Studio Coordinator: Stefan Gruber

Professors: Kathryn Findlay, Lawrence Friesen, Nasrine  Seraji, Wolfgang Tschapeller

Students:
Adnan Balcinovic
Adriana Banka
Grga Basic
Gilbert Berthold
Martin Denk
Stefan Groh
Franz Kropatschek  - individual verticality
Onur Simsek
David Stöger
Stefan Vogt




Gilbert Berthold - glass house]ing[ development
One of the fundamental aspects in farnsworth house is the, by two planes, framed view and through this, the high exchange with its surrounding. in case of farnsworth house it is greenery – grass, flowers, trees… these objects provide an optical filter with blurry boundaries which changes through time – therefore the optical space in the house shrinks or enlarges.
My aim was to provide a similar effect in a more dense living area – compared to farnsworth. The in all directions transparent cell is multiplied and has to refer to different needs, therefore three types of cells are created – single cell, double cell and a family cell. the generated pattern, created by the placement of the units, aims to follow certain rules. these generative components are for instance light , the endeavor to create maximum variation of neighbor units, proportion of the number of units- and their tendency to stay in a certain level.
In this scheme of units it is important that the space creating objects generate a similar effect as the surrounding optical filter in farnsworth house. therefore curtains and liquid crystal-glass windows are used. Without any big effort curtains can be pulled in a way, that the cell changes completely. Through this its options and the perception of space in a whole are expanding. Potentials of the created living space could be the spaciousness and the optical volume which is offered to each inhabitant. but no one is forced to live in visual connection to his neighbours, it is the individual decision of every single inhabitant whether he demarcate or totally integrates his self.
Each cell aims to minimize its boundaries, construction, envelope and partition walls and tries not to penetrate the neighbour with his appearance. the “floating space” of each cell is created by two horizontal planes at which one of them is folded up, in order to create different levels to compromise the size. every cell is a stage for an other example of living. this stage effect, in all directions, brigs up the question of control and force and might reminds on past film projects.
The infrastructural layers could be understand as an perforated landscape in between providing access to each parcel. although this landscape is used as ramp system it also aims to indicate the feeling of jungle/forest therefore it caries a lot of light plants, such as fern, moss , flowers, … The first level is approximately five meters above the ground floor. the space underneath aims to grow the association to a jungle/forest – therefore it is not covered with asphalt but with greenery, it is public and provides bicycle-lookers for all inhabitants. The rather high number of columns underline the forest character and show another possible effect to create transparency – interference. related to the position of the viewer the columns generate a special pattern – more or less transparent. This interpretation of housing tries to test new living situations, it should question the conservative attitude and bring up new ideas of living in an community.






Franz Kropatschek - Individual verticality
The aim is to create individual housing in vertical orientation - individual in size, height, fitness and access. The normal public staircases become private and melt together with the living area. The lack of physically fitness is a problem in our society but is trained by the verticality specified to the inhabitants. The individual apartments fusion to a unique, while size and neighbours keep secret.






David Stöger -
My aim is to create a system which is adaptable to variations of urban density. Therefore the first step is to divide the system into supporting structure – which is determined - and “soft” structure – which is modular, and so far flexible. The users can design their own living conditions, limited only by rules of raster. Multiple ways of organisation, orientation and representation are possible. The sum of every individual appearance forms the overall appearance of the whole system. Empty slots can be used in different ways, common and private, and can be occupied by different programs of infrastructure - which can be a way adapting to surrounding conditions. The raster, based on dimensions of ISO containers, accomplishes a maximum of modularity, and minimises the effort of adaptation and modification.

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