Galzigbahn 2006

Building of a cable car station including side facilities

St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria
Int. Competition 2005: 1st price

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Glass, steel, concrete - sober feedstock, yet sensual in its combination. The form of the new basis station directly evolves out of the transport function it has to achieve. The desire for readability and transparency defines the material choice. Glass reveals technical inner life and previews the trip up to the mountain. Concrete grounds the construction, anchors it into the slope, creates a counterweight and is a carrier of a space truss {organized in triangulated bracing and as filigree as possible} which carries off the weight of the roof; the visible construction of the space truss {with its riggings and the chosen profiles} directly evolves from the prevailing wind- and weather conditions, always standing in attention to defy wind, rain and snow-masses.

The gondola enters the building and a giant wheel leads it to a point which enables the guests to enter it on ground level. The passengers get lifted, together with the gondola, and float above the rural roof-landscape to the Galzig {the mountain}, through glassed space.

2005

2006