D1_Design 1
Exercise in 3.Semester
99/3
Human Needs
On an inner-city vacant lot with a floor area of 99m2, a house is to be designed for a building group consisting of three parties - under the premise of sustainability. The building group represents three uses, which are allocated to the respective team by lot. Each design therefore has to meet three different but comparable requirements.
Thema-Präsentation am Donnerstag, 26.09., 9 Uhr, HS1, Rechbauerstraße 12
Topic presentation: Thursday, Sept. 26, 9 a.m., HS1, Rechbauerstraße 12
Registration start: Sept. 27, 11 a.m, TUGO
D3_Design 3
Exercises in 5.Semester
Resilience - Divergence
Climate change and the resulting extreme weatherrelated events pose new challenges for architecture. While an increase in temperature is considered certain, no longterm local predictions can be made about precipitation, droughts or storms, for example. In the context of this uncertainty, the principle of ‘resilience’ is a promising solution. A solution that we would like to experiment with in Design 3.
The task corresponds to the design of resilient living spaces in an existing building structure. The students thus develop spaces that enable changeability and offer robustness on a technical and social level over the entire life cycle. The building structure to be redesigned (Waltendorfer Gürtel 5, 8010 Graz) in the form of an above-ground and underground garage opens up a variety of spatial, constructive and structural qualities and potentials for this requirement.
Topic presentation: Thursday, Sept. 26, 9 a.m., HS1, Rechbauerstraße 12
Registration start: Sept. 27, 11 a.m, TUGO
Workshop 3
Waiting Point
Waiting at train stations, airports and bus stops is often perceived as unpleasant and unproductive. The French anthropologist Marc Augé coined the term „non-places“ for this, which are only used temporarily and are perceived as transitional spaces. Augé describes how waiting devalues these places and travelers often do not concentrate on the actual place, but on reaching their destination.
However, modern train stations and terminals try to make these waiting times more pleasant through leisure activities and commercial use. Old station structures must be renovated and adapted to technical standards and accessibility.
In the wake of climate change, ecological materials such as wood are often used, which also creates an inviting atmosphere. The use of wood makes waiting more pleasant and the places more attractive. Such buildings can be found not only in large cities, but also in rural areas. The aim is to increase comfort for travelers and make waiting less stressful.1
How can waiting become an added value and not a waste of time?
1 Vgl. Gabriele Kaiser, Besser warten, Zuschnitt 92.2024, s9ff.
Anmeldung: TUGO