New dm distribution center in Kronstorf – one of Austria’s largest logistics projects is being built with DELTA

With its new distribution center in Kronstorf, dm drogerie markt Austria is making the largest single investment in its corporate history—and we at the DELTA Group are proud to be providing comprehensive support for this forward-looking project in the areas of general planning, project and sustainability management, and construction supervision.

Location: Kronstorf (Upper Austria)

Construction period: 2025–2027 | Opening: Mid-2028

Area: approx. 43,000 m²

Volume: approx. 230 million euros

Highlights

• ÖGNI Gold certification targeted
• Wood hybrid construction & timber frame facade
• PV systems, flat plate collectors, component activation
• Highly automated intralogistics with AGVs
• Green roof areas & ECO green park
• Digital implementation using BIM

Collaboration on equal terms – IPD model

The project is being implemented according to the IPD model (Integrated Project Delivery): The client, planners, and contractors are designing the entire process in a spirit of partnership and transparency – with the aim of ensuring quality, costs, and deadlines in the long term.

For DELTA, this means interdisciplinary work, early involvement of all parties, and shared responsibility for the success of the project. This is exactly how building culture with added value is created.

Behind a project of this magnitude is a strong interdisciplinary team:

In the general planning by Delta Pods Architects, Tobias Ziegelmeyer is responsible for architecture, supported by Eva Stadlhuber, Laura Dämon, and Christian Panhölzl in the planning. Andreas Obermayr is in charge of project leadership. Alexander Noska, Egzon Mustafa, and Christina Pichler are responsible for tendering, awarding and invoicing & construction supervision. BIM Management is led by Hannah Sabina Hüttner-Antic and Rene Huemer. The construction management team in Wels, led by Markus Prötsch, Mathias Klose, and Andreas Dopplmair, together with other colleagues, brings the highest level of expertise to project control and IPD implementation. Sustainability consulting is provided by the consulting team in Vienna, consisting of Eva Bacher, Marion Wallner, Lukas Clementschitsch, and Sofia Lagopati. IPD project team: Doris Schmidtberger, Raffael Ehrengruber, Hildegard Utermoehlen.

Project participants & partners:

A construction project of this magnitude can only succeed through close cooperation with many dedicated partners:

• Client: dm drogerie markt GmbH
• Execution IPD Partners: Swietelsky AG (general contractor for building envelope), Schwaiger Heizung-Sanitär-Lüftung GmbH, Elektro Landsteiner
• Structural Engineering & BIM Design: VATTER & Partner ZT-GmbH | Gleisdorf – Valentino Sliskovic, Lydia Steyer
• Building Services and Electrical Engineering: Ingenieurbüro Edhofer
• Fire Protection Planning: Brandschütz
• Building Physics & Sound Insulation: DI Muhammed Sanli, Johannes Felber
• Datenpool: Gottfried Gscheidlinger, netconsult GmbH

DELTA would like to thank everyone involved for their fantastic cooperation in this flagship logistics architecture project.

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