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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Stadthalle Hall F in Vienna, Austria by Dietrich | Untertrifaller ArchitektenFebruary 22nd, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten The new Hall F is an ingenious addition to the previously less developed southeast side of the monumental complex of Wiener Stadthalle, creating impact even on its own. The concert, show, dance, fashion and even circus venue sits 2,000 spectators. Furthermore, congresses and conventions can be facilitated. Even though it is a particularly appealing urban location, the new edifice does not steal the spotlight from Roland Rainer’s hall, which was built half a century prior.  Image Courtesy © Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten
 Image Courtesy © Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten The Wiener Stadthalle is rightfully referred to as a monumental structure, having been completed in the post-war era of the 1950s. Roland Rainer designed not only a huge building in terms of a linearly enlarged house, but rather a gigantic structure that interprets the dimensions of the huge volume adequately, while leaving its own imprint on the urban fabric. Built based on the winning entry in a competition, the edifice was erected on a site critical for urban development; Hall F delineates the space and defines the adjacent street patterns and squares. Dialogue with the monumental building is facilitated and entertained in a sophisticated manner. The rationally and densely fashioned complex was laid out into a geometrically precise volume and maintains its clear concept even in plan view. Its east front, facing the Gürtel stands out ca 12 m, forming a canopy above the entrée.  Image Courtesy © Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten The front can be used as a projection wall and is closed off, while the receding flanks are fully glazed. They enclose the lobbies used during intermissions. The lobby opens up at night to enter into a dialogue with the public and the space below the suspended tiers of Rainer’s structure. The interior is clearly structured by short pathways and direct access routes: The spectator appears to be drawn into the foyer, inside the wedge-shaped space below the auditorium. Two wide staircases on both sides lead to the foyers used during intermission, whose inclined floors follow the orientation of the auditorium tiers, making stairs unnecessary. Floors and walls are clad with robinia.  Image Courtesy © Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten The auditorium features nuances of light red. The spectators are not divided by levels; only a wide catwalk separates the tiers, forming an extension of the stage. Acoustics equipment generating short reverberation times ensures ideal sound quality for various events. The rear sections of the building are outfitted with rehearsal and banquet halls, such as used for conventions. They are directly accessible from the foyers. One level above, a tract houses administrative and production offices.  Image Courtesy © Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten  Image Courtesy © Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten  Image Courtesy © Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten  Image Courtesy © Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten  Image Courtesy © Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten  Image Courtesy © Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten
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