The Kunsthaus of Graz
The Kunsthaus of Graz is located to the flank of the river Mur, Austria and has been designed like an artistic centre to organize international exhibitions of multidisciplinary modern art.
The main particularity of this project is the façade: its biomorphic outer surface can display manifold aspects, since it can be electronically modified. Its blue skin shining fleet on a glassy and reflecting surface causes a bubble effect.
The company Berliner BIX has created an unique fusion between architecture and mediatic technology with the design made for this building. The 900sm of multimedia installation, made with light rings, is arranged underneath an acrylic glass surface oriented towards the river; it can be considered like a great urban screen, a new instrument for the artistic production. All this is possible using 93circular lamps od flouresent light of 40W, were each lamp works like a pixel that can be conrolled individually from a central computer; of this from, simple signs images and films of low resolution can be projected throughout all the façade.
Behind this skin realities: united has installed a field of neon lamps. The covered area is approximately 20m high and 45m broad. Each lamp is individually infinitely adjustable.Luminosity can be varied between 0% and 100%. With the help of digital conrelled system animations, graphics and alphabets can be displayed. A speed of 20 frames per second can be achieved.
