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EHF Handball HQ

HQ for the European Handball Federation

  • Vienna, Austria
  • Office building, TV studio
  • 5,600 m²
  • Completion planned 2024

Project milestones EHF

RPHI builds "Home of Handball" in 1030 Vienna

Raiffeisen Property Holding International and the European Handball Federation plan new headquarters in Neu Marx

Raiffeisen Property Holding International (RPHI) and the European Handball Federation (EHF), the umbrella organization of European handball with 50 member federations and headquarters in Vienna, are jointly planning the construction of the "Home of Handball", the new EHF headquarters, in the Neu Marx area in Vienna's third district.

"I am pleased that with the construction of the 'Home of Handball' we are now implementing the new centerpiece of the Neu Marx area, which will result in a long-term and sustainable revitalization of this part of the city. The modern concept of thermal building component activation will create a particularly pleasant working and room climate for EHF’s employees," says Karl-Maria Pfeffer, CEO of RPHI, who is acting as project developer and seller for the project. The Vienna-based architectural firm Burtscher-Durig ZT GmbH was entrusted with the general planning.

"With the 'Home of Handball' we are creating a place for the future-oriented further development of European handball with its more than 350 clubs and top competitions such as the European Championship and the EHF Champions League," says EHF Secretary General Martin Hausleitner. "With RPHI we have a competent and experienced project partner at our side, who after a long search has found the perfect location for us: close to the city center with very good connections to the international airport and in the direct vicinity of the planned new Wien Holding Arena with more than 20,000 spectator seats."

Construction is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2023 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2024. In total, the EHF headquarters will have a gross floor area of 5,600 m², which will include office space for more than 80 employees as well as a lecture hall of around 250 m² and an in-house TV studio. In the future, draws as well as international conferences and congresses will be held here with the aim of further developing European handball.

The topic of sustainability was already taken into account in the planning. The installation of a 240 m² PV system on the roof of the EHF headquarters is planned, and the building itself will be constructed with thermal component activation, which will have a positive effect on the indoor climate all year round.

In addition to the "Home of Handball", RPHI is planning further projects on the Neu Marx site with a total gross floor area of 22,200 m², including a student dormitory, serviced apartments, and store and office space, for which construction is also scheduled to begin in 2023.

HQ for the European Handball Federation in Stadtquartier@WienArena

Stadtquartier@WienArena

In the trendy district of Neu Marx in Vienna's 3rd district, RPHI is realizing a modern urban quarter. The so-called "Stadtquartier@WienArena" combines different areas (living, working, living), which will be realized in several project phases. HQ for the European Handball Federation is part of this.

Stadtquartier@WienArena

We are realizing a modern urban quarter in the trendy Neu Marx district in Vienna's 3rd municipal district. The Stadtquartier@WienArena combines projects for living, working and living, which are being realized in several phases.

Stadtquartier@WienArena is creating a pleasant neighborhood that blends in perfectly with its surroundings and creates added value for the area and the local people. In this way, RPHI is assuming a degree of social responsibility and helping to shape the infrastructure in Neu Marx in the long term.

The location

Thanks to excellent public transport connections, Neu Marx offers the opportunity to reach the city center as well as the main train station or airport in no time at all. The "Erdberger Stadtwildnis" nature reserve and the Robert-Hochner-Park offer recreation in the immediate vicinity. The Vienna Prater, Vienna's green lung, can be reached by bike in just ten minutes via the Anton-Kuh-Weg footpath and cycle path.

Transport connections:Subway line U3                                           
Streetcar lines 18 and 71
Bus lines 74A, 80A
Express train line S7 (airport express train)
A23/A4 highway (airport)

Neu Marx

Not far from Vienna's city center, New Marx offers a location for the industries of tomorrow on the former site of the St. Marx municipal abattoir. More than 7,000 people already work here in over 100 companies and institutions (? as of 2018). However, Neu Marx will not only establish itself as a business location, but above all as a modern residential area in the coming years. This is not only due to the excellent public transport connections, but also to the extensive green spaces right on the doorstep and the Vienna Prater as a local recreation area in the immediate vicinity.

A lively, urban quarter with a mix of a historic core (with the Marx Halle used for events and great bars in old brick buildings), companies from science and research, technology and media as well as the start-up and creative scene, but of course also with modern forms of living with generous open and green spaces.  Neu Marx has also been home to the new biology university since 2021! Around 15,000 people will live and work here in the future. (Figure from 2018)

The Neu Marx area on the former slaughterhouse site is growing continuously. With its focus on media, creative industries, research, technology, art, culture and entertainment, Neu Marx has established itself as a central hotspot for the industries of tomorrow. With the construction of the so-called Wien Holding Arena for 20,000 visitors, the district will become even more attractive and vibrant.Historic brick buildings now stand alongside modern, exciting new buildings - in close proximity to the city center and excellent public transport links, with direct access to numerous public transport options as well as the Südosttangente and the freeway to Vienna Airport.

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