Gasometer, Vienna - City

Gasometer, Vienna was built in 1896-1899 years in the district of Simmering. They were created in order to provide the city gas, which previously supplied the British company Inter Continental Gas Association (ICGA). At that time, these gasometers were the largest in Europe. However, due to technological change in 1984 gasometers were stopped and gradually abandoned as the city switched to natural gas, which does not need such large tanks. Since then, the Viennese gas tanks were used for a variety of purposes - for example, as the scenery for one part James Bond, "The Living Daylights».




View of the gasometer City from the metro station Gasometer.



Monument some valve.



In 1995 he was declared a contest of ideas for the restructuring Gasometer. As a result of restructuring of the four Gasometer got four architects: Jean Nouvel, William Holtsbaueru, Manfred Vedornu and architectural office Coop Himmelb (l) au.



Nearby is a quarter of the few modern buildings falling green. You can submit a quarter in Moscow? I - no.



In May 2001, people began to settle gasometers, and in October the official opening of the complex.



Gasometers are four cylinder telescopic gas tank, the volume of each of which is approximately 90 000 m³. Each of the gas meter has a height of 70 m and a diameter of 60 m. All internal content has been removed during the reconstruction, only brick facade and the roof were left unchanged.



Despite the availability of parking for two Gasometer and standing next to the mall, on the street a lot of parked cars.



In my view, the controversial decision in the architectural design - a combination of old and modern glass gasometer.



Coke oven gas produced by the dry distillation of coke is stored in these tanks before distribution to the city gas network. Town gas was originally used only in tubes, covering the streets, but in 1910 it was also introduced its use for cooking and heating of private homes.



All gasometers were divided into the following areas: residential, office and entertainment (shops).



Small cozy cafe.



And a modern shopping center. In the photo - the transition from the gas meter in the shopping center with parking on the opposite side of the street.



Small brick house mysterious destination. This could be as a pump station and administrative building. What is there now - is unclear.



The housing stock is about 800 apartments, two thirds of which are located within the walls of a gasometer (1600 permanent residents) and 70 student rooms, accommodating approximately 250 students.



Function concert hall that can accommodate 2000-3000 people, theater, municipal archive, dormitory, etc.