Former brickworks in Fritzens to become business campus
Thursday 12th November 2026 on 10:45 in
Austria
The former brickworks in Fritzens is set to become a campus for companies in production, technology and services from 2028, ORF reports. Construction is planned to begin in spring 2027.
The Hochenburger Private Foundation plans to develop the site as TONWERK Fritzens, adapting the existing industrial halls according to designs by architect Peter Lorenz. The project will be built in several stages and include flexible spaces ranging from 200 to 4,000 square metres.
Two large sections of the complex will be connected by an atrium. Plans also include using wood as a building material, installing photovoltaic panels and removing paving to restore some areas to permeable ground. The developers expect interest because of the site’s proximity to Innsbruck, Hall, Wattens and Schwaz.
A brickworks was established on the site in 1898. In 1908, Tyrol’s first cable car was built there to transport clay from a nearby clay pit. Brick production ended at the start of this century.