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If dogs run free
If dogs run free
10, Gumpendorfer Street, Mariahilf, Vienna, Austria
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If dogs run free
10, Gumpendorfer Street, Mariahilf, Vienna, Austria
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2012
If dogs run free is a bar on the Gumpendorfer Straße in Vienna's 6th
district co-owned by an actress, a restaurateur, a graphic designer, and
two architects. The bar was conceived as a neighborhood watering hole; a
place where students, neighbors, and the after-work crowd get together
to enjoy a good drink. The name, like the space itself, is meant to
invite fantasy. The generously proportioned 80m2 space is modeled after a
black box theater with the main focus on the ceiling plane rather than
on an actual stage. In addition to its function as a bar, the owners
wanted to provide a space where people have access to new ideas in art
and design outside the traditional context of a gallery or the academy.
The ceiling plane is reserved for artists and designers to create site
specific installations intended as annual fixtures revolving around the
theme Mensch und Natur. The first installation was designed and
built by the owners. It describes an inverted mountain landscape
through the manipulation of a single geometric tile. The patchwork of
tiles shift in tone creating two interwoven color gradients. The
landscape is multiplied by mirrors attached to the wall behind the bar
counter. Below the ceiling, dark, unadorned surfaces are used to
emphasize the presence of the ceiling installation. The walls are
spackled with a blend of plaster and black house paint. The floor is
poured asphalt. All furnishings are a mixture of steel, black MDF
boards, and dark, stained oak. The lighting is a flexible system of
stage spots and construction strobes.
district co-owned by an actress, a restaurateur, a graphic designer, and
two architects. The bar was conceived as a neighborhood watering hole; a
place where students, neighbors, and the after-work crowd get together
to enjoy a good drink. The name, like the space itself, is meant to
invite fantasy. The generously proportioned 80m2 space is modeled after a
black box theater with the main focus on the ceiling plane rather than
on an actual stage. In addition to its function as a bar, the owners
wanted to provide a space where people have access to new ideas in art
and design outside the traditional context of a gallery or the academy.
The ceiling plane is reserved for artists and designers to create site
specific installations intended as annual fixtures revolving around the
theme Mensch und Natur. The first installation was designed and
built by the owners. It describes an inverted mountain landscape
through the manipulation of a single geometric tile. The patchwork of
tiles shift in tone creating two interwoven color gradients. The
landscape is multiplied by mirrors attached to the wall behind the bar
counter. Below the ceiling, dark, unadorned surfaces are used to
emphasize the presence of the ceiling installation. The walls are
spackled with a blend of plaster and black house paint. The floor is
poured asphalt. All furnishings are a mixture of steel, black MDF
boards, and dark, stained oak. The lighting is a flexible system of
stage spots and construction strobes.
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