UNIQA Tower - Untere Donaustraße 21

I work here as part of the red cross team

Yes they got a very famous building.

Large business tower in center of Vienna. Beautiful views

Nice tower

There are better things to do in Vienna but go for it if you’re into insurance company owned buildings.

Great looking building set against the bridge over the canal. The animated illuminations at night time are especially impressive.

I recommend it, it's worth seeing. Great building

After a mere 33 months for the tower to be completed, Vienna is one landmark richer. The 75-metre high UNIQA Tower is not only going to become an ultra-modern place for more than 1 000 members of the UNIQA staff to work in this summer, but will very soon be actively involved in events in its surroundings in Vienna’s 2nd district. The inviting ground floor design, the generous foyer glazing and the public spaces on the lower floors will make the new UNIQA Tower a potential “hotspot” in the city of Vienna. Both the DO & CO gastronomy and event area, and the branch of the Raiffeisenlandesbank Lower Austria-Vienna, as well as John Harris Fitness, will lend it even more atmosphere. Construction of a new domicile for the group became necessary, as the various companies which had combined at the beginning of 1997 to form the BARC Insurance Group were already scattered around various locations. In 1999, the new brand, UNIQA, was positioned in Austria and stands for unique quality of products and services today. “Values such as openness, vitality, flexibility and most of all, orientation towards the future, should be expressed visibly in the group’s new head office”, according to Herbert Schimetschek, CEO of the UNIQA Real Estate Project Construction Co. Ltd. The UNIQA Tower, conceived by architect Heinz Neumann, emphasises the significance of its prominent site in the immediate surroundings of the Urania, the Danube Canal and the Ringstrasse through its optical impact. The objective was to create a visual focus as a future landmark on the Danube Canal skyline. The choice of an ellipse-shaped high-rise ground plan permits an all-round view of Vienna from each individual storey on a sensitive site for urban development, and features optimal light conditions owing to the specially selected incline of the structure as it opens out in its lower areas. Architect Heinz Neumann: “The building shoots up spiritedly, emotionally, opening out and almost playfully. Its shape absorbs the impetus of the UNIQA logo and transforms it into architecture, with interior and exterior openness dominating.” The UNIQA Tower uses warmth from the earth and is equipped with an environmentally friendly heating and cooling system. A third of the tower heating and cooling is regulated via this highly efficient circuit. During long cold spells, a district heating connection will ensure that the offices are the right temperature. This means price-effective operation, a high degree of safety and low servicing costs. The use of earth and district heating will reduce annual CO2 emission by 84 tons. As the windows are easy to open, all members of staff can air their working area individually at any time. The extensive glass surfaces provide optimal daylight conditions. Anti-glare and sun shields, as well as reflection-free, artificial illumination allow computer workstations to have the right light conditions. The open structures of the total conception and interior design allow a high degree of flexibility and mobility. The premise of open structures holds true here for the lobby, which was conceived as public space, as well as for the design of the areas for the executive or supervisory boards. “We wanted anything but the hermetically sealed office zone that is usual in our latitudes. We would like to bring the city and its people into the UNIQA building and therefore have the whole of the ground floor zone open to the public”, remarked Konstantin Klien, CEO of the UNIQA Versicherungen AG at the opening press conference. All the office space is extremely bright, airy and flooded with light. Every member of staff has the opportunity to sit very near one of the windows forming part of the front of the building. For this reason, all service rooms are situated in the dark zone in the middle. The surrounding areas between there and the outside wall of the ellipse remain completely free, with all the working areas having a view of the city below.