architek[tour] tirol – guide to architecture in tyrol

The McTirol (former CUBE Biberwier) can be found at the edge of the town centre directly next to the Marienberg lift. Its concept has been adjusted to fit active sports holidaymakers, its design is an element of lifestyle. The inside of the Cube, which from the outside is plain, has an open interior design with ramps and generous open zones to accommodate for hotel life, which first and foremost, is kept out of the rooms.

This new quarter is the westernmost part of the city, closing off the residential area towards a zone reserved for agricultural use. With over 300 apartments, at the time it was built it was Austria’s largest low-energy housing project. The master plan was designed by the Vorarlberg architects Carlo Baumschlager and Dietmar Eberle; it consists of six very compact single buildings staggered, as it were, on a chessboard, creating a multitude of views and perspectives into the surrounding landscape that defy the high density.