Markus Jeschaunig

For Expanded Garden, Markus Jeschaunig installs an experimental air conditioning system on the roof terrace of the Iron House. Plants, water and wood form a system that cools through shading and evaporation. The multi-part intervention consists of light wooden slats on which self-climbing plants grow, while water from the groundwater cistern has a cooling effect on a seating area according to the principle of a graduation tower.

Expanded Garden sees itself as a research prototype for climate-responsible construction and as a place for exchange and reflection on sustainability during guided tours and workshops. Jeschaunig’s title refers to the Mind-Expanding Programme of the avant-garde Austrian architect-artist community Haus-Rucker-Co.