Loft Panzerhalle is an exciting living space that explores spatial spaces and and the idea of “architecture within the architecture”. This unique loft apartment in a former tank station in Salzburg, Austria, features among other exclusive aspects, a sweeping concrete staircase and a glass shower cubicle that cantilevers over the living space. In 20113 Smartvoll Architekten came out as winners at the internationally advertised contest for the loft in Panzerhalle. Their design captivates through specific, spatial dramaturgy. It is a unique fusion of traditional industrial spaces and modern materials, blended in perfect harmony. On 350 square meters and two storeys, the classic idea of a “loft” is noticeable, yet is being reinterpreted in many regards. “I never play with the façade, I do not live there“ famously said Adolf Loos. As Loos was concerned with definitions of space, smartvoll does the same, more than 100 years later. A special focus lies on the exhaustion of materials and of what is technologically possible. Architecture unfolds on the inside. The room- and material-concept develops the encountered and retains the established. Smoothed and waxed concrete is one of the decisive materials for shaping the interior, yet it coexists together with the classic brick structure of...