{"id":41660,"date":"2018-04-18T09:45:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T13:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=41660"},"modified":"2022-02-17T13:14:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T18:14:54","slug":"coop-himmelblau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/coop-himmelblau\/","title":{"rendered":"Building the Impossible: Coop Himmelb(l)au\u2019s Free Flowing Fa\u00e7ades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><p><em>Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work by uploading projects to <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architizer<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/join.architizer.com\/architizer-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspirational newsletters<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/coop-himmelblau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coop Himmelb(l)au<\/a> continues to challenge the architectural status-quo. Founded by Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky, and Michael Holzer in Vienna, Austria, in 1968, the practice is known for creating futuristic, deconstructivist works of architecture. From the energetic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coop-himmelblau.at\/architecture\/projects\/rooftop-remodeling-falkestrasse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rooftop Remodeling Falkestra\u00dfe<\/a> in Vienna to modern works like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coop-himmelblau.at\/architecture\/projects\/musee-des-confluences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mus\u00e9e des Confluences<\/a>, Coop Himmelb(l)au creates rigorous designs that unapologetically break with formal convention. Through a range of iconic architecture, the firm continues to prove that radical forms and complex building envelopes can be realized.<\/p>\n<p>Much of Coop Himmelb(l)au\u2019s work is known for design innovation cast in glass and steel fa\u00e7ades. Built with dramatic effect, these designs are often made possible using traditional construction techniques. Rethinking how we use timber and steel to support and structure, Coop Himmelb(l)au\u2019s architecture allows new ideas on enclosure and fa\u00e7ade to emerge. Uncovering how the impossible is built, we take a closer look at these building envelopes and the manufacturers that bring them to life:<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41664 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1508190069966P_1321_II_F001_MP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1508190069966P_1321_II_F001_MP.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1508190069966P_1321_II_F001_MP-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1508190069966P_1321_II_F001_MP-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1508190069966P_1321_II_F001_MP-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41663 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1508190067214P_1321_F055_MP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1508190067214P_1321_F055_MP.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1508190067214P_1321_F055_MP-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1508190067214P_1321_F055_MP-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1508190067214P_1321_F055_MP-1024x669.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/paneum-wunderkammer-des-brotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PANEUM &#8211; Wunderkammer des Brotes<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/coop-himmelblau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coop Himmelb(l)au<\/a>, Asten, Austria<\/p>\n<p>Shingle fa\u00e7ade by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lummel.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LUMMEL GmbH &amp; Co. KG<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This event forum and information center in Asten was designed around a box-shaped plinth and a sinuous, two-story freeform exhibition area. Highlighting the difference in program, the building\u2019s base was built with a cast-in-place concrete fa\u00e7ade, while the rounded wood structure of the museum is clad with stainless steel shingles. The design of the rippling exhibition area is based on the idea of a cabinet of curiosities housing a collection of unusual, small-scale objects.<\/p>\n<p>The self-supporting wood shell of the exhibition structure is composed of layered circles of cross laminated timber. The building\u2019s stainless steel outer shell forms chiaroscuro effects that create the sense of continual motion. The idea of this free-flowing form was to help convey the concept of the Wunderkammer inside.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41666 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1504119301572P_0018_F0840_SP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1504119301572P_0018_F0840_SP.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1504119301572P_0018_F0840_SP-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1504119301572P_0018_F0840_SP-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1504119301572P_0018_F0840_SP-1024x675.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41665 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1504119301174P_0018_F0825_SP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1504119301174P_0018_F0825_SP.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1504119301174P_0018_F0825_SP-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1504119301174P_0018_F0825_SP-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1504119301174P_0018_F0825_SP-1024x690.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/musee-des-confluences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mus\u00e9e des Confluences<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/coop-himmelblau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coop Himmelb(l)au<\/a>, Lyon, France<\/p>\n<p>Fa\u00e7ade by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.permasteelisagroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Permasteelisa Group<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vs-a.eu\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VS-A | Fa\u00e7ade Engineering<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coop Himmelb(l)au\u2019s Mus\u00e9e de Confluence was made as a natural history museum with a geometric form shaped by the turbulent flow of the two bodies of water around it. Sweeping angles, forms and voids feature grandiose vertical spaces and connections across several exhibition halls. Themes of contrast and divergence come together to define the new dynamic structure through three primary components: the plinth, the crystal and the cloud.<\/p>\n<p>The building is made with a faceted, voluminous form clad in anodized aluminum. The metallic skin embodies movement and flow, while the fa\u00e7ades of the exhibition area are characterized by an extremely efficient building shell. The project was built with a complex internal structure that supports multiple fa\u00e7ade systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41668 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/b1276cef.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/b1276cef.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/b1276cef-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/b1276cef-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/b1276cef-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41667 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3efb432d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3efb432d.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3efb432d-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3efb432d-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3efb432d-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/central-los-angeles-public-high-school-for-the-visual-and-performing-arts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Los Angeles Public High School for the Visual and Performing Arts<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/coop-himmelblau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coop Himmelb(l)au<\/a>, Los Angeles, CA, United States<\/p>\n<p>Metal Panels and Sheet Metal Construction by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmfinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CMF Custom Metal Fabricators<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riversidegroup.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riverside Group<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Central LA\u2019s new high school and flagship campus for the visual and performing arts is sited on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. Offering courses in the Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Music and Dance, the project joins the Disney Concert Hall, Museum of Contemporary Art and the Cathedral of our Lady of the Angels along a major LA cultural corridor. The campus consists of four large, boxy buildings on the perimeter of its site holding classrooms and studios for art, music and dance.<\/p>\n<p>Built with three slicing, curvilinear elements, the project includes a cone-shaped library, a soaring lobby opening onto Grand and a 140-foot tower rising from the fly space above a 950-seat theater. Made with polished metal panels and concrete, the project features a spiral in form of a #9 which revolves around the tower as an expression of dynamic development.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41669 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1433433600616P_0701_F05_DM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1433433600616P_0701_F05_DM.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1433433600616P_0701_F05_DM-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1433433600616P_0701_F05_DM-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1433433600616P_0701_F05_DM-1024x642.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41677 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1433433600648P_0701_F09_DM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1433433600648P_0701_F09_DM.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1433433600648P_0701_F09_DM-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1433433600648P_0701_F09_DM-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1433433600648P_0701_F09_DM-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/house-of-music-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House of Music<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/coop-himmelblau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coop Himmelb(l)au<\/a>, Aalborg, Denmark<\/p>\n<p>Fa\u00e7ade by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alucobondusa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alucobond<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Located on the edge of the Limfjord \u2014 the body of water that bounds the city \u2014 the House of Music was designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au as a cultural hub that accommodates both a 1300-seat performance venue and a music college. As the concert hall defines the eastern edge of the Cultural Plaza, the House of Music and the urban spaces of the master plan transform the area into a new center for art, music and education in Aalborg.<\/p>\n<p>The House of Music is organized around the concept of sharing and synergy, while recognizing the need for independence of the individual institutions within. The building features a fa\u00e7ade built of boxy volumes, undulating roof canopies, circular windows and latticed walls of glazing. Brushed aluminum is used throughout the structure both in exterior and interior applications.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41673 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_0804_F05_SHP_1500_1000_85.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_0804_F05_SHP_1500_1000_85.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_0804_F05_SHP_1500_1000_85-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_0804_F05_SHP_1500_1000_85-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P_0804_F05_SHP_1500_1000_85-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41671 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2329668f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2329668f.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2329668f-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2329668f-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2329668f-1024x565.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/dalian-international-conference-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dalian International Conference Center<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/coop-himmelblau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coop Himmelb(l)au<\/a>, Dalian, China<\/p>\n<p>Fa\u00e7ade by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mfacade.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meinhardt Fa\u00e7ade Technology Ltd<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reflecting both history and the promise of a new future, the multifaceted design of the Dalian International Conference Center is sited along the city\u2019s waterfront. A shallow, cone-shaped roof structure encloses \u201csquares\u201d and \u201cstreet spaces\u201d that provide multiple options for interior programming.<\/p>\n<p>The footprint of the building on the site is arranged to address the two major urban axis which merge in front of the building. The cantilevering conference spaces that penetrate the fa\u00e7ades create a spatially multifaceted building volume and differentiate the close surroundings. The doubly ruled fa\u00e7ade structure connects the two major formal elements to create a load-bearing shell structure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><p><em>Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work by uploading projects to <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architizer<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/join.architizer.com\/architizer-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspirational newsletters<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover how Coop Himmelb(l)au challenges the status-quo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":41674,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"architizer_featured_type":"insert","architizer_featured_image":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,3],"tags":[],"architizer_project":[10070,10071,2749,10072],"architizer_brand":[9413,10073],"architizer_firm":[10074,10075,10076],"architizer_product":[],"class_list":["post-41660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collections","category-inspiration","architizer_project-central-los-angeles-public-high-school-for-the-visual-and-performing-arts","architizer_project-dalian-international-conference-center","architizer_project-musee-des-confluences-1","architizer_project-paneum-wunderkammer-des-brotes","architizer_brand-alucobond","architizer_brand-cmf","architizer_firm-coop-himmelblau","architizer_firm-meinhardt-facade-technology-s-pte-ltd","architizer_firm-permasteelisa-group"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Building the Impossible: Coop Himmelb(l)au\u2019s Free Flowing Fa\u00e7ades - Architizer Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Coop Himmelb(l)au is renowned for creating futuristic, deconstructivist works of architecture. 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