Hydropower Plant Sohlstufe
Max Rieder & Erich Wagner. Salzburg, Austria
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Name of work in English
Hydropower Plant Sohlstufe
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Name of work in original language
Wasserkraftwerk Sohlstufe Salzburg
Prize year
EUmies Awards 2015
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Work Location
Salzburg, Austria
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Studio
Max Rieder & Erich Wagner
EUmies Awards 2015 Nominees
Collaborators
Program
Infrastructure
Completion
2013
The powerplant illustrate the energy of water and its dynamics. The conciseness and the rhythm of forms was developed by the creatures of water, hydraulic rollers, cavitation appearances and overflow principles. Altough pressed by such a regime Under such regime the required massive statics could still be designed in a sparkling and elegant way, creating a popular public zone upon the river Salzach. An infrastructure was transformed to a social sculpture.