Home for the blind in Unterdambach – Austria

Abstract

This building is composed in different bodies, each performing a distinct function, situated in a beautiful wooded landscape. The four storeys above ground, plus one basement of the main building, enclose the rooms for the blind residents, the common areas and mechanical installations. The front of this body, directly accesible from the road, contains a large meeting hall that opens to a tiered terrace providing stepped sitting in the outdoors, towards the back of the building. Between the latter and the main body, a small chapel completes the facilities. The construction in reinforced concrete in sober lines is harmonically integrated into the surrounding environment.