Visitor Center Benediktinerstift Admont

Credits

Location

Admont, Austria

Area

7.200 m2

Architecture

HOFRICHTER-RITTER Architects

Project Team

Gerhard Schweitzer, Franz Stiegler-Hameter, Frederick Baldasty, Christian Rauch, Gernot Ritter,
Veronika Hofrichter-Ritter

Landscape

Koala landscape office, Köflach

Interactive Presentation

Christian Freissling, nonstandard.at, renderings, Film
Paul Frick, bildermehr.at, Modellbau
Richard Dank. Programmierung

Im Jahr 2024 feiert das Benediktinerstift Admont sein 950-jähriges Jubiläum. Dies haben Abt Gerhard und das Kapitel zum Anlass genommen eine architektonische Gesamtvision zur Neugestaltung des südlichen Bereichs des Stiftsareals zu entwickeln. Den dafür geladenen Architekturwettbewerb konnten HOFRICHTER-RITTER Architekten ZT GmbH aus Graz für sich entscheiden.

In 2024, Admont Abbey is celebrating its 950th anniversary. Abbot Gerhard and the chapter have used this as an opportunity to develop an overall architectural vision for redesigning the southern part of the monastery grounds. HOFRICHTER-RITTER Architekten ZT GmbH from Graz won the architectural competition announced for this purpose.

Interactive Presentation at the Admont Abbey:

Link Homepage Admont

The overall architectural vision

Admont Abbey is a Benedictine monastery, founded in 1074, and now the oldest existing monastery in Styria. In addition to the Admont abbey church and the monastery, numerous further buildings are located on the property, such as the Admont Abbey library with the archive, the entire museum complex and the Benedictine grammar school.

Marte Marte Architekten, Feldkirch
Querkraft Architekten, Wien
Wehdorn Architekten, Wien
Arch Consult, Graz

The visitor centre / The new gate to Admont Abbey

With a total of 7,200 m2 usable area, a linear, connecting building supplements the existing buildings to create a complete ensemble that does justice to both the historical architectural monuments and the functional requirements of a modern tourism experience.

Like a precise surgical cut, the architects place a slightly curved, linear structure in the historical ensemble, and at its connection points with the existing buildings – both aboveground and underground – existing qualities come to the fore again. This gives the visitor completely new perspectives along the way, with interesting insights into the centre of the monastery.

From the car park, you enter the central “gate” – the reception area, from where you pass into the world of wine on the left, filled with wines from the monastery vineyard, as well as the centrally situated monastery shop, or to the right into the centre of the monastery with the abbey church, into the museum or the monastery library.

…if you add the missing piece to an architectural ensemble, completely new perspectives often emerge…

HOFRICHTER-RITTER Architekten March 2024