Murinsel

The Murinsel respectively, according to the project, The Island in the Mur is a floating platform that is planned from 1999, built in 2002 and was opened in January 2003 in the Mur River in the midst of Graz to as part of the Capital of Culture year ( Graz 2003 ) next to the Schlossberg to create a second and modern landmarks of the city. Concern of the project operator was to combine architecture and art in public space with the experience of water in the center of the city.

Origin, use

Having an idea of the Grazer Robert Punkenhofer, founder and director of Art & Idea, the New York artist and designer Vito Acconci created a spectacular object: A 50 m long and 20 m wide shell shape, the amphitheater and a roundish "Dom " (as calls him the artist ) includes. The artificial landscape, from the compound of forms " dome " and " shell" arising is designed for around 350 visitors. In the " Dom" There is a café ( Island Café) and a children 's playground. [Note 1]

The "island" is located upstream of the Edegger - ridge, so little to the north of the main bridge, between the Castle Hill and the Kunsthaus. It is of two Murufern via a web accessible. [Note 2]

With regard to the future or indirect commercial as usability of the artifact the annual financial statements for the year 2008, the Graz 2003 was loud report of the city of Graz Audit, concerning - European Capital of Culture Organisations GmbH, for the Mur Island as a useful life of such a of 25 years as a basis. The erstausgestellte water rights decision to operate the Murinsel was limited until 23 December 2012. - In view of a possible unfavorable water right decision you went in the audit opinion - despite the obvious gap in between legal water use permit duration and the accounts being set life - assuming that even at the time of expiry of the Water Act permit a positive fair value of the Mur Island would, especially since these degradable and transportable thus would be realizable capable. It was noted that for the demolition costs a provision would be formed. In 2011, it was reported by the reserved, a possible disposal devoted to 821,000 euros.

2013 has been issued by the federal government, the water, such as navigational legal authorization for another ten years. Even in 2013 will be decided in cooperation with Vito Acconci, in which technical- architectural form an awning will be installed over the artifact. This shading device is to facilitate events in the uncovered outdoor area of the Mur Island.

Another project involves planning the flow behavior of the Mur: On the north side of the platform of acting against floating debris impact protection should be strengthened. The flood of 21 July 2012 ( peak: 6.4 m ) had led to a day-long lock on the Mur Island. Was the island remained stable in their anchorage, but suggested during temporary Verklausungen up to ten meters long tree trunks against the hull of the platform, was able to penetrate the water.

Gallery

Island in the Mur

Interior

Network - climbing, slide

Night Scene

Night Scene

Interior at night

Interior at night

Mur Island, from the left bank of the Mur from (on axis in the background: the former office building 03 Capital of Culture 2003)