Projects

Car-Free-City Bamberg, Germany

Intricately interwoven courtyards and buildings combine to form a garden city with individual open spaces. The courtyard of each house can be transformed into a winter garden. The design, which takes into account both economic and ecological considerations, allows for serial production. Read More

Urban Design Competition Graz Southeast, Styria, Austria

The objective of planning was to establish guidelines for the development of an area measuring 250 hectares during the next 15 years. The design creates a low-energy town where work, family life and leisure blend into a harmonious whole. Not the buildings, but the public spaces between them dominate this vision of a holisitic urban experience. Read More

Solar City - Thalhammergut Housing Development Salzburg, Austria

The building plot is situated east of the city center of Hallein between the highway and the railway lines, and next to the most important access road, the capacity of which is to be doubled in the near future, entailing considerable noise pollution. The commercial and residential buildings to be constructed along the road are to provide noise protection for the residential areas behind them. The… Read More

Solarvillages - alternative energy sources and sustainable technologies.

In the course of a public tender, IFCO, a subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company, had officially invited us to set up a test station of water heating collectors to ensure energy supply for a public bath. The overall scope of the tender comprises 1000 public baths in cities and towns across Iran, and some 200,000 private facilities. A sample bank of solar collectors was… Read More

Extension of a School Center, Horn, Austria

The aim of the design was to create a communication axis to interlink the existing and new sections of the school center at all levels, as well as to redefine the entrance area. The guiding principle of the design was to mark a clear contrast between the old and new elements, and to accentuate that contrast by means of a transparent connecting tract. Read More

Hotel Holiday Inn

Guiding principles A four-star hotel offering the comfort and amenities of a five-star hotel was to be built on a large, virgin plot on the outskirts of Amman. In a landscape without salient points, an artificial hillscape was to serve as the basis for the hotel. The principal idea was to create a partially grass-covered hill to comprise the hotel’s administration as well as all… Read More

Hotel Intercontinental Beach Resort

Guiding principles A four-star hotel offering the comfort and amenities of a five-star hotel was to be built on a large, virgin plot on the outskirts of Amman. In a landscape without salient points, an artificial hillscape was to serve as the basis for the hotel. The principal idea was to create a partially grass-covered hill to comprise the hotel’s administration as well as all… Read More

Owainati Office Center

Guiding principles The guiding principle of the project was the creation of a multifunctional office center which offers possibilities for use 24 hours a day. With its wide range of features, including a coffee-house, a multi-purpose hall and an Executive Restaurant, the office center serves as a lively meeting point in the city’s working life. During the night, the facade towards… Read More

Gasometer A Mall Vienna, Austria

Guiding principles In Vienna’s 11th district, the “Gasometer” compound – a row of historical container buildings belonging to the former gas works – has been converted into a modern apartment and office complex, complete with infrastructure and cultural facilities. In cooperation with Architectures Jean Nouvel, responsible for the building design of the first container, „Gasometer… Read More

Extension of the Central Bank Amman / Jordan

In the midst of the old town of Amman, the old Central Bank building was to be extended towards a library and a multi-purpose hall. As the nucleus of this extension, a square was created, meeting high demands on safety and functionality, while at the same time marking the building’s transparent and open character. Read More

Nike Multi-Gender Concept Store, Vienna, 6th district

Interior work and storefronts Assigned by the international sporting goods group Nike Austria’s first “Nike Multi-Gender Concept Store”, situated in the Generali-Center shopping mall on Mariahilfer Strasse in Vienna’s 6th district was constructed. The planning work is carried out in cooperation with Gensler Architects, London. The store extends onto two levels, with the… Read More

Bergstraße, Solarsiedlung Plabutsch

Guiding principles The task was to construct a low-energy building within the framework of state funding for social housing; the plot was situated on a steep hillside in a protected landscape. The design provides for a compact form of uniform height; with its grass-covered roof, the building blends into the landscape. Due to planning measures designed to make the best possible… Read More

SOS children's village Brno-Medlánky

An SOS children's village designed according to low-energy principles was constructed in the district of Medlánky in Brno, Czech Republic. The assignment on the part of the non-profit organization SOS Children's Villages International comprised the construction of ten family homes and one administration building, as well as the conversion of two existing single-family units. The planned… Read More

Ecological housing Murfelderstrasse Graz, Austria

A low-energy apartment building in Graz (Austria) with a head for innovation and a heart for nature is one of the projects of Dr. Lari, commissioned by the Austrian construction cooperative Neue Heimat. The unusual building site proved a challenging point of departure: though situated parallel to the Mur river, a nature conservation area, it is separated from the river by a road with considerable… Read More

Ecological Rehabilitation of Panel Buildings Brno, Czech Republic

The rehabilitation of panel buildings is one of the most pressing tasks of the construction industries in Central and Eastern Europe. Energy-efficient, environmentally sound refurbishment can decisively contribute to lowering energy needs in housing, thus reducing pollutant emissions and improving a country's balance of payments. Refurbishment projects also offer a considerable market potential… Read More

Winter house Rethorn

The task of this project was, to construct a lowcost/energy optimated house, which accomplishes the needs of families. The size of the one-family houses are 125m2, which are build in Rethorn, Germany, and need only 32 kWh/m²a. The aim was to compete against the concurancy of lower costs in Holland and at the same time to save energy. Read More

Neue Heimat Graz

Third Prize at the Urban design Competition. A center for the third district. A Low-Energy-Building with minimized Technical Equipment. Read More

Action Plan for Sochi 2014

UNDP/GEF Project Greening 2014 Sochi Olympics is a Strategy and an Action Plan for Greening Legacy. During the joint preparation of PIN and MSP documents for GEF funding applications, responsible for review of existing legislation and capacities, building surveys, energy and CO2 savings calculations with verification protocols and identification of pilot projects. The project was approved and started… Read More

Madinat Al Arab

Dubai, United Arab Emirates The ACE Group also developed Sustainable City Design Guidelines, which can be applied to different models of new buildings. The proposal for Madinat Al Arab included alternative transportation with bike storage and low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles, public transport within a ¼ mile of 1 or more stops for 2 or more public bus lines, vegetated open spaces,… Read More

CityScape Ajman

UAE 2008 The CityScape Ajman is a project of a vertical development of Urban Space. A complex with two floors of parking and a two storey Mall form a platform over the street level. CityScape combines recreational areas, office pavilions, workshops and a green field for play. It forms the base for a residential tower to the South and an office tower to the North. Read More

Passive House Kindergarten

Vienna 22nd District Austria The main idea was to build a passive house kindergarten which could obtain a maximum level of solar energy. The group rooms are directed to the South to use incoming light of the sun, the administrative rooms are directed to the North. The kindergarten includes the already existing playground for children and hence integrates perfectly… Read More

Tehran Mu (Wella)

Tehran Iran In the years 2004 to 2008 the Austrian Consulting Engineers Group was assigned as the general planning group for the building of the Wella factory and studio in Teheran, as well as the logistic centre commissioned by Tehran Mu – Wella Iran. Here an industry and logistic plant was built with conditions in some parts similar to the… Read More

ETECH Elektrotechnik, Linz, Austria

ETECH Elektrotechnik GmbH & Co KG Bureaus und storehouse, Linz, Austria CENTER for RENEWABLE ENERGY The main task was the planning of a new seat for a company in the electrical and environmental technologies sector in Linz, Austria. According to the call, the building should be able to be built in two steps and it should comprise an office wing… Read More

Logistic Center, Belgrade

Belgrade, Serbia The building consists of warehouses, 12.000 m2 each, divided in three cells, associated technical rooms and external roads and parking areas (trucks and cars) as well as office facilities (approximately 500 m2) and social rooms. The buildings will be linked and the common facilities shared and connected with two fire doors. The roof consists… Read More

ACT Group DMCC headquarters, Dubai

In August 2001, the ACE-Group handed over the ACT-Group DMCC headquarters in Dubai. The AG Tower belongs to a group of multi-storey buildings which form a skyline along Sheik Ziad Road and is part of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority (DMCC) complex. The challenge was to create high-quality offices the flexibility of which meet the staff’s specific needs and set new standards… Read More

Shopping Center Hernals

Vienna, Austria Design for remodelling The layout study on alterations to the shopping center focuses on two main aspects. One aim is the remodelling of the T-shaped shopping mall with a view to making it brighter, more inviting and customer-friendly. The second aspect is the redesign of the underground car park so as to improve access, security and traffic safety. Generous… Read More

Dearsun

France Development of a Direct Solar Heating System Capable of Covering a Full Year Thermal Load Using High Temperature Thermal Storage. The main objective of the DEARSUN project is to design, develop, build and test a new concept of solar heating system, using high temperature thermal storage of up to 105°C, able to supply the full year thermal load (space heating… Read More

Iran Solar Hot Water Program

Iran Solar Hot Water Program, 2004 – 2008 In the course of a public tender, IFCO, a subsidiary of the National Iranian Oil Company, had officially invited the ACE Group to set up a test station of water heating collectors to ensure energy supply for a public bath. The overall scope of the tender, for which the ACE Group has submitted a bid together with GREENoneTEC, a… Read More

Expansion & Extension of Hotel Allegro, 1050 Vienna

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Solar Cooling Sector SoCoSet

The objective of the project was to increase the level of information and awareness regarding solar air-conditioning technology and to contribute to the targeted development of the solar cooling market. This was to be achieved through a sectoral and geographical approach by promoting specific socio-economic, market-related, regulatory, political, and institutional changes. SoCoSet also worked on… Read More

FC Wacker Stadium

Tender feasibility study for the project „FC Wacker“ Within the project “Redesign of Stadium Südstadt” (according to our study from December 2004) including sport hotel, medical centre and office buildings on the area of the sports centre “Südstadt”, a feasibility study had to be proceeded prior to the extension. The study includes the following issues: Redesign… Read More

EuroSun 2010, Graz

EuroSun 2010 – International Conference on Solar Heating, Cooling and Buildings, Graz 2010 EuroSun is Europe’s largest conference on solar thermal energy. It is organized biennially by ISES Europe and is dedicated to a scientific audience in the field of solar energy. Like EuroSun 2008 in Lisbon, EuroSun 2010 will be organised together with the IEA SHC program and will… Read More

CESB10, Prague 2010

CESB10 – Central Europe Towards Sustainable Building, Prague 2010 The CESB10 Prague conference is a part of a 2010 international conference series convened under auspices of iiSBE – International Initiative for Sustainable Built Environment, CIB – International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction and UNEP – SBCI – Sustainable Building and Construction… Read More

Green Construction Workshop

Green Construction Workshop, Russia 2009 Olympia Sochi 2014 – Lecture on the topic “Architecture and Sustainability” In the course of the preparation for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Dr. Lari was invited to host a seminar in Moscow, Russia on “Architecture and Sustainability”. In his lectures, Dr. Lari addressed issues such as sustainability,… Read More

Baltic Conference , 2004

Baltic Conference on Energy Efficient Performance in Housing Riga, Latvia October 2004 “Strategies for the Ecological Rehabilitation of Panel Buildings / Passive House Technology in Panel Buildings” The Baltic Conference was held at the Latvian Academy of Science on Energy Efficient Performance in Housing with the intention to assess… Read More

User Behavior Plabutsch, Austria

Styria, Austria Prize of the State of Austria for Housing Construction 1991 The design won first place in the national competition for the project and was awarded the Prize of the State of Austria for Housing Construction in 1991. The jury justified the distinction in particular due to the use of the latest findings in energy optimization. Guiding principles The… Read More

Implementation of the EC Directive

Support for the Implementation of the EC Directive on Energy Performance in Buildings, FYR Macedonia, 2005 – 2006 Energy Performance Building, Standards and Labels, Macedonia. Dr. Lari was responsible for review of existing legislation and capacities, building surveys, energy and CO2 savings calculations with verification protocols, identification of pilot projects and… Read More

Improving the Energy Efficiency

Improving the Energy Efficiency of Buildings in Kyrgyzstan, 2006 – 2008 Dr. Lari functioned in this project as expert for Building Energy Performance and Standards for the UNDP/GEF “Improving the EE in Buildings”. During the joint preparation of PIN and MSP documents for GEF funding applications, responsible for review of existing legislation and capacities,… Read More

SOCO7 – Solar Cooling Systems

SOCO7 – Promotion of Solar Cooling Systems in Southern Europe, (FP7), 2007 The SoCo7 was designed by the ACE Group, to support policy development by transferring experience and improving understanding of the actual and potential contributions by RES-H/C to heating and cooling consumption in the EU; to monitor, benchmark and assess the effectiveness of RES-H/C policies,… Read More

SCIPS – Solar Cooling Implementation

Solar Cooling Implementation in South-East Europe (Intelligent Energy Europe), 2008 The project SCIPS will promote solar thermal cooling technologies including solar combination heating/cooling/hot water systems in Southeast Europe. The aim of the project was to ensure an effective transfer of knowledge and best practice in terms of technology, policy, promotion… Read More

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