Haus der Jugend, Vienna
Austria
Haus der Jugend (HdJ) introduces a bold, six-story form into Vienna’s fragmented urban fabric. It becomes a landmark of urban openness and orientation, creating a social, accessible, and sustainable landmark dedicated to youth, community life, and climate-resilient public space.
Geography
Status
Year
2024
Lead Consultant
LAND Austria
Partners
Mischek ZT GmbH, bauXund forschung und beratung gmbh, KS Ingenieure ZT GmbH, Hoyer Brandschutz GmbH, Weatherpark GmbH, HMA Architektur ZT GmbH, Krisztina Sardi
Haus der Jugend (HdJ) introduces a bold, six-story form into Vienna’s fragmented urban fabric. It becomes a landmark of urban openness and orientation, creating a social, accessible, and sustainable landmark dedicated to youth, community life, and climate-resilient public space.
Geography
Status
Year
2024
Lead Consultant
LAND Austria
Partners
Mischek ZT GmbH, bauXund forschung und beratung gmbh, KS Ingenieure ZT GmbH, Hoyer Brandschutz GmbH, Weatherpark GmbH, HMA Architektur ZT GmbH, Krisztina Sardi
The Haus der Jugend is designed as a vertical community hub that merges architectural expression with urban integration. Its six-story, rectangular volume boldly enters a fragmented neighborhood, establishing a clear orientation point and identity for the site. Set back from Schmöllerlgasse, the building creates a generous public forecourt that opens to a youth center, kindergarten, and rooftop activity park, accessible 24/7 via an external red staircase and elevator. A second entrance along Plößlgasse ensures barrier-free access to the adjacent Anton Benya Park.
The building is wrapped in continuous terraces, functioning as “city balconies” that promote transparency and engagement between interior and exterior spaces. A central staircase connects all floors to the rooftop, forming a seamless experiential path. Large-span floor plates and modular rooms ensure spatial flexibility, while the sponge-city inspired forecourt, green façades, and rooftop vegetation contribute to climate comfort and biodiversity.
HdJ stands as an architectural statement of inclusion, creativity, and forward-thinking urban development, empowering young people through space, visibility, and access.
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