The renovation of the University of Graz Library
With the extension and restructuring of the university library, the architects have restored the historic building to its former glory and brought its structure and design into the modern age.
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The in-depth Project [insights] PDF includes more details around the following topics:
Architecture as urban regeneration
Vertical extension
Art in architecture
Mirrored glass & greenery on the facade
Acoustic management
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Combining old and new
The library building of the Karl-Franzens University of Graz required updating, but instead of adding yet another extension to the classicist building, which had already been extended several times, the architects demolished sections to expose the original building, and created much needed new space in a vertical extension. This long glass block cantilevers over the building's new main entrance, whilst creating a canopy for a new public square below. The design is a symbiosis of old and new - from the urban planning level to its architectural details.
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After renovation. Photo: Crystal O'Brien Kupfner
Meet the architect:
Atelier Thomas Pucher
"There is an existing main building here from the university constructed in 1895... By the 1950s, an extension was made to the south, and in the 70s an extension was made to the north, and in the 90s another extension was added to the east... And at some point we came up with the idea: Actually, the extension that was built in the 70s should be demolished first." Thomas Pucher, CEO, Atelier Thomas Pucher ZT GmbH
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The StoJournal for Architects
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