Resid­ences

With their generous open spaces, the rental apartments at BEL & MAIN Residences open up a new dimension of spaciousness. In combination with floor-to-ceiling windows, this makes for a light-flooded airiness even beyond the residential areas. Depending on the apartment’s orientation, the open spaces offer fascinating views across the rooftops of Vienna and on a clear day even distant vistas as far as the eastern Alps.

In the warmer months, pioneering air conditioning technology ensures pleasant comfort in BEL & MAIN Residences: instead of conventional air conditioning systems, a modern ceiling cooling concept is used that doesn’t produce noise or annoying drafts. The large-area room cooling via the ceiling surfaces ensures a high level of comfort while avoiding the hygiene problems of conventional air conditioning systems. Temperatures in the living rooms can be controlled individually by separate room thermostats. Together with the effective automated shading systems and the outstanding building insulation, this ensures a pleasant indoor climate even during hot summers.

The generous ceiling height of the Residences of 2.63 m on the standard floors, in combination with floor-to-ceiling glazing, creates a unique living experience that is distinguished by impressive views of the urban landscape at any time of day. In line with the BEL & MAIN Residences low-energy concept, the ecological three-pane glazing ensures excellent heating requirement values in energy class B. Fresh air is supplied through the doors to outside areas and in all living rooms through opening wings in the style of French balconies.

The intelligent architectural concept of the residential building takes into account the carefully considered orientation of the façade fronts according to compass directions, angles of incident sunlight and viewing axes, resulting in fascinating views from almost all floors from the floor-to-ceiling window areas and the outside areas: with a view of striking buildings such as Schloss Belvedere, St. Stephen’s Cathedral and the Arsenal, with green views over the Schweizergarten treetops, or with breathtaking sunsets towards the west beyond the modern architectural backdrop of Vienna’s main train station.

The floor-to-ceiling glazing of BEL & MAIN Residences is completed by a carefully designed shading system that provides reliable protection against the sun – even at the entrances to open spaces. The automated control system uses an intelligent server that takes the respective sun and wind situation into account, ensures optimum shading, a comfortable room climate and a particularly long service life of the system at high wind speeds. Separate shading controls in each living space allow for individual manual control of the sun protection mechanism depending on the orientation of the façade or compass direction. In addition, a central switch that raises and lowers all shading elements in the entire apartment at once at the touch of a button allows for extremely simple operation.

The BEL & MAIN Residences heating concept also operates at the highest level: the apartments are equipped with pleasant under-floor heating that provides even heat and minimises the formation of dust. The under-floor heating temperature can be controlled individually in each lounge via a separate digital room thermostat. The entire building corresponds to high energy efficiency class B and is heated with environmentally friendly district heating. The excellent building insulation ensures the optimal use of resources with a low-energy house standard.

The fully equipped bathroom oases in the Residences feature high-quality sanitary ceramics from LAUFEN and stylish quality fittings from HANSATWIST. The shower fittings have a hand shower as well as a rain shower for pleasant showering comfort. Practical details such as own towel dryers and bathroom radiators or washbasins with base units and towel rails complete the well-designed equipment concept. Discreet recessed spots provide an optimum light quality in the bathrooms and, in combination with the elegant wall and floor tiling in a natural “Chalk” hue, create a stylish feel-good atmosphere.

Modern minimalist kitchens from brand manufacturer VITO harmoniously complement the urban and stylish design concept of the Residences. Noble lacquered surfaces in high-gloss white, the reduced, handle-less design of the kitchen fronts as well as high-quality equipment with durable branded appliances from Miele make the kitchen and dining areas of BEL & MAIN Residences exceptional residential highlights with a special feel-good factor both visually and functionally.

Quality oak parquet flooring from Austrian brand manufacturer Scheucher ensures timeless, lasting elegance in all residential areas, which can be ideally combined with a wide variety of residential styles. Solid skirting boards in a classic straight-line Swiss style round off the quality concept for the floor surfaces. In the sanitary areas, fine floor and wall tiles in a discreet natural “Chalk” hue make for a friendly, light appearance and a harmonious complement to the design-conscious residential concept.

The carefully thought-out security concept in the access area of the buildings and the lobby of BEL & MAIN Residences doesn’t even stop at the apartment door: a video intercom system with a large display in each apartment ensures optimal security when third parties enter the building. The apartment entrance door with security standard class 3, the security class recommended by the security prevention of the Vienna police department, allows residents to feel safe and protected.

In addition to the generously dimensioned storage space in the Residences, the larger-than-average cellar compartments also include a variety of practical storage options: measuring approx. 4.5 m², they offer plenty of space to accommodate, for example, two bicycles and many other objects and small items. A separate outlet in each compartment makes it possible to connect, say, a wine refrigerator or to charge e-bikes or e-scooters without a problem.

With the intended ÖGNI Gold certification, BEL & MAIN Residences will meet the highest standards of modern, ecologically responsible building technology in the context of a green building concept. The building corresponds to high energy efficiency class B and is heated with environmentally friendly district heating.