Birdie
Foto by Günter R. Wett
./BIRDIE - CRY FOR ARCHITECTURE!
In Spring 2013, the ./studio3 (Institute for Experimental Architecture, Innsbruck - Prof.Volker Giencke) realized, in collaboration with columbosnext and the Heart of Noise Festival, the accessible architectural installation “./birdie - Cry baby!”.
Within only two months, 36 first-year students completed this 1:1 architecture project - from idea to conception, from a sketch to a built environment, from prototype to structure.
By developing the project ./birdie the students managed to transform an unused green space in the heart of the city into a visible and tangible new site. As a physical infrastructure, a stage and a conceptual space ./birdie evokes discussion about this specific urban site and public space in general.
75 truss joints and 270 steel tubes form the 16m long roof; 3 tons of steel were bolted to an irregular space frame; underneath a textile skin was stretched giving ./birdie its horizon.
The floor responds to the soft curve of the roof membrane with a slightly curved landscape, which was built using a simple planked wood stud construction. All elements were prefabricated by the students and assembled on site.
During the summer the students run the pavilion, initiate events and generate a new venue for everyone. When ./birdie illuminates and starts to sing, it acts as a magnet.
Local residents meet tourists, high culture meets subculture -./birdie is a vibrant interface, nestled in the middle of the ancient city ensemble of Innsbruck, with the Imperial Palace and the National Theatre.
If a passerby enters ./birdie they become the protagonist, ./birdie becomes the stage, the urban environment becomes the auditorium. While resting under the large translucent roof, one can see birdie breathing in the wind. And as the sunlight shines through, the shadows illuminate the complex construction behind it.
Only its 9 ground anchors prevent ./birdie from taking off.
“Space is only noise that you can see.” Nicolas Jaar
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Günter R. Wett
Schwarz Charly
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Designed and built by the students of the ./studio3 (Institute for Experimental Architecture, Innsbruck), in collaboration with columbosnext
Completed in June 2013 - Open till September 2013
./studio 3: Prof.Volker Giencke, Christian Dummer, Ferdinand Fritz, Andreas Hörl, Valerie Messini, Walter Prenner, Verena Rauch, Simone Rautschek, Pia Sandner, Teresa Stillebacher
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Students: Baldauf Juliana, Basbuga Dilan, Bazzanella Ilenia, Beetz Barbara, Braun Tanja, Buchner Josef, Claßen Jan, Coban Gülsüm, Dengg Harald, Enzinger Korbinian, Fahrner Tim, Gasser Christine , Geist Florian , Grießer Anja, Halder Moritz, Hasani Merita, Heibach Brigitte, Hermann Leo, Homan Ann-Mari Monika, Kammerlander Peter, Kirchmair Andreas, Kroiß Verena , Markl Martin , Moskvin Aleksey , Muller Gilles, Munari Valentina, Prieth Bernhard, Roppelt Florian, Schelkle Maximilian, Schümann Malina, Schwarz Charly, Ster Svetlana, Stoque Fabien, Stremmel Carmen, Turcan Ana, Wenzel Moritz
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Links:
http://para-noise-garden.tumblr.com/
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VERANSTALTUNGSÜBERSICHT:
> bye bye ./birdie!
no need to cry babies.
it`s time to say goodbye!
Freitag, 6.9 .2013, 17 Uhr
live:
HEARTBEAT
Alexander Roshe, Christoph Fügenschuh, Johannes Payr
BRTTRBRDIE
plus:
un dos tres qttr (Prosecco Nation)
> Bad Boy Bubby
Durch den Moloch der Neurosen
Innpuls Gustl + columbosnext
laden ein zum Flimmern am Birdie
Start: FR 30.08.2013, 19Uhr (bitte Sitzkissen etz. mitnehmen)
> guy the guy + Baumann
Baumann ist Baumann
guy the guy (A), als nervöser Sammler von Alter-Ego-Beschwörungen und spontanen Fluchten rund um Großstadtneurosen und globale Gefühle.
(credits: Markus Krottendorfer/ VBK )
> The Hangmen's Rest
* Kontrabass/Gesang: Albert Greinöcker
* Gitarre: Andreas Leimgruber
* Saxophon: Andrea Christmann
* Drums: Emanuel Heger
> birdie trigger happy
Samstag 10.08.13 um 19:00
UN DOS MASCHINE
FFAK visuals
> like us on facebook
> Live-Concert Honold & Friends
Mittwoch, 31.Juli um 20:30
> Der Vogel hat ein Ei gelegt!
Samstag, 20.Juni ab 14:00 bei ./birdie!
Cry Baby nach Kaffee, Kuchen und Pikantem...
hosted by Eva, Benni, Gretl
DJs:
*AL TROPICAL
*DISCODANZA
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> 50 YEARS 50 PROJECTS 50 Jahres Retrospektive Volker Miklautz Vernissage am 15.Juli 2013 19:30 h special event: 21:30 h birdy walk happening mit Reinhard Honold und Volker Miklautz unterstützt von: ./studio3 - Pia Sandner, Christian Dummer Ort: Die Bäckerei Kulturbackstube Dreiheiligenstraße 21 A 6020 Innsbruck.
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