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Building construction at PORR

PORR shapes cityscapes and landscapes.

As a design-build contractor, we oversee every phase of your building construction project and are a one-stop-shop for every service: whether it’s residential, hotel, industrial or office construction. As a flexible full-service provider, PORR has a comprehensive portfolio covering every business area of the modern construction industry and able to meet the most sophisticated demands. We are at our customer’s side from the design through to construction and ultimately the revitalisation of any building construction project.

Areas in building construction – at a glance

Many different projects fall under the umbrella of building construction, differing primarily in terms of use. The demands for each of these areas vary in regard to economics, function, construction, design and infrastructure. Mixed forms are also possible of course. As a full-service provider, PORR offers every service within the scope of building construction and covers every process step: from planning and design to financing, permits and construction, through to operational, facility and building management. In this way, PORR provides the majority of people and disciplines required for a successful building construction project.

A seamless value chain, comprehensive knowhow and decades of experience make PORR the expert partner for realising complex projects in building construction. “Powered by PORR” is synonymous with dynamism and growth. The basis for PORR’s prime quality lies in its in-depth knowledge, highly skilled and motivated staff, and its talent for innovation. Our experts have extensive experience and ensure your project’s success with forward-looking solutions and cutting-edge technology: the use of BIM and LEAN management ensures efficient work processes along with the utmost transparency in cost and quality control for every phase of your project’s lifecycle.

As an international construction company, we are aware of our responsibility towards the world will live in and our society as a whole. Sustainability is a key part of our responsibility towards society and is also the foundation of our success. It is based on our Sustainability Strategy. Our goal: realising projects that not only fulfil their purpose but will also serve generations to come thanks to their sustainable building methods. What does this involve? Which areas stand out? Find out more about the comprehensive world of building construction and benefit from PORR’s extensive experience.

Residential construction Living spaces are at the centre of our daily lives. We opt for innovative projects and high standards of living.
Offices Modern office space accommodates the individual needs of the company while offering a future-fit working environment.
Hotels Whether it’s a multi-star or boutique hotel, we develop a customized solution and individual style for every project.
Healthcare facilities When building healthcare facilities, we cover every aspect – from medical, economic and structural through to the crucial human factor.
Revitalisation Intelligent revitalisation allows us to preserve buildings of the past and give old properties a new purpose.
Industrial & miscellaneous construction Exacting adherence to industry standards and the special requirements laid out by companies are our focal point here.
Educational institutions Creating a space for education and training to flourish is a responsibility we are happy to embrace.
Retail centres Economic viability and logistics are key aspects in our design-build approach along with fulfilment of customer expectations.
Stadiums Whether it’s a new build or adapting an international stadium, we create breathtaking backdrops for football fans.

What actually is building construction?

The term building construction denotes a sector of the construction industry. Building construction projects are divided into different categories based on the requirements regarding design, construction, technical specifications and economic efficiency. The common denominator in building construction projects is the ongoing use of the building by people and the related demands in terms of optics, comfort and sustainability. Offices, residential buildings, schools and hospitals are at the heart of our daily lives. Aspects such as noise pollution, interior design and room layout are considered right from the planning stage. This includes the whole range of Infrastructure.

Residential construction – quality living through innovation & sustainability

The future of homes is flexible, multifaceted and personal. And that’s why we erect feel-good buildings in which everything is simply just right. The motivation to achieve this mission leads to innovative projects that offer optimal quality of life. Our painstaking execution, high-end fittings and cost efficiency enable us to realise holistic and carefully thought-through living concepts. They bring together the worlds of life and work and are simultaneously modern, functional and environmentally sound. For sustainable living spaces that hold their value.

Whether it’s new-build housing or renovations, our contemporary residential construction projects showcase our knowhow and cutting-edge knowledge of energy efficiency, indoor climate and finishes. Other priorities include our love of detail and sense of responsibility towards developers and residents. With integrated, modern residential concepts, PORR creates the living spaces of the future.

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Alexanderplatz residential quarter Berlin, Germany
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Gründerzeit architecture by the Landwehr Canal in Berlin Berlin, Germany
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DC Living residence Vienna, Austria
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Langackergasse residential complex, 1190 Vienna Vienna, Austria
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Papieri area: Residential and office space in former factory Cham, Switzerland
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Europaallee Zürich – lot F Zürich, Switzerland
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River Park Modřany II, properties C+E Prague, Czech Republic
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Offices – tailored to individual needs

Every company and its workforce have individual needs and special requirements for their optimal working environment. It is only when these have been met that work is enjoyable and productive. As a full-service provider in commercial construction, we understand the importance of exact, practice-based planning and design coupled with high-quality execution when building offices.

Dynamic offices are allrounders – our projects are built to last, combining flexibility and sustainability to stand the test of time. The result is a perfect symbiosis between the interior and exterior: a place to meet and yet one in which the identity of the client is unmistakeable. Offices that embody passion and point the way for the future. Our vast experience from many projects and continuous monitoring of international trends allows us to provide our clients with state-of-the-art solutions that cement the company’s identity and image.

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Styria Media Center Graz, Austria
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Smart Campus
Vienna, Austria
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Zalando headquarters
Berlin, Germany
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Santander Group office building Mönchengladbach, Germany
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Neue Spreespeicher Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Gleisarena Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
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Continental Iași
Iași, Romania
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WFOSiGW office building
Koszalin, Poland
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Hotels – customized solutions and individual style

Hotels give travellers a temporary home – and we give them an individual face with precise, conceptual solutions. Our open and innovative approach and extensive expertise enables us to provide our clients with valuable input on every hotel project – from smart mixed-use accommodation to multi-star or boutique hotels through to serviced apartments and micro living. Always with the goal of achieving the best result possible in terms of both economics and functionality and especially regarding atmosphere and aesthetics.

We have been working closely with domestic and international architects for many years to build and revitalise hotels in our home markets. Every successful project means new experience gained – and our clients reap sustainable benefits from that long-term.

Every project bears the hallmark of our holistic approach and is overseen by us from start to finish, one deadline at a time, as general contractor or design and build provider. Put simply: PORR makes new generations of hotels happen.

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Motel One Wien
Vienna, Austria
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Hampton by Hilton Berlin City West
Berlin, Germany
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ONE Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Waterfront Gdynia
Gdynia, Poland
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Healthcare facilities – focus on functionality & wellbeing

Healthcare facilities are multifunctional places that need to do justice to many different needs: medical, economic, structural and – above all – human. Functionality is the decisive factor here: processes must run as efficiently as possible, while the set-up needs to strengthen people’s sense of wellbeing and provide emotional support.

PORR can point to multiple projects that underline its leading competency in this field and that additionally make a sustainable contribution to economic prosperity and increasing living standards in the respective region. Projects in the healthcare sector are realised in close collaboration with our subsidiary hospitals, which has far-ranging expertise in the design, development and operation of healthcare facilities. From care homes and hospitals to centres for nuclear medicine: as a design and build contractor, we are a strong and reliable partner from the planning phase right through to ongoing operations.

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Horn care home Horn, Austria
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Wien-Nord hospital Vienna, Austria
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Pavilion 1 Hietzing hospital Vienna, Austria
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Kokon rehab centre Rohrbach-Berg, Austria
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Krakau-Prokocim university clinic Krakow, Poland
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Revitalisation – preserving the old & shaping the new

As a construction company with a history going back more than 150 years, we recognise the value in buildings from the past; after all, they form part of our culture and the way we see ourselves. Preserving these values for the future while simultaneously using the space in an economically feasible way presents a huge challenge. One that calls for precision, quality awareness, creativity and craftsmanship. Our love of detail and passion for creating something new and innovative from something old and precious is what makes us stand out in this field. We not only renovate heritage-protected properties, but also revitalise cultural treasures and carry out concrete repairs.

Intelligent revitalisation can lead places to rediscover their identity. Respect for history and for every phase of a building’s lifecycle is the priority here. PORR approaches these projects with the view that there is something worth preserving. But that they are also a chance to create something new. When renovating heritage-protected properties or revitalising cultural treasures, there is a wide range of approaches and designs – from barely visible to a completely new image, from energy-efficient facades through to revitalising existing building complexes. It is projects like this that prove that an optimised environmental footprint and maintaining a building’s substance can actually go hand in hand. In line with our motto: Building for a climate-neutral future.

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Palais Hansen Kempinski Vienna Vienna, Austria
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Revitalisation of Schloss Hof Schlosshof, Austria
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Revitalisation of Gasometer C and D Vienna, Austria
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Böheimkirchen community centre Böheimkirchen, Austria
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Divadlo Jiřího Myrona Ostrava, Czech Republic

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Industrial and miscellaneous construction – meeting the sector’s highest requirements

Industrial construction is a question of trust. Here precise knowledge of all of the industry’s requirements is just as essential as specialist insight into complex work processes or specific business fields. Projects often take on mammoth dimensions, demanding the maximum in terms of concept, execution and logistics. Our range of services includes the construction of highly sensitive and technically demanding clean and ultra-clean rooms for the semiconductor industry through to mobile communications facilities and special

The fact that multiple industrial construction clients have been coming back to us for years is a sign of trust: our clients appreciate the knowhow of our team and the quality of our personal support – in planning, building technology and services as well as turnkey constructi

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St. Pölten car park St. Pölten, Austria
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Prangl operating facility Zettling, Austria
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Pfaffenau waste incineration plant Vienna, Austria
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Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research Darmstadt Darmstadt, Germany
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BMW branch office Berlin Berlin, Germany
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Fințești winery Fințești, Romania
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Educational institutions – the right backdrop for education and training

Whether it’s a school, kindergarten or university: buildings for training and education rightly demand more than just a functional space. They not only leave a mark on their environment, they also have a huge impact on the development of the youngsters that are studying here for their futures.

That’s why we see it as a huge responsibility – and a nice challenge – to create buildings that have an equally positive influence on the cityscape and on people, whether the facilities are educational or administrative.

Every investment in education is an investment in a future worth living in. This also holds true for our projects in educational construction. With both new builds and renovations, the focus is on optimising the lifecycle and developing sustainable standards. Here the shift facilitated by digitalisation is a constant companion. As a trailblazer in digital infrastructure, we apply integrated planning to every project phase with the highest possible quality.

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Education campus in Berresgasse Vienna, Austria
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ÖBB apprentice workshop, Salzburg-Gnigl Salzburg, Austria
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Vogelweh elementary school Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern, Germany
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OCEAN Centre of Excellence Warsaw, Poland
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Retail centres – economic viability, logistics & customer experience as key aspects

Whether it’s a shopping centre or department store: these projects are characterised by their high demands in terms of economic viability, design, space planning and logistics. Every one of these points requires a solution that can only be provided by a specialist with vast experience, like PORR.

Shopping has become a pleasurable pastime and this means that goods must be presented to appeal to all of our senses. Today’s customers have ever greater expectations of the range and set-up of the retail space.

Shopping centres oftentimes succeed with additional recreational facilities and culinary hotspots, which have to be considered already in the initial planning phase. Shops in inner-city locations have to blend in with the existing ensemble and often need to reconcile the fabric of a historic building with contemporary logistics.

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Prager Carrée Dresden, Germany
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IKEA Cologne Cologne, Germany
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FERIO Wawer Warsaw, Poland
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Ogrody Elbląg (PL) Elbląg, Poland
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EUROVEA International Trade Center Bratislava, Slovakia
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Stadiums – breathtaking backdrops for sporting excellence

Football has been captivating people for more than 150 years. And we give it the space to do so. For EURO 2008, PORR was responsible for extensive new construction and upgrades at the stadiums in Klagenfurt, Wals-Siezenheim and Innsbruck. Special requirements for dismantling meant that the decisive factors were flexible planning and precisely calculated time-plans. For the World Cup in Qatar 2022, we are the design-build contractor for the Al-Janoub stadium in Al-Wakrah, which we are building in an international consortium.

Infrastructure measures related to the stadium such as parking, eateries or TV studios can also be handled by PORR as a full-service provider.

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Salzburg stadium Salzburg, Austria
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Wörthersee stadium Klagenfurt Klagenfurt, Austria
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Expansion and dismantling Tivoli stadium Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
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Project management in building construction – building is a question of trust

BIM and LEAN open up new opportunities

At PORR we understand the importance of trustworthiness in our dealings with developers and subcontractors. The use of digital tools provides the opportunity to monitor the evolution of a building constantly and in real time. The use of LEAN Management and BIM (Building Information Modeling) right from the planning and design phase opens up new possibilities for cooperation between clients and contractors. Seamless documentation, avoiding planning errors and defects, and securing a better cost overview are just a few of the many benefits that come with digital project management. Consideration of property certification right from the design and build phases comes as standard at PORR. Our dedicated department for building certification has more than a decade’s experience in this field.

Safer together with “Vision Zero”

The health and safety of our workforce is the top priority. Highly trained specialists, internal knowledge transfer and cutting-edge processes support the goals of “Vision Zero”. From their very first day, every PORRian is trained in every protective measure and promises to uphold our quality and safety guidelines. This will enable us to reach our long-term goal of zero accidents together.

Sustainable building for generations

Not just in the construction phase, the issue of sustainability is also prioritised when designing spaces to live and work. Proximity to nature and access to recreational areas are key factors for end clients when making their choice. This is why, roofs, facades and mezzanines are increasingly being greened on new builds in order to improve the building’s climate and quality of life. A clear trend has also emerged in the popularity of public transport or electric vehicles, which means that part of the areas normally used as driveways etc. can be repurposed completely and help to satisfy the desire for outdoor spaces.

Your contact partner for building construction at PORR

Austria Paul Lamprecht
Switzerland Davor Pekic COO Building Construction
Germany Jeutter Claude MD PORR GmbH & Co. KGaA
Poland Piotr Kledzik CEO PORR S.A.
Czech Republic, Slovakia Martin Hanacek CEO PORR A.S. and MD PORR s.r.o.
Romania Mario Pröll MD PORR Construct s.r.l.
Large-scale projects Gernot Wagner MD PORR Bau GmbH