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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

Ö3 “Studio A” is On-Air

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:00:59 +0000

Veech Media Architecture (VMA) has completed a comprehensive redesign of the technical production suites and On-Air studios at Hitradio Ö3 in Vienna.

Oe3 Studio 3d Perspective

Oe3 Studio 3d Perspective

Oe3 Studio 3d Perspective

Oe3 Studio A

Facts & Figures:

TYPE: Studio Furniture
SITE: Vienna, Austria
TEAM: Stuart A. Veech, Gregor Stolz, Peter Mitterer
PRODUCTION PARTNERS: ORF Ausstattung, Metallbau Pinterich

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

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

ORF Newsroom Made By VMA

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:31:04 +0000

In 2008 we completed the comprehensive relaunch of the ORF Newsroom “phases 2″. The 360 degree multi-faceted studio space accomodates both ORF1 and ORF2 News and Information programming. Begun in 2007 as part of the new program reform within the Information News Department the first phase comprised of a simultaneous transformation from the existing 2003 award winning VMA design into the new world of video wall information screens encompassing the perimeter of the studio and adding variable flexibility to the future program content and presentation.

ORF Newsroom Studio: ©ORF Fotografie

Facts & Figures

TYPE: Studio Design
SITE: Vienna/Austria
FLOOR AREA: 356m2
TEAM: Stuart A. Veech, Peter Mitterer, Martin Krcha
PRODUCTION PARTNERS: ORF Ausstattung

Wie Bitte

stuart — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:55:33 +0000

VMA was inspired by the three dimensional opaque composite material for the new studio magazine format Wie Bitte for ORF as part of the new program reform of 2007. Parellel to the re-launch of the ORF Newsroom and the re-location of the ORF magazine formats, VMA developed a multifunctional media space to provide various moderation positions with embedded video monitors for supporting graphics and information. The backlit perimeter wall fluctuated in color to accentuate the spatial atmosphere in relation to the program content.

Facts & Figures:

Project: ORF Wie Bitte

Client: ORF – Austrian Broadcast Corporation

Location: Vienna, Austria

Design Team: Stuart A. Veech, Mascha Veech-Kosmatschof, Peter Mitterer, Martin Krcha

Austrian National Election Studio

stuart — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:30:50 +0000

VMA has been the lead studio design consultant for ORF political programs including the National Elections since 1993. The modular studio with variable elements enhanced a four week pre-election discussion and a larger election day coverage in the main television studio with all day coverage and a variety of program elements requiring multiple presenter positions and camera movements.

ORF Wahl 2006

Facts & Figures:

Project: ORF Wahl Studio 2006

Client: ORF – Austrian Broadcast Corporation

Location: Vienna, Austria

Design Team: Stuart A. Veech, Mascha Veech-Kosmatschof, Peter Mitterer, Martin Krcha

VMA Designs Award-Winning ORF Newsroom Studio Architecture

stuart — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:40:45 +0000

VMA was presented the Adolf Loos Staatspreis Gold Award 2002; Eyes and Ears Europe Gold Award 2002; and PROMAX Europe Silver Award 2003 for the ORF Newsroom Studio Architecture.

In May 2002 ORF unveiled the comprehensive redesign of their news/information programs. Building upon the corporate design package of Nevile Brody in 1993 a new building was constructed to incorporate the entire news production including office and conference space for the entire news team, on-air and editing suites and a new studio space. The Newsroom startet on-air on May 2, 2002 with 7 daily news programs (approx. 2 millions daily viewers) and 3 pre-recorded information programs per week. 4 further live magazines of 50 minutes per week started in October 2002. The briefing was based on the implementation of fully automative studio sets with pre-set positions and lighting atmospheres increasing efficiency and providing a possibility of 24-hour news programming with minimal costs.

The 356m2 studio (5,15m height) is based upon a circular 360 degree architecture utilizing 4 studio cameras to flow freely through the studio space highlighting a flexible adaptation to the individual necessities of the various news programs/formats. The studio plan focusses upon the central element – the ‚newsdesk‘ – which is rotating to 5 different positions throughout the daily on-air cycle. Translucent sliding walls play an active role in the framing and masking of individual ’sets’ and providing a soft transition between the moderator and the background layer. Computerized lighting systems are implemented in backlighting a series of rotating walls and accentuating various surfaces ranging from translucent plexiglass to large format printed textile satellite images. The secondary areas located adjacent to the central ‚newsdesk‘ add flexible spaces for weather reports (bluebox), studio discussions, promotion spots, breaking news reports, and smaller format news coverage and 5 weekly news magazine programs. Flatscreen monitors used for live correspondent reports and graphic information are mounted on tracks revolving around the studio to further enhance the studio flexiblility.

Facts & Figures:

Project: ORF Newsroom

Client: ORF – Austrian Broadcast Corporation

Location: Vienna, Austria

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

Extreme Whiteness meets Real Virtuality

stuart — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:00:27 +0000

VMA designed the studio for Kunststuecke – an avantgarde program of contemporary art and culture – as an abstract three dimensional space with virtual borders where surface edges/contours fade in and out amidst the extreme whiteness of the studio space. Suspended translucent and transparent plexiglass objects provide a hint of a spatial reference as the camera slowly moves and the foreground/background objects dissapear and blend together leaving the presenter as the central focus of the environment.

Facts & Figures:

Project: ORF Kunststuecke

Client: ORF – Austrian Broadcast Corporation

Presenter: Dr. Andrea Schurian

Location: Vienna, Austria

Design Team: Stuart A. Veech