IKEA didn't just achieve all of that, they were also very open to suggestions where other things were concerned. The building had to be 100% car-free – there couldn't even be a single employee parking space – and the roof had to have a public terrace. “The city of Vienna had some challenging specifications. “It was an unusual collaboration with a courageous client,” summarises Jakob Dunkl, one of the three owners of querkraft Architekten. Four years later the newbuild became officially operational. In 2017, the company launched a multi-stage architectural competition, which was ultimately won by Viennese architectural practice querkraft Architekten. The aim was to have a presence in the new office and commercial district that has emerged near Vienna's old Kopfbahnhof main station in recent years – a presence which was to prioritise architectural quality above all and rely less on striking colours and oversized logos. For the design of the almost 30,000 m 2 newbuild, this meant doing away with the client's usual hermetically sealed “blue boxes” and instead constructing an open, urban building that looks to the future.
The Swedish furniture manufacturer IKEA wanted to present itself as a “good neighbour” with its store at Vienna's Westbahnhof station.
Inside the building, safety is ensured by fire protection systems made from steel and aluminium. querkraft Architekten chose Schüco window and façade systems for the building envelope with its varied, grid-like structure. Urban and sustainable, it has 160 trees and a publicly accessible roof terrace. At Vienna's Westbahnhof station, IKEA has constructed a next generation furniture store.
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