Our ambition was to develop a lively urban district, to create a spatial experience and to provide equally good working conditions for all 5,000 employees.
The Erste Campus is not only an office building, it`s a town within the city of Vienna.
An important decision was that the bank opened the atrium to the public, which is unique worldwide, because banks are normally rather closed buildings.
Public facilities such as restaurant, cafe, museum, kindergarten, auditorium and meeting room create public life on the ground floor. On the 1st floor there are semi public facilities like a restaurant for the employees, a library and conference rooms.
It is possible to walk around the whole atrium with wonderful views towards inside and outside of the building. The 8.000 m2 garden deck above the atrium can be used as an outside work space and regeneration area.
Above the garden deck the real office world begins. The building is not designed for a specific work situation, because the requirements of working life are constantly changing. The Bank opted for open-plan offices with desk sharing.
On the upper floors there are executive meeting rooms. The Board also works in an open-plan office.