Electrical substation
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- Innsbruck, 奥地利
- 年份
- 2002 Client Client
Innsbrucker Kommunalbetriebe AG
Data
Building area: 2.518 m²
Program
50/10 kV Substation
Credits
UNStudio: Ben van Berkel with Hannes Pfau, Jacco van Wengerden and Gianni Cito, Ludo Grooteman, Laura Negrini, Casper le Fèvre, Eli Aschkenasy, Hjalmar Frederikson, Hans Sterck, Boudewijn Rosman, Yuri Werner
Advisors
Engineering: Peter Ladurner-Rennau, Innsbruck
Building physics: Peter Fiby, Innsbruck
A consistent plane that contains future projections lends unity to the location and exerts an alternative form of control over potential developments. The foundation of a coherent surface that is capable of absorbing later pragmatic differentiation is a simpler and richer option than trying to govern future development of the site by spinning a web of anticipatory regulations.
Smart surface; towards material incorporation
The leftover plot bordering the crowded centre of Innsbruck is defined as a plateau made of one material that follows and incorporates the folds of the landscape like a flexible skin and even covers the electrical substation on the location. The plateau contains the potential for future development on this under-exploited site: lines of sight and directions of movement are traced in the ground plane, forming a virtual infrastructure.
The electrical substation is smoothly incorporated into the plateau, like a hump in the landscape. Glass strips, which illuminate the building from within, contribute to the acceptability of the building. Instead of being an alien technical object that poses a threat to its surroundings, the switching substation is thus integrated, almost domesticated, in its placement within the town.