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Transformation of Existing Buildings
The future is often already built. We help you see it.
What is worth preserving? What needs to change? Which use is sustainable in the long term?
We consider the existing building fabric, use, economic viability, energy efficiency, and CO₂ potential as a whole – before initial ideas become concrete design decisions.
Let's talk about the future of your building!
Five perspectives on transformation
The transformation of existing buildings cannot be assessed from a single perspective. With RE, ATP considers the different potentials – existing qualities, use, architecture, structure, and opportunities to unlock new value.
Reassess the existing
What qualities, risks, and potential does the existing building offer?
The building fabric, use, energy and CO₂ potential, and resilience are analyzed with a focus on long–term usability and value retention.
Redefine uses
Which use best suits the building, its location, and future requirements?
Demand, market conditions, operation, and adaptability shape a program designed for lasting success.
Develop existing architecture
Which qualities should be preserved? Where does the building need to change?
Transformation reshapes the existing building while respecting its inherent strengths.
Keep it adaptable
How can a building remain fit for future use? What changes can it accommodate? How resilient is it to the impacts of climate change?
Spatial layout, building structure, technical systems, and climate and site risks are analyzed to ensure long–term usability and adaptability.
Increase Value
What economic, environmental, spatial, and social potential already exists – and what new value can transformation create?
Optimizing existing buildings, densification, and introducing new uses can preserve existing value and unlock new value.
Understand first. Then decide.
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We establish a sound basis for further development. Depending on the building, we assess its loadbearing structure and fabric, energy demand, hazardous materials, spatial layout, and building services, as well as potential uses, economic viability, and planning requirements.
Not everything that is technically feasible makes sense.
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We bring together the relevant perspectives at an early stage and make opportunities, risks, and consequences visible while there is still scope for action. Based on this, we develop well-founded forecasts regarding long-term value stability.
This creates a sound basis for the building’s further development.
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At ATP, architecture, structural engineering, building services, building physics, and sustainability work together from the very beginning. In existing buildings, changes in one discipline have a direct impact on other areas. We therefore bring the required expertise together at an early stage and coordinate the interaction between disciplines from planning to implementation.
The more complex the existing building, the more important the collaboration.
What transformation can achieve
Preserve and renew
Vienna Green Hub – European Patent Office
Revitalization of a 1970s office building into a sustainable Green Hub
Westpark Zurich
Redesign of existing office spaces for a flexible, activity-based working environment
Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall
Comprehensive renovation of the existing office buildings to create a modern, energy-efficient work environment
Roche, Basel/Rotkreuz
Reorganizing existing office layouts cccording to the activity-based working principle
MAHÜ77, Vienna
Revitalization and reorganization of the former Generali Center
Kröpeliner Straße, Rostock
Renovation and revitalization of a historic department store after many years of vacancy
Repurpose
HOFER ALPHA Retail Network, Eberstalzell
New work and spaces for learning and innovation in a former production hall
RIVA RAB
Revitalization of a historic building with new spaces for administrative offices, a courthouse, and retail
Warehouse 22, Rijeka
From a historic harbor warehouse to a modern office and administrative building
Siebenbrunnen 21, Vienna
Revitalization and conversion of a former knitwear factory into a residential complex
Rupprecht-Haus, Gevelsberg
Revitalization of a former department store as a social and cultural hub
St. Peter Canisius Church, Innsbruck
From a religious building to a bouldering gym with a restaurant
Transform and Extend
Hamburger Hof
Construction of a new mixed-use building behind historic facades
Swiss Paraplegic Center, Nottwil
Phased renovation and expansion of an existing health campus
Hotel Park Punat
Renovation and revitalization of an existing hotel with a restaurant extension
Premium Camping Zadar
Renovation and expansion of an existing campground to include new restaurant and wellness areas
Complex existing tasks require the collaboration of disciplines.
Establish clarity early on
At ATP, architecture, structural engineering, building services, building physics, and specialist expertise work together to address the same challenge. This collaboration is essential to turning an idea into a technically and economically feasible solution.
Make more informed decisions
Digital models provide a shared basis for documenting existing conditions, evaluating options, and coordinating disciplines. This makes interventions and their impacts visible at an early stage and and allows options to be compared on a sound basis.
Think long term
Our approach goes beyond the next construction project. Use, operation, adaptability, and future changes are considered from the very beginning. This ensures that long–term impacts and future requirements are considered in the decision–making process.
What is the right future for your building?
A good decision starts with a closer look at what is already there.
Tell us about your building.
Matthias Koch
Expert in the Transformation of Existing Buildings, Germany
Petra Maier
Expert in the Transformation of Existing Buildings, Austria
