Die HausWirtschaft e.Gen.

What Die HausWirtschaft e.Gen. does

Die HausWirtschaft e.Gen. is a registered cooperative (eingetragene Genossenschaft) operating a single mixed-use building in Vienna's Nordbahnviertel (2nd district, Bruno-Marek-Allee 5) that integrates ~45 residential apartments with ~3,500 m² of commercial space for approximately 200 residents and entrepreneurs. The cooperative's product portfolio comprises the ArbeitsZimmer (a 700 m² coworking space with Fixdesk and Flex Work subscriptions at EUR 350 and EUR 250 per month respectively), seven FlexRäume meeting rooms (18–100 m²) for hourly rental, AtriumStudios (15–50 m²) and GartenStudios (~600 m² for therapy, wellness, and movement) on long-term leases to ~35 small businesses, the 300 m² NordbahnSaal event venue (up to 160 persons) operated with Kulturverein NordStern, and the HausPension with nine individually designed guest rooms. Membership in the Genossenschaft requires a ~EUR 6,000 entry fee (50% refundable on exit) and provides indefinite-term residential or commercial contracts with no deposits or broker fees.

The building is a Niedrigenergiehaus with on-site photovoltaic generation and Bauteilaktivierung heating and cooling; it was designed by einszueins Architektur via a participatory planning methodology known as 'Partizipative Standardisierung'. The cooperative is governed by a five-member Vorstand (Sonja Schnögl, Angela Kohl, Tamara Felbinger, Elisabeth Reindl, Peter Rippl) and supported by a consortium of research and institutional partners including TU Wien future.lab (OPENhauswirtschaft), IBA Wien 2022, Klima- und Energiefonds, EGW Erste gemeinnützige Wohnungsgesellschaft, PORR AG, and imGrätzl.at. Revenue is generated through a mix of recurring coworking and studio rents, usage-based meeting and event rentals, transaction-fee hospitality, and one-time membership entry contributions; the cooperative has no disclosed external equity investors, no parent company, no public ticker, and 7 direct staff alongside ~50 resident-adult and ~25 child members.

The entity originated in 2016 from a Shiatsu practitioner's proposal, was incorporated as a cooperative in 2019, broke ground in February 2022 with PORR AG, completed construction in 2023 (move-in September 2023), opened the NordbahnSaal in January 2024, and was awarded the New European Bauhaus Prize in 2025 after being a finalist in the European Social Innovation Competition (EUSIC) 2022.

Name

Die HausWirtschaft e.Gen.

Legal name

Die HausWirtschaft e. Gen.

Website

https://diehauswirtschaft.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Die HausWirtschaft e.Gen. is a Vienna-based cooperative operating a single mixed-use building in the Nordbahnviertel that combines 45 apartments with ~3,500 m² of coworking, studio, meeting, event, and guest-accommodation space for around 200 residents and ~35 small businesses and freelancers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mixed-Use Cooperative Real Estate & Workspace Services

NAICS

Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (7213), Accommodation (721), Other Traveler Accommodation (72119), Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (531120), Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (721310)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Mixed-Use Community Association Management (BPAJAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Co-Living / Hybrid Extended-Stay Residences (THAGAEAK), HOA/Community Rules Management & Neighbor Relations (THAMAKAN), Integrated Full-Service Hotel Complexes (Mixed-Use) (THAGAAAL)

Keywords

• Mixed-use cooperative housing
• Coworking space rental
• Event venue rental
• Wellness studio rental
• Community workspace Vienna

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Coworking Memberships: Monthly membership fees for coworking desks (Fixdesk from EUR 350/month and Flex Work from EUR 250/month) in the ArbeitsZimmer (700 m²). Membership includes use of shared infrastructure and optional business address registration.
2. Meeting and Workshop Room Rentals: Hourly or session-based rental of 7 FlexRäume (meeting and workshop rooms ranging from 18 to 100 m²) and additional spaces for events and seminars.
3. Event Venue Rental (NordbahnSaal): Rental of the NordbahnSaal event venue (300 m², divisible, capacity up to 160 persons) for culture, concerts, cinema, conferences, corporate events, and private celebrations. Operated in partnership with Kulturverein NordStern.
4. Guest Accommodation (HausPension): Nightly rental of nine individually designed guest rooms (HausPension) in the building, marketed as a charmante boutique accommodation in Vienna's Nordbahnviertel.
5. AtriumStudio and GartenStudio Rentals: Long-term rental agreements for AtriumStudios (15-50 m² commercial studios) and GartenStudios (therapy, wellness, and movement spaces around 600 m²) to small businesses, entrepreneurs, and practitioners.
6. Genossenschaft Membership Contributions: One-time cooperative membership entry fee of approximately EUR 6,000, with 50% refunded upon departure. This serves as the primary capital contribution for cooperative members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Die HausWirtschaft e.Gen. operates a single radical mixed-use cooperative building in Vienna's Nordbahnviertel that integrates residential apartments, coworking space (ArbeitsZimmer), meeting rooms (FlexRäume), an event venue (NordbahnSaal), a guesthouse (HausPension), health and wellness studios (GartenStudios), small-business studios (AtriumStudios), a maker workshop (HausWerkstatt), and a communal kitchen with terrace (HausForum). The cooperative rents these spaces to its ~75 resident members and 35+ tenant businesses, and offers meeting-room, event-venue and guesthouse bookings to external customers. It is organized as an eingetragene Genossenschaft (registered cooperative) with approximately 50 adult and 25 child resident members plus enterprise members.

Product overview

Die HausWirtschaft e.Gen. operates as a mixed-use cooperative building in Vienna's Nordbahnviertel district, combining approximately 50% residential (45 apartments) and 50% working space (3,500 m²) for around 200 residents and entrepreneurs. The product portfolio centers on flexible, shared workspaces—ArbeitsZimmer (700 m² coworking), FlexRäume (7 meeting rooms 18–100 m²), AtriumStudios (15–50 m²), and HausWerkstatt—complemented by the NordbahnSaal (300 m² event hall, 160 persons) for culture and events, the HausPension (9 guest rooms) for hospitality, and GartenStudios (600 m²) for health and wellness services. Community amenities include a HausForum with communal kitchen and 500 m² rooftop terrace. The cooperative model provides members with indefinite-term contracts, no deposits, and no brokerage fees, fostering interdisciplinary networking among small businesses and freelancers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HausPension: Nine individually designed guest rooms in a vibrant house - the cooperative's guest accommodation offering.
• NordbahnSaal
• ArbeitsZimmer
• FlexRäume
• GartenStudios
• OPENhauswirtschaft

Products and services

• ArbeitsZimmer (Coworking Space) 700 m² coworking space with flexible and fixed desks (Fixdesk €350/month, Flex Work €250/month), team areas, phone booths, video call rooms, and a library; replaces individual home offices and supports collaboration across member businesses.
• FlexRäume (Meeting and Workshop Rooms) Seven meeting and workshop rooms (18 to 100 m²) bookable by the hour or session for workshops, meetings, presentations and events.
• NordbahnSaal (Event Venue)

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 200 people (residents + workers) integrated in one building, reducing individual costs through shared infrastructure.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• imGrätzl.atmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023imGrätzl.at is a community platform providing crowdfunding, Raumteiler (space sharing), and Energieteiler (energy community) services. Supported HausWirtschaft's crowdfunding campaign for NordbahnSaal equipment and partnered on neighborhood events. Initiator Mirjam Mieschendahl was awarded 'Woman of the Year' by Die Grünen Leopoldstadt.
• Verein Einkaufsstraße Bruno-Marek-AlleeminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Association of businesses on the Bruno-Marek-Allee commercial street, of which Die HausWirtschaft is a member. The association aims to develop the street as an official shopping street, organizes joint events, and advocates for the commercial interests of businesses in the Nordbahnviertel.
• PORR AGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2019PORR AG served as the general contractor for the construction of the HausWirtschaft building. The groundbreaking ceremony was celebrated jointly with PORR and EGW in May 2022.
• wagnisART, Spreefeld Berlin, mehr als wohnen, Kraftwerk 1, IBeB Berlin, Gleis 70, GGA West, FRIZZ23, Buckower FelderminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Ten cooperative housing and mixed-use projects from Zurich, Berlin, and Munich studied during research trips as part of the OPENhauswirtschaft project. These projects represent innovative Wohn-, Gemeinschafts-, Arbeits- und Geschäftsmodelle and serve as peer references for the HausWirtschaft development.
• Technische Universität Wien – future.lab (Fakultät für Architektur und Raumplanung)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018TU Wien future.lab serves as the primary research partner in the OPENhauswirtschaft project, providing scientific documentation, planning process reflection, and dissemination of findings on radical mixed-use housing. Led by Christian Peer. The research center has published extensively on the project as a model for Viennese social housing.
• IBA Wien 2022 (Internationale Bauausstellung)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Die HausWirtschaft is an official IBA Wien 2022 project partner, contributing to and benefiting from the institutional network of Viennese urban development innovation. IBA Wien focuses on themes including mixed-use development and social innovation in housing.
• einszueins architektur ZT GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Architecture firm responsible for designing the HausWirtschaft building. Developed the 'Partizipative Standardisierung' participatory planning methodology specifically for the project. Led by Annegret Haider and Markus Zilker. Previously involved in comparable projects including Seestern Aspern and Wohnprojekt Wien.
• realitylab GmbHmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Realitylab GmbH is a consortium partner in the OPENhauswirtschaft research project and an active member of the HausWirtschaft cooperative community. The firm specializes in process facilitation and participatory planning, and is listed among the cooperative's entrepreneur members.
• EGW Erste gemeinnützige Wohnungsgesellschaft mbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018EGW (formerly EGW Heimstätte) is the housing developer and co-investor in the HausWirtschaft project, providing the real estate development partnership and social housing framework. EGW Geschäftsführer Fritz Kittel and Geschäftsführerin Karin Kieslinger participated in the groundbreaking ceremony.
• Kulturverein NordStern*majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Cultural association founded specifically to operate the cultural and artistic programming of the NordbahnSaal event venue. Organizes concerts, theater, cinema, readings, and festivals. Managed the opening festival 'Über Brücken' in January 2024 and ongoing cultural events.
• Kalkbreite (Zurich, Switzerland)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Genossenschaftliche Baugruppe in Zurich serving as a key inspiration and study reference for the HausWirtschaft project. HausWirtschaft members visited Kalkbreite during a 2019 study trip to Zurich.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• FRIZZ23 (Berlin): Berlin mixed-use cooperative building combining living and working, studied as peer reference. Comparable mixed-use configuration with commercial ground floor and residential above.
• mehr als wohnen: Zurich-based cooperative housing development on the Hunziker Areal, cited as a peer reference. Develops innovative mixed Wohn-, Gemeinschafts-, Arbeits- und Geschäftsmodelle similar to HausWirtschaft.
• Buckower Felder (München): Munich cooperative housing project cited among peer references for HausWirtschaft. Cooperative mixed-use development with shared community infrastructure.
• wagnisART (München): Munich cooperative housing project wagnisART explicitly cited among peer references. Mixed-use cooperative building combining living, working, and community spaces with participatory planning.
• Seestern Aspern: Vienna-based mixed-use cooperative building developed by einszueins Architektur (same architects as HausWirtschaft). Direct architectural and conceptual lineage with comparable mixed-use program.
• Kraftwerk 1 (Genossenschaft): Heidelberg/H Zurich cooperative housing and mixed-use project studied by HausWirtschaft during research trips. Comparable cooperative structure, mixed-use design combining living and working, and community-oriented governance.
• Spreefeld Berlin: Berlin cooperative mixed-use development (Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft) on the Spree river, studied during HausWirtschaft research trips. Operates as a cooperative with mixed residential, commercial, and workshop uses.
• Kalkbreite Genossenschaft: Zurich-based cooperative mixed-use building explicitly cited as a key inspiration for Die HausWirtschaft. Combines residential, commercial, and cultural uses under cooperative ownership with comparable governance and mixed-use philosophy.

Broad incumbents

• Habyt: Pan-European co-living and serviced accommodation operator with properties in Vienna, addressing flexible living arrangements for mobile professionals. Operates at greater scale but competes for a portion of HausWirtschaft's residential and guest accommodation demand.

Emerging players

• Impact Hub Vienna: Vienna coworking and innovation community targeting purpose-driven entrepreneurs and impact-oriented professionals, overlapping with HausWirtschaft's freelancer and small business member base in the same city.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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