Living
Housing is not a product.
It’s a social system.
Housing, changing households, privacy and community, typology and the spaces in between.
Common Ground
How we live together, beyond the building.
From housing and neighbourhoods to streets, landscapes and public space, we explore how density, mobility and shared infrastructure can support inclusive, resilient everyday life.
Resources
How we build with less.
Material, energy, land and climate are architectural resources. We investigate timber and hybrid construction, passive strategies, circularity and low-tech approaches as integral parts of design.
Reuse / Rework
How we work with what exists.
Existing buildings are not obstacles to new architecture. They are resources: spatial, material and cultural.
We work with existing structures by reading what is there before deciding what should change. Transformation can mean preserving, adapting, extending or selectively replacing. The aim is not to freeze buildings in time, but to continue them with precision.
The existing becomes the starting point for design, not its limitation.
Not Building
Sometimes the most responsible intervention is the one that is not built.
Architecture begins before construction. We first ask whether new building is necessary at all.
Existing space can often be reorganised, shared, intensified or adapted before additional material and land are consumed. Less construction can create more freedom, preserve resources and leave room for future change.
Building less is not the absence of architecture. It is a design decision.
Future
How we design for change.
Architecture has consequences far beyond the moment of completion. We explore adaptability, new models of living, demographic and technological change, and how buildings and neighbourhoods can remain relevant over time.
Learning
How we learn together.
Learning environments as social infrastructure, shaped by changing pedagogies, community and adaptability.
news
Nomination for the Österreichischen Staatspreis Holzbau 2026
Our housing project Gratwein am Grünanger has been nominated for the inaugural Austrian State Prize for Timber Construction 2026.
The nomination follows the project’s recognition with the Styrian Timber Construction Award 2025. For the State Prize, outstanding award-winning projects were selected from the regional timber construction awards presented across all nine Austrian federal states between 2023 and 2025.
We are pleased that our project is part of this nationwide selection of exemplary timber architecture.
Published in Best of Austria 2024–2025
SUPER ARCHITEKTUR’s housing project Gratwein am Grünanger has been selected for publication in Best of Austria 2024–2025, highlighting the project as part of Austria’s current architectural landscape.
Holzbaupreis 2025
Award for Gratwein am Grünanger
Our housing project Gratwein am Grünanger received the Styrian Timber Construction Award 2025 in the category Multi-storey Housing.
Seven staggered buildings with a total of 63 apartments form a clear and permeable residential structure. Their arrangement creates open views, privacy and a variety of outdoor spaces. Generous balconies, shared green areas and a central communal space extend the idea of living beyond the individual apartment.
The hybrid construction of solid structural elements and cross-laminated timber combines the requirements of subsidised housing with a regional and resource-conscious approach to construction. Prefabricated timber façades define the character of the development and make its constructive logic visible from the outside.
The jury recognised the project as an example of social housing with a high level of architectural and craftsmanship quality: clearly organised, largely unsealed, community-oriented and consistently developed as a timber building.
Out of 145 submitted projects, ten received the Styrian Timber Construction Award 2025.
Auszeichnung beispielhafter Wohnbau 2024
The State of Styria recognised our housing project Gratwein am Grünanger as an exemplary housing development in the Multi-storey Housing category.
The residential development consists of seven three- to four-storey buildings whose balanced arrangement creates shared green spaces and a variety of differentiated outdoor areas. The jury particularly highlighted the high quality of living and the consistent use of timber as a climate-conscious building material.
The award recognises Styrian housing projects that combine contemporary living quality, ecological responsibility and economic efficiency.