This Vienna Ikea outpost reimagines urban retail with its biophilic ‘bookshelf’ façade
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Location
Vienna, Austria
Design
Client
Building Physics
Green Spaces
Kräftner Landschaftsarchitektur, Green4Cities
Structural Engineer
Building Services
Electrical Engineer
TB Eipeldauer + Partner GmbH
Fire Protection
Floor Area
29,480 sq-m
Located in an urban neighbourhood of Vienna, this Querkraft-designed Ikea store trades in its typical big, boxy and blue façade for a characteristically opposite approach
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