If you enter the new House of Schools (HOS) building, which is used by the Business School of the Linzer JKU (Kepler University), through the main entrance on the north side, an initially confusing view of a monumental atrium opens up. A large-scale, slightly inclined glass roof provides plenty of daylight to bring the abundance of the architectural-functional staging planned by the Querkraft architects in this room.
Over a height of five floors, the Viennese office developed a demanding spatial game from ways, freely the room cut in the room and the plateaus hung (with freely available meeting islands). All of this does not serve a classic building closure, but creates open, diverse use and encounter areas for students, administration and teachers. This spatial complexity is increased by the support and cross carriers, the visibly left primary construction. It forms a regular 10×10 m grid, comparable to an industrial building, which bears the elements described. The “order” of the whole does not reveal itself at first glance. It is a range of uses that wants to be “conquered”.
“Baroque” interpreted
Spontaneously, a bright-friendly counter-design is associated with the dark room visions of the Roman baroque architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778). But of course as a JKU student, you are not in one of the Carceri (dungeon) piranesis, but in a “learning landscape”, which extends over five floors over five floors. It celebrates the principle of openness, flexibility and networking.
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Image: Hertha Hurnaus
Source: Nachrichten
