Vienna House of Music

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School of Engineering | Master's thesis
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2011

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Arkkitehtuurin laitos

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Arkkitehtuuri III

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A-8

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en

Pages

34

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This thesis project is based on my competition entry for the ideas competition for a House of Music in Vienna presented by Arch Medium in September 2010. The proposal was awarded with an honorary mention. The site dedicated for the project is located in an urban park called the Stadtpark in the inner city of Vienna. It was opened to the public in 1862, representing the style of an English garden. The park is one of many along the Ringstrasse a broad avenue encircling the inner city founded when the city walls were torn down in the mid-19th Century. In addition to parks, numerous public buildings are erected along the avenue making it a popular tourist attraction. Vienna sees itself as a city of culture. In the 16th to 18th century it was the unchallenged capital of Classical music, as composers and music lovers travelled far to reach the city and work for its masters in the field. However, as the competition has grown, Vienna stands before the challenge of updating its role in the world of music. The goal of the new House of Music is to serve as a link between Vienna's history and its present as a city of music. It should also renew the perception of the park and interact with its surroundings in order to lower the threshold to the art of music. In my proposal the building is not attached to any side of the plot, but is placed as a free-standing object in the park. It takes the form of yet another "monument" in the park, famous for its numerous monuments and statues. The building includes a concert hall teaching facilities and public functions such as a restaurant and an exhibition space. The public functions and backstage areas are located on the first two floors whereas the classrooms for teaching and rehearsing are found on the upper floors. The different parts can function independently however without losing the possibility for interaction. The concert hall has a large glass facade revealing the park view to the audience. In the summertime outdoor concerts can be performed from the same stage by opening up the lower part of the facade. The facade materials of granite, corten steel and glass contrast with the warmth of the wooden surfaces in the concert hall and of the classrooms. The gross area of the building is 6881m2.

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Kurkela, Teemu

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Tikka, Hannu

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