University of Economics and Business Campus Vienna, library
HARD FACTS
Stainless steel wire gauze “H&B Detention 7016“, subsequently painted and coated
Use
Interior cladding / walls
Location
University of Economics and Business Campus Vienna, Welthandelsplatz 1 1, 1020 Vienna
2013
Zaha Hadid Architects, Hamburg
Rudolf, Leobendorf
A different type of architectural wire cloth – as modern panels – cool design for cool students
WHERE THE FUTURE MEETS THE PRESENT
The library & learning centre (LLC), executed by Zaha Hadid Architects/Hamburg, is the core of the new campus of economic sciences in Vienna
Spiral ramps and staircases take you from the futuristic, sculptural building’s entrance, through the library which spans six floors in the shape of a funnel – and offers space for students studying on their own, service facilities for students and the library itself. The planners decided to use the stainless-steel wire cloth “H&B Detention 7016”, an expressive, contemporary design for a young audience, perfect for the new campus’s trademark: individuality, expressiveness and presence.