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Michael
Hofstätter (*1953)
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Founded in 1986, in Vienna, by Hofstätter and Pauzenberger, Pauhof calls on terminology borrowed from conceptual art to define its non-relational architectural style. Pauhof experiments with intense modes of expression and design approaches while undertaking a research process into methods enabling the "destabilisation", if not the destruction, of standard perception models. Pauhof's town-planning models arise from a certain idealisation of layout; seemingly introverted, they are the result of in-depth contextual analysis, explored through collages, photomontages, and mock-ups. The Synthemuseum project (1987) in the centre of Vienna thus makes use of powerful formal contrasts, alongside Fischer van Erlach's emblematic 18th century architecture. This town-planning project, like that for the government palace in Spreebogen, tends to show that architecture still has substantial cultural impact and is not simply an artistic activity. Less monumental, the project for the Austrian Pavilion in Seville was to have been a predetermined architectural symbol whose composition, oscillating between interior and exterior, was not to oppose the established public space. Pauhof's architectural style calls on an abstract and conceptual vocabulary, dynamically stimulating project contexts.
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Synthesis
Museum - Vienne Autriche - Competition 1987
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Pauhof's proposal for the development of the Messepalast as a "museum quarter" consists of a number of elements which act together but remain physically distinct. The general layout of the Messepalast is retained but the larger spaces are upgraded and used for temporary exhibitions. A new building, facing Maria Theresien Platz, houses a permanent collection whose organization is visible through the main facade: escalators lead directly from the subway exits at each end to the display areas which in turn look back towards the city. The two main exhibition areas are connected by elevated galleries, supported by four service towers set on top of an underground road. The dimensions of the bridging elements correspond with those of the main galleries in the nearby museums designed by Semper. Additional facilities include a photography gallery, located beneath a flat suspended roof, and a cinema at the northern end of the new building. |
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Biography
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Pauhof
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Michael Hofstätter (1953) Wolfgang Pauzenberger (1955) 1986 - Fondent Pauhof à Linz et Vienne. Principaux projets et réalisations : 1998 - LKH 2000, Graz (projet) ; Centre de recherche médicale, Graz (projet) ; Galerie d'Art et d'Architecture, Linz (projet). 1997 - Hochhaus-duo, Vienne (projet) ; Ver Sacrum Zimmer, Wiener Secession. 1996 - Kansaï-kan of the National Diet Librairy, Japon (concours) ; Etude urbaine, Schwerin. 1995 - Holocaust Memorial, Vienne (projet). 1994 - Reconstruction du Souk, Beyrouth, Liban (projet) ; Ecole Professionnelle, Vienne (projet). 1993 - House P, Gramastetten (réal.) ; Centre gouvernemental sur la Spree, Berlin (projet) ; Architectural fragment, Grenoble (projet). 1992 - La carteja - Expo 92 - Seville (projet) ; House M, Gramastetten (réal.) ; Art Museum, Krems (projet). 1991 - Complexe Urbain Linzer Tuchfabrik, Linz (projet) ; Metal Workshop, Grammastetten (réal.). 1990 - Austrian Pavilion Expo 92, Seville (projet) ; City Hall, Ottensheim (projet). 1989 - Bibliothèque Alexandrina, Egypte (projet). 1988 - Trigon Museum, Linz (projet). 1987 - Synthese Museum, Vienne (projet). Expositions récentes 1998 - " Beyond the Minimal " Architectural Association, Londres et Art Front Gallery (Hillside Terrace) Tokyo. 1997 - " Die schrift des Raumes " Kunsthalle, Vienne ; " Implied Volumes " Galerie OPOS Mailand ; " Houses for Sales " Galerie Sophia Ungers, Cologne ; " Partition " Galerie Museum, Bozen. |
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Bibliographie
sélective de Pauhof :
1998 - Remixed : Pauhof / Walter Niedermayr / Sigrid Hauser, Edit. AR/GE Kunst, Galerie Museum, Bozen ; Beyond the Minimal, Edit. AA Londres, catalogue de l'exposition présentée à Londres et Tokyo ; Sprache - z.B.Architektur, Sigrid Hauser, Edit. Löcker, Vienne ; Architektur & Bauforum n°192, 193 et 194, Vienne ; Abitare n°369 ; AA Files n°36 ; l'ARCA n°131 ; Arquitectura Viva AV 72 ; Kenchiku Bunka n°11 ; Disenointerior n°75. 1997 - Houses for Sale, catalogue, Galerie Ungers, Cologne ; Kansaï-Kan of the DNL, catalogue, PBA, Tokyo ; Abitare n°360 ; Zlatÿ Rez n°14, Prague ; Daidalos n°66, Berlin ; Werk, Bauen + Wohnen n°9, Zurich. 1996 - Pauhof, New Architectural experiences in Europe, Editions Skira, Milan ; Judenplatz Wien, Edit. Folio, Vienne-Bozen ; GA Houses n°48, Tokyo ; Turris Babel n°37, Bozen ; Architektur Aktuell n°198, Vienne. Audiovisuel : Pauhof / Architektur ist nicht Kunst, Auracher, Vienne. 1994 - Pauhof - Architekten, Editions Wiese, Bâle. 1990 - Um Bau, Editions ÖGfA, Vienne. |
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