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New structure within existing roof/ brick pillars of the barn
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East view
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Covered outdoor area
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Existing barn structure next to the historic courtyard
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Covered outdoor area providing connection between old and new
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Entrance area
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Site
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Ground Floor
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Upper Floor
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Site A
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Site B
Dirnbergergut
Moser und Hager Architekten. Langenstein, Austria
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Name of work in English
Dirnbergergut
Prize year
EUmies Awards 2026
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Work Location
Langenstein, Austria
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Studio
Moser und Hager Architekten
EUmies Awards 2026 Nominees
Transformation of a historic farmstead including a barn north of the Danube to house three units as a multi-generational home. The design preserves the barn’s massive brick structure, integrating a new inserted volume that contrasts yet harmonizes with the existing construction.
Collaborators
Building physics: Dominik Schraml - IfEA Institut für Energieausweis GmbH; Installations: Neundlinger - Neundlinger Haustechnik e.U. Gas-Wasser-Heizung- Solar-Bäder - www.neundlinger.cc; Lighting: Elektro Fleischer - https://www.elektrofleischer.at/; Structure: Fa. Habau - https://habau.at/
Program
Single house
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Labels
Complex · Family
Site area
406 m²
Total gross floor
522 m²
The initial situation before the conversion was a historic farmstead in the area north of the Danube. The existing ensemble is characterized by two separate building parts: a courtyard area, which was formerly used as living space and an inn in the house floor (now disused), and an old barn, which had initially served as a pigsty since the 1970s and later as a rented area. The task was to transform the two building units into three equivalent residential units for several generations, whereby the historical structure of the barn was to be preserved and integrated into the new usage concept.
The concept focused on preserving and exposing the existing structure of the former barn. The massive brick pillars and the roof, which characterize the barn, remain as load-bearing elements and were included in the planning. The new building is positioned within the barn in the form of an inserted structure, whereby it is positioned at a distance from the existing building. Only the existing roof structure is integrated into the new building so that it remains visible in the interior. The deliberate offset of old and new creates a threshold area between the interior and exterior space and opens up new perspectives, both through views of the surrounding landscape and insights into the historic construction. The new building blends in architecturally and, in interaction with the preserved brick pillars, opens up spaces in between.
The open integration of the new building into the existing structure is also reflected in the open floor plan: It is organized around a central infrastructure block that combines all the necessary technical installations. The façade of the new building is deliberately kept simple in order to create a harmonious contrast to the massive brick pillars of the barn. Covered outdoor areas extend the living space and promote the connection between indoor and outdoor spaces. The new building impresses with its restrained, simple appearance, which interacts harmoniously with the historic brick pillar structure of the barn.