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The combination of studio, gallery space and dwelling provides a unique living and working environment for the renowned artist couple Vadim Kosmatschof, sculptor, and Elena Koneff, visual artist.
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The core idea of the multifunctional house is to create an exhibition and living space with an extensive sculpture garden at the edge of a far-reaching valley.
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The artist-couple’s striking, large-scale works harmonise with the surrounding landscape, the studio with its view over the plain and access to daylight a constant motivation to create further artistic works.
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From the house interior the view through the fully glazed front side falls onto the towering, kinetic sculptures.
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The straight-lined architecture profiles restraint, thus accentuating the effect conjured up by the art, both inside and outdoors.
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A system of multiple terraces exploits the different levels of the terrain, creating extra vantage points and space for the sculptures.
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The far-flung setting and generous use of glass and transparent materials promote a constant dialogue between building, sculptures and the surrounding landscape.
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This effect is enhanced by the widely overhanging top storey, which accommodates the main part of the living area; it simultaneously reduces the sunrays entering the ground-floor exhibition space and also yields a shielded outside area.
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The sculptures in and around the building are showcased differently according to vantage point.
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The versatility of perspective between inside and out enables the airy building to enter into a dialogue between closed and open space and lets the experience of art and architecture fuse into a cogent totality. Source by Veech X Veech.
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- Location: Hohe Wand, Austria
- Architect: Veech X Veech
- Project Team: Stuart A. Veech, MaschaVeech – Kosmatschof, Peter Mitterer, Joao Passanha, Martin Krcha Consultants: Peter Bauer / WerkraumWienIngenieure
- Client: Private Commission
- Site area: 3.620 sqm
- Building Area: 394 sqm
- Status: second phase completed 2016
- Photographs: Vera Subkus, Courtesy of Veech x Veech
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