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Functional
Günther Domenig’s projects that document the influence that a client and the surrounding context (could) have on his architecture are gathered here under the term “Functional”. His responses to requirements and necessities are codetermined by the larger-scale and thus more complex construction plans, while one can also feel the signature of Domenig’s various project and office partners. But the typological character of the buildings being planned – in many cases industrial – also plays a part in shaping the architectural appearance.
The freely associated, artistic-sculptural effect of Günther Domenig’s structures and thus also the resistant nature of his architecture, which in many cases actually opposes the true task and function or calls for an alternative approach to engaging with the building, does occasionally flare up, but is significantly scaled back. The design for the University of Fine Arts Münster is perhaps the most high-profile and obvious example of this.
Interaction with the architecture, and specifically the reaction of users, is a theme that constantly recurs in Günther Domenig’s buildings. Many of them, from the Z‑Sparkasse to the Stadttheater in Klagenfurt through to the institute building at Graz University of Technology, remain unused or are marked by a scepticism towards the buildings. The break with certain notions of space brings with it a high level of resistance to using these spaces.
Projects
Schiffswerft Klagenfurt, 1978 - 1982
Günther Domenig together with Volker Gienke © Photo: Gerhard Maurer, 2022→ moreMursteg, Graz, 1992-1993
Günther Domenig together with Hermann Eisenköck © Photo: Gerhard Maurer, 2022→ moreT-Center St. Marx, Vienna, 2002–2004
GÜNTHER DOMENIG AND ARCHITEKTUR CONSULT ZT GMBH © Photo: Gerhard Maurer, 2022 The T‑Center is one of Günther Domenig’s last major architectural projects and was the prelude to the development of a new district on the site of the old abattoirs of Vienna. The size of the building in combination with its location at the intersection of several maj…→ moreLandeskrankenhaus Bruck an der Mur, 1987–1994
Günther Domenig and Hermann Eisenköck © Photo: Gerhard Maurer, 2022→ moreOssiacherseehalle, Steindorf, 2000–2002
Günther Domenig and Christian Halm © Photo: Gerhard Maurer, 2022→ moreAcademy of Fine Arts Münster, 1995–2000
GÜNTHER DOMENIG AND RAIMUND BECKMANN © Photo: Gerhard Maurer, 2022 The original design for the University of Fine Arts Münster was based on a distinctive sculptural form that envisaged a stake at the center of a con- centrically organized complex. For reasons of cost and due to resistance from the clients, the project had to be fundamentally re…→ moreRESOWI Centre, University of Graz, 1985–1996
GÜNTHER DOMENIG AND HERMANN EISENKÖCK © Photo: Gerhard Maurer, 2022 The building complex for the Faculty of Law, Social Sciences and Economics at the University of Graz, one of the most renowned educational buildings in Austria, extends over a length of 300 metres and establishes a striking architectural statement within the urban context. The …→ moreGraz University of Technology, Extension (Institutes of Architecture and Civil Engineering), 1983–1994
GÜNTHER DOMENIG © Photo: Gerhard Maurer, 2022 The extension at Graz University of Technology is based on two different designs. The first design, an expressive and free set of buildings, was prevented by a citizens’ initiative. The second design is a reduced variant with a stronger inward orientation. Several axes that lead to a spatial concent…→ moreGIG, Gründer-, Innovations- und Gewerbezentrum, Völkermarkt, 1993–1995
GÜNTHER DOMENIG AND GERHARD WALLNER © Photo: Gerhard Maurer In the design for the Gründer‑, Innovations- und Gewerbezentrum in Völkermarkt, Günther Domenig created a contrast between the flat, spreading production halls and a steeply towering wing that floats above the landscape, a beacon that can be seen from far away. It evolves from heavy co…→ moreFunderwerk II, St. Veit an der Glan, 1988
© Photo: Gerhard Maurer GÜNTHER DOMENIG Funderwerk II is a project developed by Günther Domenig for the wood-processing industrial plant FunderMax as a 200-meter-long showroom and exhibition space. Two monumental, harmoniously curving steel panels form the façade of the building. These are split with a sharp cut into which the entrance area is s…→ more
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