House in a Roof


| Location | Vienna, Austria |
| Principal use | Housing |
| Total floor area | 500m2 |
| Year | 2018-2020 |
| Status | Completed |
| Design team | Mark Neuner |
The roof extension and renovation of the house began in 2013 and ended a few months later. The unfinished project was left to its fate and was finally sold to a new owner in 2018. We were tasked with continuing the project and quickly came across the hidden problem:
The lack of a second escape route.
Since a conventional solution with an escape staircase along the facade would impair the view of some apartments, we developed a foldable balcony that can be folded out in the event of a fire.










A free-standing bathtub by Laufen, terrazzo tiles by Gierer and parquet flooring by Holzcenter Weiss – all Austrian manufacturers.




















