The Architecture

A shimmering white metallic cube arises on the edge of downtown Wels. This architectural sculpture is transected by lines of light that function as a high-profile allusion to the focus of the content at Austria’s first science center: renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Set amidst Wels’ Volksgarten park, this brand new structure interlinks two highly contrasting areas of downtown Wels: the historic old city and the grounds of the expo center. This piece of modern architecture built with energy conservation as its highest priority is a new urban highlight emblematic of the viability and sustainability of this city. The facility’s architects, Linz-based archinauten / dworschak + mühlbachler architekten, call it a bundle of energy. The façade’s deep cleft delivers a clear—indeed, programmatically expressive—view into the inner workings of the Welios®.

Here you can watch the construction work in progress. Doors open in Spring 2011.

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