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The new production facility for the Leeb Fruit Orchard in St. Andrä am Zicksee, Austria consists of a large main shed with cold storage and a fruit shop with adjoining spaces. The prefabricated structure was built within four months and the fruit shop with adjoining spaces were constructed in “passive house” standard and as self-supporting prefabricated wall and roof elements.

The main shed consists of a wooden frame construction with prefabricated insulated wooden box frames and is not heated. The facade of the entire building is made of OSB panels and varnished in brown and green colors. Two 5 x 6 m sliding doors transform the building from a closed wooden box into a complex architectural composition revealing views into the building and the shop. This gesture is reminiscent of a market stall and was inspired by the client’s first ideas for the building.


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Exterior with corner open


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Corner open


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Corner closed


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Exterior

Environmental and sustainable aspects of the planning, construction and maintenance of the building were particularly important to the owners Vera and Albert Leeb. The structure was primarily constructed using renewable and recycled materials as well as upcycling products for the furniture.


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Exterior


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Exterior

The fruit shop is oriented to the main street with a continuous panorama window with triple-panel glass facing southwest. It is shaded by several large folding aluminum frames which are covered by used advertising banners protecting the interior from overheating in summer. Old bicycle inner tubes were converted to spherical ceiling lights, used laminated wood panels were converted into shelves and cupboards and the sales desk was covered with used printer plates. Used concrete vineyard posts were used for the parking lot and other outdoor areas as pavement material allowing rainwater percolate. The rainwater of the roof is caught in two evaporation basins that are incorporated into the surrounding landscape.


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Transition between Fruit Shop and Exterior


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Fruit Shop


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Fruit Shop


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Fruit Shop


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Fruit Shop


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Construction


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Construction


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Construction

Energy Data:

Energy standard: passive house
Heating demand: 16.10 kWh / m² a
Heating load: 12.60 W / m²
Building airtightness n50: 0.26 1 / h
Wall, roof, floor: 0.10 W / m² K
Wood-aluminum windows: 0.75 W / m² K
Glass: triple pane, Ug = 0,60 W / m² K, g-value = 52%
Ventilation: micro compact ventilation with heat pump


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Concept Diagram


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Site Plan


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Floor Plan


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Roof Plan


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Cross Sections


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Longitudinal Sections



Architects Collective was created to develop and realize visionary concepts and designs out of the dynamic relationship between architecture, technology and urbanism. By merging the experience of three partners, Architects Collective is able to accommodate a range of projects from small innovative buildings and designs to developing and orchestrating large complex structures.

The individual partners share an extensive knowledge of many years and have completed numerous projects like museums, residences, hospitals, offices or other public and private institutions. The office was formed in 2006 by Richard Klinger, Andreas Frauscher and Kurt Sattler and is based in Vienna, Austria.

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