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Hans Hollein

H a n s H o l l e I n H a n s H o l l e I n . Hans Hollein. H a n s H o l l e I n . H a n s H o l l e I n H a n s H o l l e I n . R.S.Jayakrishnan. B.Arch IV Yr. BIOGRAPHY. Born in Vienna in 1934

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Hans Hollein

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  1. H a n s H o l l e I nH a n s H o l l e I n Hans Hollein H a n s H o l l e I n H a n s H o l l e I n H a n s H o l l e I n R.S.Jayakrishnan B.Arch IV Yr

  2. BIOGRAPHY • Born in Vienna in 1934 • Studied at the Academy of Graphic Arts in Vienna, the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and the University of California at Berkeley • Established private practice in Vienna in 1964 • From 1963 – 1976 has been professor at Washington University in St.Louis and Academy of Fine Arts in Dusseldorf

  3. From 1976 he was professor of "Universität für angewandte Kunst“,Vienna • In 1960s he was able to meet and study with architects like Mies Van der Rohe, FrankLloyd Wright and Richard Neutra • Awarded Pritzker Prize in 1985

  4. PHILOSOPHY • His architecture was based intimately on Vienna’s culture and also his studies in America • Post –ModernArchitect • Hollein actively criticized Functionalism through speeches, writings, drawings and projects • “ Everything is Architecture” • Used this theory to defy the strict concept of Functionalism

  5. PROJECTS Retti Candle Shop, Vienna Schullin Jewellery Shop, Vienna

  6. PROJECTS Abteiberg Museum, Monchengladbach Museum fur Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt

  7. PROJECTS Albertina, Vienna Haas Haus, Vienna

  8. DESIGNS

  9. EXHIBITIONS

  10. RETTI CANDLE SHOP, VIENNA

  11. RETTI CANDLE SHOP • His first project after setting up his practice • Was completed in 1966 • Situated in the shopping center in Vienna • Winner of 1966 Reynolds Memorial Award even though it was one of the smallest of the projects considered by the jury

  12. High-tech look is achieved by the sheet aluminium façade • With back to back ‘R’s for the doorway • “Attention is not drawn to the shop by gaudy neon signs or large, stuffed full shop windows but through its architecture” • Mechanical and lighting fixtures are integral part of the design

  13. Special display items

  14. STORAGE+SALES SHOWROOM Floor Plan

  15. Customer is confronted directly with the products for sale • There are no counters acting as barriers • After passing through the showroom he enters the storage room, which also is the sales area • Polished and anodized aluminium in the interior Showroom

  16. RETTI CANDLE SHOP • Aluminium used because it is “a true material of our century” • It is easy to work with, lightness allows large parts to be assembled, easily transported and surface gives the required aesthetic appearence • Its silver hue was used as the main theme of the design including advertisements, silver shopping bags and wrapping paper

  17. HAAS HAUS, VIENNA

  18. HAAS HAUS • Post Modern building • Situated in Stephansplatz in Vienna • Built overlooking the St. Stephens Cathedral • Was completed in 1980 • The building houses retail, office and restaurant spaces

  19. Controversial because it was in contrast to the surrounding historical architecture of Vienna

  20. HAAS HAUS • Concrete frame with stone cladding and glass • Blocks of marble jut out from building at odd angles

  21. Gradual transition between stone and glass

  22. Reflection of St. Stephens Cathedral

  23. Ground Floor Plan

  24. 7th Floor Plan

  25. HAAS HAUS • 5 storey interior atrium with luxury stores • 3 floors of offices • Basements and roof for restaurants, mechanical equipments and storage

  26. THANK YOU

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