Pavilions

The curatorial concept is guided by the architecture.

The architecture of the pavilions enables diverse and innovative uses.

The design concept comes from the Graz-based architectural group studioWG3 and aims to ‘interpret the history, architecture and beauty of Schloss Eggenberg in an innovative and creative way’. The design, which emerged from an invited competition, realises a highly exciting and narrative architecture that conveys the idea of the palace, but also fades it out in an innovative way. While baroque palace buildings were eminent spaces for art in the sense of the idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk, this idea is taken up in the pavilions.

The pavilions consist of wooden frameworks covered with tarpaulins, resembling tents. Designed as temporary structures, the pavilions will be dismantled and reassembled at other locations after the preview in Vienna. They are constructed to be both stable and easy to assemble, while the design allows for flexible and pragmatic reuse, as the structure can be quickly dismantled and transported. The total area of the pavilions exceeds 470 square meters, with each pavilion covering approximately 150 square meters.