Atelier For A Sculpture Artist

Atelier For A Sculpture Artist
© Martin Weiss

ATELIER FOR A SCULPTURE ARTIST 

Maximilian Eisenkock Architecture

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Maximilian Eisenkoeck

MANUFACTURERS
Grohe, Hansa, MARAZZI, SIGA, Coverit, Forbo, SLV, Schuco

CLIENT + LANDSCAPE
Monika Rienoessl

PHOTOGRAPHS
Martin Weiss

AREA
271 m²

YEAR
2020

LOCATION
Neuaigen, Austria

CATEGORY
Houses

In 2019 the freelancing sculpture artist Ms. Monika Rienoessl decided to move from the city of Vienna to the country house in which she was raised in the small village of Neuaigen in Lower Austria in order to establish her artist’s studio.

Atelier For A Sculpture Artist
© Martin Weiss
Atelier For A Sculpture Artist
© Martin Weiss

With the money she recently got from having sold her apartment, she approached the Vienna based office of Maximilian Eisenkoeck (MEA) in order to create her dream house.

She envisioned constructing a minimalist, white pavilion home where she could live and display her artwork.

Atelier For A Sculpture Artist
© Martin Weiss
Atelier For A Sculpture Artist
© Martin Weiss

With the experience gained in industrial construction methods, the architect developed the idea of establishing a basic structure with as few parts as possible and to use the remainder of the budget for renovation purposes of the old existing country house.

The structure of the pavilion consists of 43 tiny columns with a diameter of 60mm fixed on prefabricated concrete foundations supporting a 140mm wooden board as the roof.

Atelier For A Sculpture Artist
© Martin Weiss
Atelier For A Sculpture Artist
© Martin Weiss

The interior and exterior space is only divided by an almost invisible layer of extra clear float glass.

The setback of the roof provides maximum light throughout the day preventing direct solar radiation. Moreover, it removes the need for additional sunshades or cooling systems.

Atelier For A Sculpture Artist
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Atelier For A Sculpture Artist
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The old clay brick house on the main street serves as a striking contrast to the light new structure in the back.

The existing house was in a very bad state of repair but it was able to be saved and upgraded with some simple but effective improvements such as the reorganization of the floor plan and some additional window openings where they were needed. Now it serves as the artist’s workshop.

Atelier For A Sculpture Artist
Atelier For A Sculpture Artist
© Martin Weiss

The existing concrete exterior spaces were kept wherever possible. These spaces are now being used for the display of the artist´s sculptures.


Atelier For A Sculpture Artist
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