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Kosmatschof Studio Near Completion

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:45:41 +0000

Veech Media Architecture (VMA) is finishing the final stages of the studio for the sculptor Vadim Kosmatschof. Located in the mountainous landscape 70km outside of Vienna, VMA uitlized the panoramic view to inspire a series of designs to adjust the programmatic configuration onto the steep sloping site.

www.kosmatschof.com

Aspern Urban Development Info Center

mascha — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:44:31 +0000

VMA was invited to submit a proposal for the Aspern Urban Development Information Center as the catalyst for the largest urban development in the Danube region. The briefing centered around a temporary building which would incoporate offices, exhibition spaces, a multifunctional event space, café lounge, and an observation deck to overview the construction site. VMA responded with a modular 3d stacking of container elements defining the exterior architectural form and sculpting out an interior volume slated for the dynamic event space. The container element and the resultant configurations allowed maximum flexibility in adapting/modifying the building shape due to the content/user needs over the expected 10 year building site and would provide a strong brand image for the Aspern region – a landmark in progress.

Aspern Info Center Night Perspective

Aspern Info Center Perspective

Aspern Info Center Interior Perspective

Aspern Info Center Section

Facts & Figures:

TYPE: invited competition
SITE: Vienna, Austria
FLOOR AREA: 810m²
TEAM: Stuart Veech, Mascha Veech-Kosmatschof, Joao Passanha, Peter Mitterer
CONSULTANTS: Werkraum Wien

Schönbrunn Gardetrakt

mascha — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:49:45 +0000

VMA´s competition entry for conversion of the Schönnbrunn Info/Ticket Office located on the main palace grounds centered around inserting a new double curved triangulated steel-glass structure creating a vaulted daylight intensive interior space which sharply contrasts the existing Baroque interior yet builds upon the perspective principles used during this period. The minimalist atrium space responded to the restrictive briefing requirements with a compact, efficient, and elegant design proposal

Schönbrunn Gardetrakt Interior Perspective

Schönbrunn Gardetrakt Overview

Facts & Figures:

TYPE: Competition
SITE: Vienna, Austria
FLOOR AREA: 1.316m²
TEAM: Stuart Veech, Mascha Veech-Kosmatschof, Joao Passanha, Peter Mitterer
CONSULTANTS: Werkraum Wien, TGA Consulting GmbH

Kindergarten Schukowitzgasse

mascha — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:17:43 +0000

VMA´s proposal for the design of a new passive house Kindergarten building projected a vibrant touch of modernism to the outer 21st district of Vienna. The briefing called for three groups of classrooms and secondary ancillary spaces for learning, playing and group activities. The concept incorporated three tubular forms housing the central classrooms with double height glass atriums used for the group spaces with direct access to outdoor terraces and playground facilities. The multi-colored pixel glass façade augmented the strict geometry of the structure and responded to the children´s world of kaleidiscope fascination.

Kindergarten Schukowitzgasse Perspective

Kindergarten Schukowitzgasse Overview

Facts & Figures

TYPE: Competition
SITE: Vienna, Austria
FLOOR AREA: 1.040m²
TEAM: Stuart Veech, Mascha Veech-Kosmatschof, Joao Passanha, Peter Mitterer, Gregor Stolz
CONSULTANTS: Werkraum Wien

Apartment Paris

mascha — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:03:14 +0000

VMA is currently working on an apartment refurbishment in the central district of Paris joining two floors with a custom made 3d form Corian stair as the central feature. The adjoining 3d formed wall with integrated lighting unifies the two levels with an elegant and expressive surface texture. VMA is also developing a custom glass installation in the Master Bathroom and Main Entrance with triangulated prismatic glass elements.

Apartment Paris Living Room/Office Perspective

Apartment Paris Master Bedroom

Apartment Paris Bathroom

Facts & Figures:

TYPE: Apartment Converison

SITE: Paris, France

FLOOR AREA: 260m2

TEAM: Stuart A. Veech, Mascha Veech-Kosmatschof, Joao Passanha, Peter Mitterer, Gregor Stolz, Daniel Köhler, Jan Praska

CONSULTANTS: Bollinger Grohmann Engineers, KamperBau, TB Köstenbauer & Sixl

Villa Moscow

mascha — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:31:22 +0000

VMA is currently working on a luxurious single family residence in the Jukowka district of Moscow. The spiral shaped form of the central building stretches over four floors linking all the primary spaces into one continuous spatial experience. The exterior façade corresponds to the site with a structured steel geometry with integrated glass translucent and transparent panels to interact with the forest tree structure surrounding the buildings.

Villa Moscow Perspective

Facts & Figures:

TYPE: Single Family Residence

SITE: Moscow, Russia

FLOOR AREA: 1.700m2

TEAM: Stuart A. Veech, Mascha Veech-Kosmatschof, Joao Passanha, Peter Mitterer, Gregor Stolz, Jan Praska

CONSULTANTS: Bollinger Grohmann Engineers, TB Köstenbauer & Sixl, Hans Lechner ZT GmbH

EURO 2008 Media Tower

admin — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:35:16 +0000

European Football Championship 2008

The Urban Media Tower for ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) was a central urban feature for the four week activities surrounding the EM_2008 in Vienna, Austria. Strategically located adjacent to the Burgtheater the 17.5 meter multi-purpose temporary building incorporated a 60m² TV Studio, outdoor terrace, offices, technical spaces and three integrated LED video screens for live broadcast. Due to the planned five day construction phase and positioning upon the tram line tracks special consideration and intensive planning was necessary in reference to erecting the main modular structural frame, external aluminium cladding, and lighting/acoustic constraints in broadcast media. The glimmering metallic facade gracefully transformed the area surrounding the historic cultural landmark buildings into a contemporary trans-Europe public zone linked through a media event.

EURO2008 Media Tower

EURO2008 ORF Sport Studio

Facts & Figures:

TYPE: TV Studio/Media Tower
SITE: Vienna, Austria
FLOOR AREA: 90m²
TEAM: Stuart A. Veech, Peter Mitterer, Martin Krcha
CONSULTANTS: Werkraum Wien
PRODUCTION PARTNERS: ORF Ausstattung, Klik Bühnensysteme

Office Moscow

mascha — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:26:09 +0000

Office Moscow Perspective

Office Moscow Conference Space

Office Moscow Perspective

Office Moscow Overview

Facts & Figures

TYPE: Office Conversion

SITE: Moscow, Russia

FLOOR AREA: ???m²

TEAM: Stuart A. Veech, Mascha Veech-Kosmatschof, Joao Passanha, Utku Mutlu

BMW Mobile Pavilion

stuart — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:30:18 +0000

The proposed design created a dynamic mobile temporary structure to be used throughout Europe as a launching pad for the introduction of the new automobiles into the marketplace. The building was lifted off the ground to provide more space to facilitate a high volume of visitors and separate the building into different zones of activities. The central element of the design was the introduction of a hydraulic car lift in the center of the structure which allowed for the car to be transported vertically into the primary space for easier access for prospective test drivers. The elevated form, floating above the ground plane, was conceived as an aerodynmic digitally enhanced architectural form which needed be transported and easily assembled in a short period of time.

BMW Mobile Pavilion Concept

BMW Mobile Pavilion Concept Interior Lounge

Facts & Figures:

CLIENT: BMW Group

TYPE: Mobile Pavilioin Design Invited Competition

DATE: 2003

Latent Utopias Exhibition

stuart — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:04:14 +0000

VMA´s installation as part of the `Latent Utopias´ exhibition examines the unconventional use of materials currently used in conventinal building construction and explores new applications and techniques which generate new possibilities in terms of creating flexible architectural spaces. VMA´s intention is to highlight a small segment of our current research on lightweight structural intelligent membranes which can be manipulated through computer technology thus yielding programmable interior and exterior interactive spaces. An expandable material is inserted into the space and a process of transformation occurs by blurring the boundaries between existing floor, wall and ceiling conditions, and creating a seamless three-dimensional architectural environment. A mechanical device interacts with the membrane and slowly animates its surface introducing a constant state of fluctuation and fluid deformation. The sequential articulation of extruded forms under tension quietly evolving along the horizontal plane provides a landscape which can be used as seating whilst new forms protrude from the vertical plane and define frames for video monitors integrated into the skin. The media implants illustrate video sequences documenting VMA´s rigorous process of experimentation in temporary, mobile, media, virtual/real, and real/virtual environments.

LATENT UTOPIAS Exhibition

Facts & Figures:

Project: Latent Utopias Exhibition

Client: Landesmuseum Joanneum

Curator Team: Zaha M. Hadid/Patrik Schumacher

Location: Graz, Austria: 26.10.2002 – 2.3.2003

Design Team: Stuart A. Veech, Mascha Veech-Kosmatschof, Alexander Ott

Consultant: Ange Weppernig

Participants: AA-DRL (GB), Angélil/Graham/Pfenninger/Scholl Architecture (CH), Asymptote (USA), Branson Coates (GB), COOP Himmelb(l)au (A), dECOi (F), Foreign Office Architects (GB), Greg Lynn FORM (USA), Zaha Hadid Architects (GB), Kolatan/Mac Donald (USA), Ross Lovegrove (GB), MVRDV (NL), NOX (NL), o.c.e.a.n. D (GB), o.c.e.a.n. NORTH (FIN), Pichler & Traupmann (A), propeller z (A), Karim Rashid (USA), Reiser & Umemoto (USA), Sadar Vuga Arhitekti/The Designers Republic (SL), SERVO (USA), Softroom (GB), Andreas Thaler (A), the nextENTERprise (A), UN Studio (NL), VMA – Veech.Media.Architecture (A).

http://www.latentutopias.at