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

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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

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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.