almost 25 years of Caramel
2026
architektur aktuell at the Carage
Talks by architects and experts and discussions in cooperation with architektur aktuell enrich our Carage every month.
And of course – how could it be otherwise – there is always a party to round things off! 🙂
Competitions
2026
First prize in the competition for the housing/development study Hasnerstrasse in Linz.
Awards
2026
For our Carage, right after completion, a commendation at the Callwey best workspaces award 2026 – the start of a series of awards for our new office, followed by the bigsee interior award 2026 and the “gebaut 2025” award, presented by Municipal Department 19
/ Architecture and Urban Design of the City of Vienna.
And last but not least: best architects 27 winner.
2025
Caramel is moving!
We are moving into our new office in Vienna's 4th district, Karolinengasse 31 – our
„Carage“
Competitions
2025
kulturcampus st.peter in der au – 2nd prize
(with paul eis)
nursery puch bei weiz – 3rd prize
(with sedomini and patrick gerber)
hotel salzstadel linz – runner-up
Awards
2025
big see award 2025 – slovania haus max – winner
2024
the Caramel trio is growing!
and becomes a quartet
Claudia Rockstroh
becomes a partner and, from January 2024, turns Caramel architekten into
Caramel architektinnen
A new role for
Günter Katherl
since January 2024 he has been a member of the
Leonding design advisory board
Competitions
2024
new kindergarten and music building / vorderweißenbach – 1st prize
emergency services base / aspern – commendation
university of bayreuth – commendation
/ kulmbach, faculty of life sciences
primary school – stattegg – commendation
cooperative workshop process – berlin block 616
primary school – salzburg hof – commendation
Awards
2024
häuser award 2025 – linalotte – 3rd prize
2023
Häuser des Jahres award 2023 for Caramel and 2nd place for the kindergarten in Klosterneuburg
Competitions
2023
infrastructure centre st.urban – 2nd place
with catarina revedin / alba architektur
ahs baden – commendation
kindergarten klosterneuburg – 2nd place
social and retail centre wolfurt – commendation
Awards
2023
häuser des jahres 2023 callwey linalotte – distinction
big see award haus rock – winner
big see wood award linalotte – winner
Günter Katherl
since April 2023 head of the
“Zukunfts Lebensraum” (future living space) division of the
Austrian Federal Chamber of Chartered Engineers and Architects
2021-2022
Günter Katherl
is appointed in September 2022 as
deputy section chair of the
Chamber of Chartered Engineers | Architects and Engineers
Vienna. Lower Austria. Burgenland .
Caramel receives the Austrian State Prize for Architecture 2021 for Eva
Awards
2022
big see award ufg! – winner
luxury lifestyle award house rock – winner
gada 2022 rtf rethinking future house rock – 2nd place
wohnbauten des jahres 2022 callwey wildgarten – distinction
Competitions
2021
neusiedlerviertel mödling 4 urban villas – 4th prize
Awards
2021
austrian state prize for architecture 2021 for Eva
(special prize together with swap)
big see award house mesh – winner
lower austria timber prize 2021 haus am berg – audience award
häuser des jahres 2021 house mesh – finalist
2020-2019
Caramel wins the competitions for the Martin-Behaim-Gymnasium in Nuremberg and the GIZ Campus in Frankfurt and is commissioned for both!
Competitions
2020
akh research building – 3rd prize
GIZ – campus frankfurt/eschborn – 1st prize
martin-behaim-gymnasium – nuremberg – 1st prize
school centre aspach – 2nd prize
district authority building seekirchen – 2nd prize
primary school and after-school care linz-pichling – commendation
new town hall – kitzbühel – 2nd prize
2019
post city linz – 3rd prize
housing brennerstraße linz – 1st prize
Awards
2020
building of the year – state of upper austria science park linz – distinction
2019
best architects 2020 house marie – winner
the big see award 2019 – slovania haus d – winner
the plan award kitchen 2019 haus cj_5 – honorable mention
2017-2018
Ulrich Aspetsberger
has been, since 2017, the chairman of the
Afo | Architekturforum Oberösterreich
commission for the Science Park buildings 4 and 5
of Johannes Kepler University
Completion of Haus am Berg and Haus Marie.
Conversion of „17 Türken“ and move into the new Caramel Office
Competitions
2018
th köln campus deutz lecture hall centre – commendation
olympia sports complex jamsil last stage, seoul – finalist of 4
housing mayrhofer linz – 1st prize
2017
School campus Vöcklabruck – Commendation
Awards
2018
häuser des jahres 2018 haus marie – commendation
baumit life challenge – category structure meets design haus marie – europe-wide winner
best architects 2018 home made – distinction
s.arch 2018 mill24 – honorable mention
AIT award home made – special mention
archilovers mill24 – best project 2017
2017
bene pixel art – 1st prize
A+Awards home made – special mention
A’design award home made – bronze
s.arch 2017 home made – category winner
2016-2015
Caramel at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016
Caramel takes over the Austrian Pavilion at the 2016 Architecture Biennale in Venice together with next_enterprise and EOOS.
Competitions
2016
Wildgarten housing – 1st prize
Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering campus, Munich Garching – Commendation
IST Institute of Science and Technology Austria – Chemistry Lab – Finalist
2015
Trollmann barracks housing, Steyr – 2nd prize
School centre Gloggnitz – 3rd prize
BG/BRG Sillgasse grammar school, Innsbruck – Commendation
Winklerbahnhof housing, Linz – 3rd prize
U5 station design – Finalist
Olympia Sports Complex Jamsil, Seoul – 2nd prize
Redsand Astronomy Center – Finalist
Awards
2016
s.arch 2016 project award haus cj_5 – special mention
‘häuser award‘ 2016 haus cj_5 – distinction
best architects 2016 haus cj_5 – distinction
DETAIL prize 2016 special prize inside home made– honourable mention
gebaut „schorsch 2015“ haus cj_5 – distinction
2015
das beste haus 2015 haus cj_5 – 1st prize vienna
new Caramelhouses and rooftop extensions: Haus CJ_5 and „Mill24“ in Vienna, Haus E in Linz and Haus D in Lower Austria near Vienna.
Caramel commission for two new housing developments – Wildgarten, 1st place Krautgarten and commission for a residential tower in Simmering together with Heimspiel Architektur.
2014-2013
Competition success adidas Herzogenaurach for Caramel
Caramel receives the commission for office west of the world of sports adidas group.
With Weismann Architektur, 1st prize Caramel for the Day Clinic Centre in Wels.
Ulrich Aspetsberger
has been, since 2014, on the board and section board of the
Chamber of Chartered Engineers | Architects and Engineers
Upper Austria and Salzburg
other competitions
2014
adidas – world of sports – Stage V – office – 2nd prize
LKH Wolfsberg hospital – 2nd prize
Attemsgasse education campus – Purchase prize
Traun Mitte Spinnerei – 4th prize
Day Clinic Centre Wels – 1st prize with architect Weismann
2013
Changing the face Rotunda Warsaw – 1st commendation
High Tech Campus Villach – 1st commendation
Austrian Embassy in Bangkok – 2nd prize
Coburg University of Applied Sciences – Commendation
Retirement and nursing home in Vöcklabruck – 3rd prize
UN Campus in Bonn – Commendation
2012-2006
The Science Park in Linz is built
After the Mechatronics building, buildings 2 (Polymer Engineering) and 3 (Scholastik) of the Science Park are also commissioned. In 2006 the Ansfelden maintenance depot, in 2007 the Krems tourism school and in 2008 WIFI Dornbirn are completed.
In 2009 the first building of the Science Park, the Mechatronics building, is completed.
Realisation of Haus P, Haus M, Haus 100m² Wohnzimmer and Feld 11
Caramelcompletes the housing development – Krautgarten .
Competitions
2012
Tervete nature bridge in Latvia – Purchase prize
2011
Hotel for adults in Hong Kong – honourable mention
2010
Federal school centre Eisenstadt – 3rd prize
Niederwaldkirchen music school – 2nd prize
2009
Children's hospital Schwarzach Salzburg – 4th prize
Science Center Wels – Purchase prize
Infopoint for Linz09 – European Capital of Culture 2009 – 1st prize
2008
Baumgasse justice centre Vienna – 5th prize
bene rondo seat art Vienna – Commendation
2007
“Linz 09” Infopoint Linz – 1st prize
Retirement and nursing home Gaspoltshofen – Purchase prize
2006
BHAK BHAS business school Wiener Neustadt – Purchase prize
State Library Linz – Purchase prize
Simmering adult education centre – Prize
ars electronica Linz – Purchase prize
2005-2003
Caramel wins first prize for the Science Park in Linz in 2005
after a series of won and commended international competitions, 2005 brings 1st prize for the Science Park of Johannes Kepler University and the commission for the Mechatronics building, the first construction phase. A first prize also goes to the visitor walkways at Voestalpine in Linz.
The main workshop of MA48 is completed in 2004.
The houses Haus H, Lina and Kaps are also completed between 2003 and 2005.
Competitions
2003
Extension LKH Feldkirch hospital, Vorarlberg – 2nd prize
Federal school centre Bad Ischl – 2nd prize
Extension Rohrbach hospital – Purchase prize
Design school Essen, Germany – 3rd prize
Chamber of Labour – AK plus Vienna – Prizewinner
School centre Hollabrunn – Purchase prize
2004
Centre for Molecular Biosciences Graz – 2nd prize
Hospitality vocational school Altmünster – Purchase prize
BIG – office building, Vienna – 2nd prize
2005
Sigmund Freud Clinic Graz – Purchase prize
KGW University of Salzburg – Purchase prize
HBLA school Wels – 3rd prize
Johannes Kepler University Linz – Science Park – 1st prize
Visitor route Voestalpine Linz – 1st prize
2002
Founding of Caramel Architekten
With the commission for Transfusion Medicine, Günter Katherl, Martin Haller and Ulrich Aspetsberger found Caramel Architekten.
Unfortunately, the Transfusion Medicine project is put on hold for political reasons.
MA48 is commissioned, and with the competitions won for WIFI Dornbirn and the maintenance depot in Ansfelden/Upper Austria, the office grows and moves to Schottenfeldgasse 72.
WIFI Dornbirn, Vorarlberg – 1st prize
Stadthalle Vienna, music theatre – 3rd prize
Primary school + kindergarten Langobarden, Vienna – Purchase prize
Maintenance depot, State of Upper Austria – 1st prize
University of Applied Sciences Wels – Purchase prize
Housing in Alt-Maxglan – Purchase prize
Fire station Satteins – Runner-up
2001
Transfusion Medicine in Salzburg
Milestones in pre-Caramel history are the competitions won for Transfusion Medicine in Salzburg and the tourism school HAK + HLF Krems, both of which will lead to commissions.
Transfusion Medicine LKH Salzburg – 1st prize
Schönbrunn Fiat site, Vienna – Prizewinner
HAK + HLF Krems – 1st prize
Special needs school Schwechat – 2nd prize
2000
Ulrich Aspetsberger joins the duo
Günter Katherl and Martin Haller are joined by Ulrich Aspetsberger. The trio wins the expert procedure for the main workshop of MA48 and is later commissioned to build it.
FLD and LGK Innsbruck – 2nd prize
Expert procedure main workshop MA48, Vienna – 1st prize
Federal office building Korösistrasse, Graz – 3rd prize
Interspar Linz – Runner-up
1999
Second place for the Main Library in Vienna
and other competition wins lay the foundation for a number of new commissions
Main Library Vienna – 2nd prize
Infobox Mittelberg, Vorarlberg – 1st prize
Tourist office Kleinwalsertal, Vorarlberg – 1st prize
1998
The beginnings
since 1998 Günter Katherl and Martin Haller have been working together on various competitions – promptly winning them or receiving commendations.
Glasbau Seele, Germany – 1st prize
Kindergarten Tisis, Vorarlberg – Purchase prize