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1 DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE / COM / / ANNUAL 0 S$ / THE WHITE BOOK NEW ROME CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL MONO GIJANG WAVEON CROWN PARIS CHURCH EL SEÑOR DE LA MISERICORDIA JAN SHREM & MARIA MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM OF ART PORT HOUSE BETWEEN TWO WHITE WALLS CITY OF THE SUN RUINS STUDIO DONGZHUANG-BUILDING MUSEUM OF WESTERN REGIONS PANZERHALLE ISLAMIC COMPLEX PUTRAJAYA O RESIDENCE NUBO

2 SALZBURG AUSTRIA FREE SPIRIT WORDS MARTIN TEO PHOTOGRAPHY TOBIAS COLZ/SMARTVOLL PORTRAIT LARRY R. WILLIAMS PANZERHALLE 00 PROJECT LO F T PANZERHALLE ARCHITECTS PHILLIP BUXBAUM & CH R I STIAN KIRCHER FIRM SMARTVOLL

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SALZBURG AUSTRIA PANZERHALLE 0 PANZERHALLE INVITES YOU TO A DISCOVERY OF SPACE. IN A WHALE OF A SPACE, THE MELODIOUS SPATIAL CURATION ENTICES YOU TO THINK BIG AND STROLL AROUND.

4 SALZBURG AUSTRIA PANZERHALLE 0 PANZERHALLE INVITES YOU TO A DISCOVERY OF SPACE. IN A WHALE OF A SPACE, THE MELODIOUS SPATIAL CURATION ENTICES YOU TO THINK BIG AND STROLL AROUND. THE TWO-STOREY BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN MINIMALISTIC TECTONICS WHILE BEING REINTERPRETED IN MANY REGARDS. AND WHEN THE ARCHITECTS OF SMARTVOLL REIGNED VICTORIOUS AT THE INTERNATIONALLY ADVERTISED CONTEST FOR THE IN PANZERHALLE IN 0, THEIR DESIGN SCHEME CAPTIVATED THROUGH SPECIFIC, SPATIAL DRAMATURGY. Renowned Austrian architect Adolf Loos once said: I never play with the façade, I do not live there. As Loos has concerned himself with definitions of space, smartvoll does the same, more than 00 years later. The design studio approaches the project with a notion of preserving as much as possible of the original design while cultivating a minimalist feel reminiscent of Loos s design ethos. A special focus lies on the exhaustion of materials and of what is technologically possible. Architecture unfolds on the inside. The room and material concept develops the encountered and retains the established. Smoothed and waxed concrete is one of the decisive materials for shaping the interiors. We wanted to revitalise the space s original charm. Magnanimity and a spatial experience of both storeys were priorities; in all dimensions, reveals smartvoll s Phillip Buxbaum, lead architect of this project.

In order to ensure consistent airiness and brightness throughout the entire space, smartvoll forgoes the idea of typical galleries and to basically leave the upper ribbon window-free.

5 PANZERHALLE 0 HONEST REVIVAL Preservation of the building makes complete sense in order to retain its unique charm. The Loft is not only being preserved but it is being enriched by completely new qualities. In order to ensure consistent airiness and brightness throughout the entire space, smartvoll forgoes the idea of typical galleries and to basically leave the upper ribbon window-free. Bedroom, bathroom and guestroom are distributed throughout the space as separate bodies. The epicenter of the room is the kitchen that features a seven-metre-long block. The entire composition is being rounded off by a concrete sculpture in a form of a staircase, which not only opens up all rooms, but also appears to be supporting them. Backing his idea on the staircase construction, Buxbaum shares: Through the stair sculpture, which spans across the rooms, you do not see the way between the levels as a vertical functional connection, but rather as an exciting spatial experience.

BODIES, BUT CAN BE EXPERIENCED PERFECTLY WITH ITS IMPRESSIVE AND

6 SALZBURG AUSTRIA PANZERHALLE 0 CONNECTIONS OF SPACE AND VIEW ARE BEING HELD INTACT MARVELOUSLY AND THE ROOM IS NOT BEING CUT INTO DIFFERENT BODIES, BUT CAN BE EXPERIENCED PERFECTLY WITH ITS IMPRESSIVE AND EXPRESSIVE HEIGHT OF EIGHT METRES. Phillip Buxbaum, Lead Architect Smartvoll

7 PLAN GROUND FLOOR EATING LIVING COOKING TERRACE SPA LOUNGE BALCONY WARDROBE EATING LIVING COOKING TERRACE SPA LOUNGE BALCONY WARDROBE EATING LIVING COOKING TERRACE SPA LOUNGE BALCONY WARDROBE PLAN GROUND FLOOR PLAN GROUND FLOOR PLAN GROUND FLOOR Ground Floor Level PLAN UPPER FLOOR Upper Floor Level PLAN UPPER FLOOR PLAN UPPER FLOOR 0 Incidentally, the sculpture divides the room guest area. Every other piece of furniture seems and creates a roof over the kitchen. It recesses and to be integrated into the construction. Within the elevates to allow dwellers to stay in full motion. newly curated space, there is an unalterable picture, From any corner, the visual range is tremendous. which celebrates the freedom of space. The same scheme is applied to the glass shower, Connections of space and view are being which protrudes from the fully glazed bathing block held intact marvelously and the room is not being at a height of five metres. James-Bond décor like cut into different bodies, but can be experienced this can be found all over. The absolute highlight, perfectly with its impressive and expressive height albeit being a bit hidden, is the wellness area. of eight metres, confides Buxbaum some more. SPATIAL FREEDOM two balconies. However, even this façade aligns At the lower level, the room is connected to an itself with the carriers of the concrete sculpture architecture. Concreted in-situ, the engineering in the slant. The balconies around the lofty space is being exhausted in all respects. It is a tender look like additional alcoves of the overall concept. object with minimal dimensions, but brimming in They feature a contemplative zen-garden, including spatial impact. Something that does not allow for a grassy knoll, a tree jasmine and a classic competition, the stairs stand out in creative fashion. relax-terrace. The staircase is an architecture within semi- Capturing the spirit of freedom, Loft Panzerhalle transparent materials such as curtains and other encapsulates the beauty of brutal scheme but the integrated furniture are being used to separate the fluency of space. Besides the concrete, only subtle, LO F T PA N Z E R H A L L E PLAN UPPER FLOOR

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