNER
Attemsgasse 11
8010 Graz
Austria
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Attemsgasse 11
8010 Graz
Austria
Staatlich befugter und beeideter Ziviltechniker
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