Open Design Academy (Viacademy)
Educational Hybrid & Public Interface
TU WIEN 2022W
Studio Building Design
INSTRUCTOR
Martino Hutz
COLLABORATORS
Borbala Luca Kovacs
Oriana-Antonia Voicu
LOCATION
Längenfeldgasse,
Vienna
SPATIAL STRATEGY
Challenging the typology of closed educational institutions, the Viacadamy promotes radical transparency. By rotating the structural volumes, the design opens up a vast central void. An atrium that connects interdisciplinary layers with public life.
VERTICAL CIRCULATION
The circulation space is designed as a continuous journey. As visitors ascend the central Show Staircase, the boundaries between the “zone of movement” and “zone of creation” blur, allowing immediate insight into the work of others. The building itself becomes an exhibition of the design process.
URBAN INTERFACE
The project is strategically positioned to bridge the gap between the subway stations to the northeast and southwest. By analyzing these urban movement flows, the design creates a seamless public thoroughfare that runs directly through the academy. This reinforces the transparency “outwards and inwards,” transforming the daily commute into an interaction with the creative process.
integrate surrounding
integration of the existing axis of the sidewalk
stacked and rotated
rotation of 90° of each floor to create a stack of diverse program
atrium
the full height atrium functions as a meeting and interaction space
push-pull
the pushed & pulled blocks create dynamic spaces and shadow for the floors below
terraces
the outdoor terraces offers paronamic views and function as social spaces
final layouts
concept phase
