"A society will ultimately be judged by how it treats its elders" (Albert Einstein)In 2014, the three Tyrolean municipalities Ellmau, Scheffau and Söll decided to pull together to make a reality of their new retirement and nursing home. Therefore they organized an architectural competition. As it happened, the winning proposal came from a German team of architects.

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Architects: Dürschinger Architekten, SRAP Sedlak Rissland

Location: 6351 Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser, Austria

Lead Architects: René Rissland, Uli Wiese

Area: 5120.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: René Rissland

Construction Supervision: Planwerker Holzerber GmbH
Static Planning: Valentin Maier Bauingenieure AG

Landscape Architects: bauchplan

© René Rissland

"A society will ultimately be judged by how it treats its elders" (Albert Einstein)
In 2014, the three Tyrolean municipalities Ellmau, Scheffau and Söll decided to pull together to make a reality of their new retirement and nursing home. Therefore they organized an architectural competition. As it happened, the winning proposal came from a German team of architects.

© René Rissland

A suitable site was found in Scheffau, which is the geographical center of the three municipalities. The new building is situated at the foothills of the "Wilder Kaiser" Mountain Range, directly adja...