Bachelor - Extra Terrestrial Sample Curation Facility

HB2 - Euro Cares Design Studio

Extraterrestrial Center Vienna

Extraterrestrial Center Pavel Ritter

Location

18. Vienna

Floor Area Laboratories: OďŹƒce Exhibition Cafe Workshop Lecture

633 m2 440 m2 180 m2 150 m2 50 m2 90 m2

Specific Characteristics Public involvation with workshops and lectures.

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The task was to design a laboratory for extraterrestrial sample handling and storage, as well as working spaces for researchers and a public facility for outreach work. These three parts are connected through a green space in the middle, which is the heart of the project.

The fact, that this center will carry the first mars samples on earth will generate a huge public interest. So the goal is to involve the public as much as possible and to catch the interest of people passing by, without disturbing scientists at work.

The building is located in a park between the institute for astronomy and the institute for meteorology and geophysics in the 18th district of Vienna. So students have the opportunity to study further in this topic.

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Extraterrestrial Center Vienna

Office

Ground Floor

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The office building is held by columns, so the walls inside are flexibly movable.

In the middle of both floors, where the stairs are, is a shared space, where you can meet spontaniously. A kitchen is on the first floor.

The offices itself are shared by four to six people and offer enough room for individual work spaces.

Entrance 40m2

Exhibition 150m2

Office 50m2

Besides there are two quiet meeting rooms, one on each floor, for quick discussions and presentations and another big meeting room in the basement.

Receive 40m2

First Floor

Entrance 30m2

Meet 40m2

Discuss 20m2

Visitors Office 70m2

The public part includes a museum, a café with technical literature and two premises for workshops and lectures.

It is intended to organize weekly workshops and talks for guest scientist, students, as well as for children and interested people without specific knowledge about the subject.

SA Office 70m2

Discuss 20m2

Meet 40m2

Kitchen 20m2

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Materials

Facade Cross-Section

The curtain glass facade is the most important detail of the building.

Considering it is located in a park, the transparancy to the public is very importent. People are able to see what‘s happening inside, day and night.

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The ceilings are made of reinforced concrete, with polished screed on top, while the columns are made of steel.

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Everything people are interacting with, is made of a warm combination of wood and steel.

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Laboratories

Basement

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In fact that it‘s not allowed to have daylight in most parts of the laboratories, they are located in the basement with all the technical support beneath. But scientists are working up to 8 hours a day in there, so daylight seems to be important.

Characterization 50m2

Analogue 90m2 Distribution 20m2

Workshop 50m2

Store 15m2

That‘s why the corridor of the BSL3 has daylight, which is also the connection to the analogue sample curation room. This room and the animal facility have daylight as well, entering through top lights from the ceiling. These top lights are found again above the workshop and the lecture premises.

Curation BSL3 60m2 Corridor 20m2

Open/Clean 25m2

Café 150m2

Air 4m2

Change 20m2

Receive 40m2

The windows, where light is entering to the basement are also a benefit for the visual relationships between public and scientists. While you are sitting in the café you have visual contact to the people working in the facility. Another benefit is the connection to the nature and the green space in the middle.

Meeting Room 70m2

Lecture 90m2

Air 4m2 Open/Clean 25m2

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Animals 40m2

Store 7m2

Suit 4m2

Shower 4m2

Control 5m2

Curation BSL4 70m2 Instruments 20m2

Animal Testing 20m2

Also there is a big meeting room beside the laboratory located to the garden, where scientists can have a break or discuss their researches.

BAP 20m2

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