architek[tour] tirol – guide to architecture in tyrol

The small ensemble of vicarage, mortuary chapel and village square forms the new spatial centre of Mathon, a hamlet of Ischgl. The two new buildings – the solid-timber vicarage clad in larch shingles and the sculptural exposed-concrete volume of the mortuary chapel – are slightly offset from one another at the edges of the square and deliberately relate to each other and to their Alpine setting in terms of positioning, height and roof form.

The primary school on Wattens’ Kirchplatz was conceived as a simple, clearly defined volume that confidently integrates into the heterogeneous urban fabric and opens invitingly towards the town through a deeply recessed entrance. The heart of the school is a top-lit atrium, its interior and exterior both defined by the timber construction. A generous stair landscape connects the flexible learning environments on the upper floors.