by A to Zed gestaltung
Nickl & Partner Architekten
The concept
Biennale di Venezia 2014
A typographic proclamation of the 10 Thesis on Healing Architecture by Nickl & Partner Architekten. Transforming the small, windowless room into a space which is dominated by a huge number ten – bigger than the room itself. Visible from the door step in two dimen-
Biennale di Venezia 2014
Palazzo Bembo
by A to Zed gestaltung
Nickl & Partner Architekten
inside.
Palazzo Bembo
sions, distorted and part of the room itself when you step
Planning the anamorphosis
Blood, sweat and cheers for our project at the Biennale architettura di Venezia 2014 Our approach to developing a concept and transforming the exhibition space in Palazzo Bembo into a spacial experience. The central theme: 10 Theses on Healing Architecture by Nickl & Partner Architekten.
Will it work?
Testing dot matrix grid sizes and wall colours
1:1 test – projection and distortion
Motives for the projection and the postcards
Preparing some custom hardware
Distortion – in detail
36,0 cm
63,4 cm 73 ,1 cm
186,7 cm
250,1 cm
344,0 cm
82,5 cm
166,9 cm
206,3 cm
47,9 cm
240,9 cm 308,1 cm 103,6 cm
211,1 cm
305,4 cm
254,1 cm
273,6 cm
The companion publication – a series of ten postcards, one thesis on each card
Some add-ons: Stickers, buttons, a self-adhesive mini-poster
Detailed wall-layouts
…last steps in Munich…
Off to Venice!
Our “office” and …
…“our” room
Tropical 35 degrees Celsius inside could not stop our urge to perfection.
Beautifully varnished, delicate typography on the walls
Razor-edged margins between black, white, silver and gray
A piece of furniture used to accommodate essential information on Nickl & Partner Architekten – being part of the wall graphics and the optical illusion at the same time.
Integrated into the furniture: A precisely designed iPad presentation – comprehensive and informative, covering the Top 20 projects by Nickl & Partner Architekten.
Biennale architettura di Venezia 2014 Some impressions
Palazzo Mora
Palazzo Bembo
Giardini
Strolling around
Arsenale
La Fenice
The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award
Bye, bye Venice! See You again!
Thanks to
The best Angi of the world + my amazing kids Femur & Livia Eugen Schulz – Artist http://esmacht.com/ Linn, Jenny, Gisela and Adis – Nickl & Partner Architekten http://www.nickl-partner.com/buero/team/ Grazia, Carol, Giovanni, Davide and Angelo + all members of the Global Art Affairs team at Palazzo Bembo http://www.globalartaffairs.org
Imprint Concept and design A to Zed gestaltung for and in cooperation with Nickl & Partner Architekten AG, Germany Realization Christoph Walz – A to Zed gestaltung Eugen Schulz
by A to Zed gestaltung
Nickl & Partner Architekten
The concept
Biennale di Venezia 2014
A typographic proclamation of the 10 Thesis on Healing Architecture by Nickl & Partner Architekten. Transforming the small, windowless room into a space which is dominated by a huge number ten – bigger than the room itself. Visible from the door step in two dimen-
Biennale di Venezia 2014
Palazzo Bembo
by A to Zed gestaltung
Nickl & Partner Architekten
inside.
Palazzo Bembo
sions, distorted and part of the room itself when you step