Town house on the main square, Wels
Factsheet
Objective: Refurbishment of an historic apartment building
Location: 4600 Wels, Stadtplatz 11
Implementation: —
Development: Town house: 16th c., façade: 19th c.
Architecture: N.N.
Architecture/Refurbishment: —
Info/Scope: 1,370 m2 of historic building fabric (700 m2 residential space, 670 m2 commercial space) restored and adapted for modern use
Town house on the main square of Wels
First documented in 1508, the town house was owned by Wels merchants for centuries. The asymmetrically designed building with its striking four-storey round bay (around 1600) covers the junction of Hafergasse and the town square, where livestock and foodstuffs were traded and which, with its 64 historic town houses, is itself a unified architectural entity. The façade of the building was redesigned in the 19th century; BUWOG adapted the Renaissance building with its imposing arcades for modern commercial and residential use.
