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Physical model
Longitudinal section
Visitor Center Oberes Belvedere


LOCATION
Vienna, Austria

PROGRAM
Visitor Center

YEAR
2024
CLIENT
Österreichische Galerie Belvedere

STATUS
Competition
DESIGN
MAEID + MORPHtopia
Tiziano Derme, Daniela Mitterberger
Gonzalo Vaíllo

PROJECT TEAM
Lorenz Andexer
Michelle Chan


Ground Floor



The Visitor Center at the Upper Belvedere is a contemporary addition that merges with the baroque context of its historic setting. From an urban and landscape architecture perspective, the project emphasizes symmetry and axial alignments, enhancing the connection to the historic building and ensuring a coherent integration of the new center into its environment.

 
Level -1. Services
Level -2. Public area
The project unfolds as a continuous longitudinal underground space, distinguishing public areas through variations in ceiling heights and different solutions to natural light treatment.

Drawing inspiration from the historic Marmorsaal and Sala Terrena of the Upper Belvedere, the design features baroque-inspired vaults and a large central skylight. The ceiling, characterized by its morphologically varied vaults, is constructed from precast concrete sections. These sections are supported by two lines of slender, almost quivering columns, adding a sense of dynamism and lightness to the monolithic structure.
Cross Section BB
Cross Section CC
Exterior view
Physical model