Villa Rustika open-air museum, Rankweil-Brederis

In the first century AD, Roman settlers established an agricultural estate on an alluvial fan alongside the Frutz river in the present-day district of Rankweil-Brederis. Three buildings belonging to this estate have so far been investigated by archaeologists and opened to the public.

Also known as the Römervilla, this open-air museum plays a vital role in understanding the settlement history in the greater Feldkirch area during Roman times. It additionally features an accessible sculpture that was implanted by the architects between the remaining foundations of two different types of building.

The imposing tower and the wall fragments arranged across a trapezoidal plateau are used to present some of the ancient objects found there. Made entirely of corten steel, the plasticity of the installations helps turn this excavation site into a landmark.

Nextroom: In the first century AD, Roman settlers established an agricultural estate on an alluvial fan alongside the Frutz river in what is now the district of Rankweil-Brederis. Three buildings belonging to this estate have so far been examined by archaeologists and opened to the public.

Architecture: marte.marte architekten, Fertigstellung: 2009