Spatialising Program and Function Š Magdalena Haslinger Copenhagen 2017 Projects at UT Vienna and self-initiated project participants(s) : I Magdalena Haslinger (tutors: Andras Palffy, Gerhard Schnabl) II Sophie Gierlinger, Magdalena Haslinger (tutor: Christian Lichtenwagner) III Magdalena Haslinger (tutor: Christoph Monschein) IV Sandra Sarkunaite, Magdalena Haslinger (competition participation) V Dawit Kassaw, Magdalena Haslinger (competition participation)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I ARCHIVE MARZONA
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II EXTENSION UT VIENNA
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III VISITOR CENTER VIENNA
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IV SOLAR CITY PAVILLON
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V SPIN
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p4. site plan and south-west elevation | p7. ground floor plan and section through library and exhibition hall | p9. basement plan and section through entrance cube | p11. detailed section through outdoor pathway between exhibition and archive cube
The task was to create an environment for the permanent exhibition and archiving of Egidio Marzonas interdisciplinary and polymorphic collection of art, focusing above all on Minimal Art and Arte Povera. Although the the Marzona family has had longstanding relation with Verzegnis, a small village in Northern Italy, the archive would due to its size nonetheless constitute a foreign element in the landscape. Therefore the central conflict and starting point of the design process was the contradiction between the obvious independence of the intended archive building and the demanded potential of the project to communicate with the picturesque surrounding landscape. A modular grid turned diagonally to the existing south east axis of Vila di Verzegnis finally seemed to comprise the ideal conditions: due to the differing spatial needs of the separate functions of each grid area, a landscape of buildings with different heights and visibility arises. The basic module with its 18 metres tries to respond the scale of the nearby village.
ART ARCHIVE E.MARZONA
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From the street view perspective, the individual volumes – separated though nearly 3 meter pathways – appear to be loose solitaires or voids - as some grid spaces also for courtyards - but are connected on the basement level. The idea of the gird not only symbolizes in its expandability the spatial and temporal openness of the abstract concept of “collecting” and “archiving” but also allows to continue its logics to structure the outdoor space.
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Basins, earth-filled elevations and walls continue the grid scheme into the outside and evoke a certain mergence with the surrounding landscape. Additionally they create outdoor spaces for the exhibition of largescale objects. The homogenous subdivision of the faรงade both in glass and concrete acts as visual connection but simultaneously continues the gridding into the third dimension.
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As many faculties, the Technical University of Vienna lacks sufficient spatial resources – above all the faculty of architecture. The task was therefore to create an extension by densifying the historical structure. Through analysing the constraints, it became obvious that due to the decentralized organization of the faculty’s premises a common “interface” between students, staff and public was missing. A lightweight roof structure seemed to represent the ideal solution: starting at the main entrance of the historical building at Karlsplatz as a slender line it continually becomes broader following the linear axis between Karlsplatz and Panigelgasse. In the big central atrium of the exiting university building it finally merges into the central, open and floating space of the new faculty building.
EXTENSION VIENNA UT
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ground floor plan | north-south section
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ground floor plan | east-west section
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Concerning the formal and spatial layout of the extension it seemed adequate that the new volume should form a contrast with the existing heavy, massive and introverted historical building, by at the same time bearing the potential of “formal� communication with the existing surroundings. A lightweight roof structure seemed to comprise the ideal conditions: starting at the main entrance of the historical building at Karlsplatz as a slender line it continually becomes broader following the linear axis between Karlsplatz and Panigelgasse. In the big central atrium of the existing university building it finally merges into the central, open and floating space of the new faculty building. Incorporating the different functions in varying density it offers through its changing profiles interesting spatial experiences. Referring to the idea of the public axis, important public functions are arranged alongside the passageway between Panigelgasse and Karlsplatz.
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VISITOR CENTER PÖTZLEINSDORF
The building is situated in the “castle grounds” of Pötzleinsdorf in the 19th district of Vienna. Located in the foothills of the “Wienerwald” the area constitutes an “interface” between city life and nature and is therefore a popular starting point for trips and hikes.Taking a slender, long site near the main entrance of the park as a starting point, the task was to create a visitor centre for people who would like to “explore” the area surrounding. As a petting zoo already existed on the site it seemed reasonable to maintain this current function but to give its premises a new layout and add space for visitors to participate in the processing of animal products such as wool or milk. Concerning the positioning of the design the existing organization of the site as well as the hilly layout of the terrain played an important role. Both suggested a linear organization of the volumes whereby an alignment parallel to the contour lines of the slope seemed to fit best. Differing in height and length a landscape of slender and linear volumes arises. As the levels of the ground floors follow the slope the volumes are connected internally through a system of ramps. These equally occupy linear volumes, though smaller than those of the main functions. WS 2011/12
ground floor plan south-east section series moving eastwards
first floor plan south-west section series moving westwards
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SOLAR CITY PAVILLON
In connection to Copenhagen’s ambitious goal of being a CO2 neutral city by 2020 through amongst others heavily expanding its cycling networks, this project intends to contribute to the latter by creating energy producing bike stops. However, the solar panels on the roof and the net of the structure provide electricity not only for the charging of bikes but also guarantee the availability of WIFI and energy to charge mobile devices for every kind of passer-by. The net itself is fragmented in pieces of different sizes, that allow for reconfiguration. Thus different situations can be created according to the needs of the users by at the same time constantly reconfiguring the structure`s appearance and “transparency”. S 2016
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p28. spin totally unfolded | p30. different stages during rotary “unfolding” motion
SPIN 20/10
Starting point of the design was the attempt to create a transportable stool with adjustable dimensions to ensure a maximum of flexibility during transportation. The principle of a ruled surface in the form of a hyperboloid appeared to be the ideal structure to work with: Having the form of a compact cylinder during transportation the stool can be turned into a seating by a simple rotary motion, whereby the newly created seat squab’s diameter is much larger than that of the initial transportable cylinder. The varying size of seat squab is enabled through the usage of ropes, each connecting opposite pairs of rods at both ends. The difference in the rope length between the two states is kept in a plastic “cap” during transportation, which also functions as “seating-pad” whilst being used as a stool. Concerning the choice of appropriate materials and dimensions the major aim was to realize a very fragile appearing and - considering transportation – also a very light design which would at the same time be able to take the weight of a sitting person. In this context fibre -reinforced plastic seemed to be the best solution. The name “Spin 20/10” itself refers to the composition and dimensions of the design as the figure 20 indicates the number of rods whereas the figure 10 specifies their diameter. SS 2016
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Magdalena Haslinger MAA regnilsah@gmail.com +45 22556144 Copenhagen 2017