Elisabeth and Helmut UHL Foundation by Modostudio.

13/10/2014. By Modostudio [Laives] Italy.
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Elisabeth and Helmut UHL Foundation by modostudio was the winner project of a restricted international architectural competition held in 2009, which objective was to develop a building on a slope of a mountain enjoying a spectacular panoramic view in the municipality of Laives, able to host the activities of the homonymous cultural and research foundation. The building is characterized by the good adaptation in the environment and the material uses that combine the traditions of the place and the technological innovation.
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Description of the project by the architects.

The project of the Elisabeth and Helmut Uhl foundation has been realized thanks to a restricted international architectural competition held in 2009, which saw the participation of fifteen architectural teams from Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. The jury was composed by prof. arch. Thomas Herzog, prof. Andrea Vidotto, prof. Vittorio Magnano Lampugnani and prof. arch. Hermann Kaufmann. The aim of the competition was to design a building able to host the activities of the homonymous cultural and research foundation.

The building is located in the municipality of Laives, near Bolzano, on a slope of a mountain enjoying a spectacular panoramic view and an amazing surrounding landscape. The project sought to preserve the surrounding environment: the buildings insist on the same footprint of the previous buildings, now demolished.

The project is divided into two buildings: the building foundation and a small building adjacent to it for residential use.

The building foundation consists of a series of architectural volumes: a transparent glass and steel volume hosts research activities, a wood cladding volume is used as a leisure and dining hall, while the lower architectural body, on which these volumes are placed, hosts support areas for the activities of the foundation and a wine cellar.

The project aims to express the tension generated by the orographic characteristics of the site and the specific functions of the building foundation: a tension generated by the visual connections between the interior spaces and the external environment.  The building expresses the relation between the traditions of the place and the technological innovation, between the space for working and the space for living. The buildings are designed to protect guests from the particular climatic conditions, but at the same time to let them enjoy the benefits created by the surrounding environment and the wonderful views.

Part of the construction materials were recovered from the demolition of existing buildings. The construction materials follow local traditions, such as hand-cut larch shingles, the exterior plaster and the porphyry stones which remind to the traditional local buildings. The construction materials become elements of dialogue with the history and the culture of the region.

Innovative technology solutions are adopted; the structure of the lower part of the building foundation is made of structural panels with Thoma wood technology while the upper volume hosts a sophisticated opening window system. The building is classified in Casaclima A with the distinction of having no controlled indoor ventilation, replaced by the possibility of using the hot air generated in the glass volume, acting as a buffer zone. A large tank of 20,000 liters, thermally insulated, is able, supported by a solar heating system and a biomass boiler, to satisfy the radiant heating floor throughout the complex.

 

 CREDITS. DATA SHEET.-

Architects.- Modostudio.
Client.- Elisabeth and Helmut Uhl Stiftung.
Team.- Fabio Cibinel, Roberto Laurenti, Giorgio Martocchia.
Consultants.- Structural engineer.- Gilberto Sarti, mechanical engineer and Klimahaus consultant; p.i. Thomas Dissertori, Arch. Alberto Micheletti.
Site manager.- Arch. Marco De Fonzo.
Contractor.- Kargruber-Stoll GmbH.
Steel structures.- Premetal Spa.
Wooden structure and wooden floor.-Thoma Holz GmbH.
Special automations.- Meccatronica D.B.D. srl.
Phase.- restricted international architectural competition. Winning project - Preliminary and final design, tender drawings, site supervision.-completed.
GFA Area.- 1.450 sqm.
Construction budget.- € 3.433.601,27.
Year.- 2009-2014.
Location.- Laives, Italy.

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Fabio Cibinel, Roberto Laurenti and Giorgio Martocchia. Modostudio

Modostudio is a multi-disciplinary practice of architecture, urban planning and industrial design. Profiting from the diversified skills of the founding partners and the continual collaboration with experts from various fields, modostudio combines architectural theory, research, innovation and experimentation with high technical knowledge and professionalism.

Established at the end of 2006 by three principal architects, Fabio Cibinel, Roberto Laurenti, and Giorgio Martocchia, after many years of collaborating with internationally acclaimed architects like Massimiliano Fuksas, Piero Sartogo, Erik Van Egeraat and Kas Oosterhuis, modostudio in a short time was awarded and shortlisted in many international architectural competitions.

Modostudio partners have been teaching architecture at Cornell University, architecture faculty in 2008 and 2013 and sustainable design at Inarch postgraduate master from 2010 till 2012. They currently teach architectural design at IED - European Institute of Design in Rome.

Modostudio works have been exhibited at 13th Architecture Biennale in Venice and at Shanghai Expo 2010 in the Italian Pavillion.
 

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