-graz Projects 5 Created 19-May-12 By CAO TAIMING, MILANO, Italy Auster Bad Eggenberg spa, swimming pool Kindermuseum Graz MUMUTH Music Theatre Mur Island 5 Vito Acconci auditorium, cafe, leisure 3 museum 2 Kunsthaus Graz 6 Spacelab Cook-Fournier exposition space, museum 4 UNStudio auditorium, music theatre http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wind229/guides/-graz/ 1
photo: Michael Sprachmann photo: Michael Sprachmann Auster Bad Eggenberg Janzgasse 21 8020 Graz http://wwwfreizeitgrazat/home/badefreuden/eggenbergph p Like a slightly opened oyster made of overlapping, layered metal panels, opening generously to the outdoor area and letting in light and traces of nature to the intimate indoor area the shell contains all the spa and swimming facilities in the entrance area, that is one metre above street level, the spa and the swimming area are clearly separated floor-to-ceiling glazing offering a panoramic view of the indoor area with its 50m competition pool, the children's pool area and a gym hanging membrane elements as well as horizontally and vertically tilted façades provide an ideal room acoustics the roof lights consist of translucent glass panels furthermore the membranes scatter the light making it glare-free the restaurant is like the balcony in a 'water-theatre' giving a good view of competitions or the daily swimming routine photo: Michael Sprachmann 2-2011 15837 m² Werkraum Wien freizeit graz gmbh fasch_fuchs http://wwwfreizeitgrazat/home/oeffnungszeitenphp http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wind229/guides/-graz/ 2
photo: Paul Ott photo: Paul Ott Kindermuseum Graz Friedrichgasse 34 8010 Graz http://wwwfridaundfredat The building lies in the Augarten Park of Graz, nestled in the very landscape it begins to shape Two-thirds of the sub-levels are embedded in the earth, through which the entrance ramp to the ground level rises, one meter above the terrain The gently sloping meadow rises and sinks from the original earth, connecting to the levels of the building and continuing within the interior The cantilever of the upper levels and the surrounding band of windows which course along the new character of the landscape visually bring the park inside and interweave the building with its surroundings The required workshop, auditorium, exhibition spaces, quiet zones, administration level and storage all within an area of 1600 m², are resolved through the building's primary concept: a series of open, continuous rooms Through the careful choice in material and the building's inclusion of nature, such as the water basin and planting garden, a sensory architecture is conveyed photo: Paul Ott 11-2003 1543 m² Werkraum Wien Magistrat der Stadt Graz fasch_fuchs Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9:00-17:00 h Friday: 9:00 19:00 h Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 10:00-17:00 h Tuesdays closed http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wind229/guides/-graz/ 3
photo: Hugo Mulder MUMUTH Music Theatre Leonhardstraße 15 8010 Graz http://wwwkugacat/en/studies-further-education/studies/ infrastructure/das-mumuthhtml The MUMUTH - Haus für Musik und Musiktheater, a faculty building for the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG), has been ten years in the making, including two years of construction and was officially opened on March 1st 2009 For KUG, the House of Music and Music Drama, MUMUTH, has been a long-sought-for central building for practicing and events since 1963 Of the design of MUMUTH, Ben van Berkel says: "The desire to make a building that is as much about music as a building can be, has been a constant throughout the nearly ten years that it took to build the theatre and the themes that are at the basis of the building and its overall organization have also endured throughout this time" Construction of the new music theatre began in March 2006 and in August 2008 the Federal Real Estate Society (BIG) entrusted the main part of the building to the KUG (text from World ure News) photo: Hugo Mulder Project is not public! 11-2008 6200 m² UNStudio ARUP Hugo_Mulder http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wind229/guides/-graz/ 4
photo: Michiel van Loon photo: Michiel van Loon Mur Island Murinsel 8010 Graz http://wwwinselindermurat Mur Island has brought the river Mur back to the people of Graz Up to a few years ago, the river had been polluted by sewage water and industrial effluent Now the river connecting and dividing the city has a good quality of water again, and has become inviting Graz-born Robert Punkenhofer inspired New York artist Vito Acconci to design an accessible, artificial island The project was realized as a 47m-long reticular steel construction The curved and twisted shape can be associated with a half-opened shell In its open part, wave-like blue benches form an amphitheatre for events of all kinds Under the domed glass roof cooled by water, a café in blue and white offers the opportunity to enjoy being close to the Mur - a new feeling even for locals Between the café and the amphitheatre a three-dimensional maze made of ropes, and a slide are promising an island adventure for children (text from website Graz Tourism) photo: Kevin Hall 2003 Vito Acconci Aiola Michiel_van_Loon Monday - Saturday: 0730-0200 / Sunday: 0900-000 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wind229/guides/-graz/ 5
photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Eduardo Martinez Kunsthaus Graz Lendkai 1 8020 Graz http://wwwkunsthausgrazat/ Located on the bank of the Mur, this architectural symbol is locally referred to as the "friendly alien" Like a bubble of air, the bluish, shimmering skin of the Kunsthaus floats above its glass-walled ground floor Spanning up to 60 m in width, the biomorphic construction envelops two large exhibition rooms without additional supports From the surface of the acrylic glass "skin", strikingly shaped "nozzles" project outwards, inclined to the north and thus provide optimum natural lighting Kunsthaus Graz is an art centre for organizing international exhibitions It does not collect or set up permanent exhibitions, nor does it have permanent depots or research departments Into the main eastern facade an additional architectural concept called BIX is integrated: a matrix of 930 fluorescent lamps, designed by Berlin based architects Realities:United Adjusting the brightness individually at an infinite variability with 20 frames/second images and films are displayed photo: Dirk Verwoerd 9-2003 13100 m² Services engineer Lighting designer Project manager Lighting designer Services engineer Services engineer Spacelab Cook-Fournier Bollinger und Grohmann HL-Technik Kress & Adams Kunsthaus Graz Realities:United TB Köstenbauer und Sixl TB Pickl Stadt Graz Kunsthaus Graz AG MI_MOA Tue Sun 10am-6pm tramway routes 1, 3, 6, 7, stop Kunsthaus Graz http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wind229/guides/-graz/ 6