Roofscape

The roof of the “finanzgebauede” has 2 floors with 2 different destinations; a bar/café on the top floor and a library on the first floor. Both open for students and normal folks. Which should actually give an extra quality to the university of arts. why should that be? Because the bar/café is also an exhibition space for the students so they can show their products to a wider public but not only that makes the roofscape unique, the 2nd floor of the building’ extension is designed and open for more purposes as a regular bar/café. The large area makes it possible to organize various events; from parties to seminars or lectures. The open area melts over in an outdoor area on the southeast. The ground floor of the building’ extension has a more closed character
and less sunlight can come through. Bureau units for studying, computers and small discuss tables are present. Besides the old fashioned lecture possibilities for live music rooms like piano practise and turntables are planned.
The foundation of the design is shaped by large polycarbonate planes hold togehter with an alumium frame. The roofscape is characterized through large transparant and non transparent planes, High and bright areas on the 1st floor, and a more closed volume with – relative to the 1st floor – a low ceiling. A direct connection from the top floor of the original building brings you up in the extension.
The extension works very transparent and light trough the bright colors and the many transparent planes, this makes the building not only very “open”, but also very accessible for both visitor and user.
The mix of a very bright and open area on the 1st floor and the more closed volume on the ground floor makes it possible for the end-user to study or read in an area of preference; more quiet and closed or more open and social.
The view from the second floor is amazing. Especially from the terrace and the “closed veranda” you have a spectacular view over the donau river and the rural landscape behind it.