Design Studio Under the Tracks

The spaces under the Vienna city railway lines have been used extensively since their construction. The shops, workshops, warehouses and studios originally located there were later joined by restaurants, bars, clubs and cultural centres. Parks, sports areas, footpaths and cycle paths and, over long stretches, car parking spaces have spread out beneath more recent routes.

As part of the "Under the Tracks" design project, we analyse the current state of these spaces under the tracks and discuss reference examples from other cities. Finally, we are looking for unused or underused spaces under Vienna's extensive railway network in order to develop proposals for a design that will enable the best possible integration of these infrastructure structures into their surroundings.