This nursing home and centre for senior citizens is situated on the western edge of Steinfeld, a small community in Carinthia, Austria. Laid out in an east-westerly direction, the building responds to its surroundings in a number of ways. Service areas form a buffer zone that screens off the federal highway to the north, while the accommodation and recreational areas enjoy views to the green landscape. From the outside, the compact volume has a restrained, monolithic appearance. Internally, visual links and a simple system of routes facilitate orientation.