© Hertha Hurnaus

Entrance Hall of the Museum of Technology, Vienna

Museum, Frame construction, Flat roof, Facade general, Steel / Aluminium, Metal, Glass, Plastic, Textile, Circulation areas, Interiors, 04/2012
Architect
querkraft
Lighting
S-form Kunststofftechnik
Light-Tech Handels-GmbH
Interior Design
Tischlerei Wiederschwinger GmbH
Source
DETAIL 04/2012
© Hertha Hurnaus
© Hertha Hurnaus
Soon after its opening in 1999, the modern steel-and-glass extension to the museum revealed a number of shortcomings in the indoor environment and routeing. A competition was held to alleviate these problems. The new concept is distinguished by tall sculptural objects – so-called “trees of light” – the plastic lower sections of which are shaped to provide seating. At the top is a textile membrane that masks the light fittings and acoustic insulation. Assembled on site, these objects open out at the top, yet without obscuring the view of the monumental museum facade. They also house the steel columns and thus conceal the load-bearing structure, so that the glass roof seems to float above the lighted “treetops”.

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