Technology Park Lavanttal

Competition 1st Place /// Together with Stoiser Wallmüller Architekten ZT GmbH and Studio LandForm, OSNAP has been awarded 1st Place in the EU-wide, open, single-stage urban and architectural design competition for the Technology Park Lavanttal (TPL).

Located at the new Koralmbahn high-speed railway between Graz and Klagenfurt and part of the Baltic–Adriatic Corridor, the Technology Park Lavanttal will become a key driver for the emerging economic region AREA SÜD.

The 9-hectare knowledge and innovation campus will be developed over the next 30 years by the surrounding municipalities together with the Province of Carinthia. It will focus on sustainability, circular economy and advanced materials research.

Our proposal establishes a productive landscape from day one, avoiding the unfinished character typical of conventional phased developments. A diverse ecosystem of trees and plant species transforms the site into a living resource library that informs future research at the site while creating an attractive and resilient landscape. As the campus evolves, new buildings gradually replace selected trees, allowing every phase of development to emerge within an already mature landscape.

Seven development bands create a clear spatial framework for a wide range of programmes, building typologies and future needs. A sequence of public squares connects the railway station in the north with the bus station in the south, forming a vibrant public spine through the campus.

The architectural concept combines two- to three-storey base buildings with slender office towers on top. An external steel framework extends the building envelope, integrating photovoltaic panels, climbing vegetation and passive shading systems while giving the campus a distinctive architectural identity.

The buildings are conceived as timber frame structures, providing highly flexible floor plans that can adapt to changing uses over time. Modular, demountable building components transform the architecture into a material bank, enabling future disassembly, reuse, and reassembly in line with circular construction principles.

Technology Park Lavanttal is envisioned not only as a place for research and innovation, but as a living laboratory for regenerative urban development and circular construction.

We would like to thank the client and the competition jury for their trust and look forward to seeing this vision become reality.