MAYR-KEBER ZT GmbH
Studio for architecture and design

Schloss Schönbrunn Group Center

Vienna, 13th District

2014-2019

side view of the bus terminal with the corten steel paravant on the left.

With a screen made of Corten steel, which can be found in the busy waiting area as aluminum sheet, the small building complex is curved to the south and merged with the bus terminal. The rounded shape blends gently into the existing park and conveys the natural aging process through the 'rusting' material.

view of the park sheriff's office overviewing the whole terminal.

view from in front of the main building, looking towards the bus terminal, with the roofed waiting area in the middle of the picture and the passage to the underground station on the left.

The motif of the laser-cut leaf structure in this metal skin refers to the fabric pattern of Emperor Franz Joseph I's study and abstractly addresses the castle interior. In the area of the bus terminal, this screen dissolves and becomes an espalier interspersed with green. Here the recessed ‘wall surface’ divides the passageway from the waiting zone.

looking to the waiting area with the aluminium sheets behind the benches and the same leaf pattern coming in from the corten steel of the building on the right.

The overall construction extends over both parts and forms, on the one hand, a closed trellis, a natural preparation for the facilities in the castle garden, and, on the other hand, a weather-protecting, shady canopy. Wide passages enable transparency and permeability. Benches are attached to the structural parts. The terminal roof is drained into the earth core of the pergola structure.

looking from the bus terminal waiting area over to the group center building and in the back we can see a glimse of Schloss Schönbrunn.

View from the bus drivers seat. the group center building is hidden behind the corten steel paravant.

the corner of the group center building has a showcase made of rounded glass.

the place in front of the group center building. we can see wooden benches and a tree in the middle.

the full lenght bus terminal waiting area. the metal structure looks very light, also because most elements are painted white, natural aluminium and natural wood for the benches.

the staircase to the basement, where all the toilets are situated. we can see a circle-formed daylight opening in the ceiling.

the bus terminal waiting area with the aluminium sheets behind the benches with the cut out leaf pattern.

the sinks for the women's bathroom made of white corian.

view to the toilet's cabins, which have the seperation elements raised from the floor.

view coming from the underground station.