Exhibition Interior Design | Swiss National Exhibition Expo.02 | Holzer Kobler Architekturen

The goal of Swiss National Exhibition Expo.02 was to define Switzerland as a place. In this context the exhibition Heimatfabrik had a very special importance. In reality it is a reflection of the Expo.02 in general. Heimatfabrik is a wide container that attempts to define “homeland”, this definition emerged after intense cultural research. With their works six artists illuminated specific aspects of the issue and injected it with the following six themes. Filter: homeland is landscape, everything foreign is overlooked. Order: homeland belongs to everyone, who occupies public space? Connect: homeland is language. Who do you know best? Incite: homeland is economy. Who understands the systems? Cultivate: homeland is whatever I make of it. Assemble: homeland is belonging, it is more than a place........more

Exhibition Interior Design | Focus Terra | ETH Earth Sciences | Holzer Kobler Architekturen

Organically shaped vertical showcases extend upwards into the air, their tapering bodies reminiscent of volcanic forms. They penetrate through two floor slabs that are angled towards one another in such a way that it appears as if tectonic forces had shifted them. In this way the dynamic body frees itself from the rigid cubature of the interior courtyard. The open room structure of the tower unit allows for a variety of perspectives into and through the space............more