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Vienna, Austria

AllesWirdGut is an interdisciplinary architecture practice founded in Vienna in 1999 by Andreas Marth, Friedrich Passler, Herwig Spiegl and Christian Waldner, with offices in Vienna and Munich and a team of 85 architectural designers, engineers and thinkers. With more than 80 completed projects across 38 European cities and New York, the practice operates across the full spectrum of architectural typologies, from subsidised housing and passive-energy office buildings to cultural venues, educational campuses, retail environments and interior design, always guided by the same foundational conviction: good architecture is not about costing more, it is about doing more.

AllesWirdGut approaches every commission from the same starting point: a careful analysis of the specific character of the site and the specific nature of the task. From that analysis, the practice develops projects united by a single common interest, making the most of the available means with clarity, rigour and genuine care for the people who will inhabit the spaces being designed.
The practice has completed some of the most recognised public and residential architecture projects in Austria and Germany. The magdas Hotel in Vienna, a celebrated social project that transformed a former 1960s retirement home into a design-led hotel using the existing furniture collection for upcycling and reuse, demonstrates the practice's ability to create buildings with an unmistakable identity through expert conversion of existing structures. The Bruckner Tower in Linz, completed in collaboration with Hertl Architekten, is among the most significant recently completed towers in Austria. The Niederösterreich Haus in Krems remains one of Austria's largest passive-energy office buildings. The opera festival arena at the Roman quarry of St. Margarethen, the Hanhoopsfeld school campus in Hamburg, the FUNKE Media Group corporate headquarters in Essen, and the Center for Technology and Design in St. Pölten are among a portfolio that spans Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Slovakia and New York with remarkable consistency of quality and ambition.
The practice's interior design division brings the same philosophy that guides the architectural work to the design of spaces from the inside out, combining material research, cultural reference and customised detailing to give interiors not just functionality but genuine atmosphere.
- Architecture across residential, mixed use, office, educational and cultural typologies.
- Urban and masterplan design.
- Interior design for offices, retail, hospitality and cultural spaces.
- Conversion and renovation of existing buildings.
- Passive-energy and sustainable building design.
- Competition entries and feasibility studies.