Project:

MobiGlobe 1

Year:

2005 - 2006

Client:

Autostadt GmbH

Location:

Wolfsburg, Germany

Program:

Media Installation

Architect:

Hosoya Schaefer Architects AG, Zürich

Commission:

Direct commission 2005. Completed 2006

Concept, Research, Art Direction, Production:

Hosoya Schaefer Architects, Zürich

3D Animation Production and Integration:

Shiftcontrol, Copenhagen

Graphic Design, Style Guide, Typography:

Büro Destruct, Bern

Sound:

Nik Schäfer, Zürich

Hardware Consultant:

Knowledge Resources, Basel

Unity:

Joakim Ante, Aras Pranckevicius

Experts:

Prof. Jeffrey R. Kenworthy, Dr. Felix Laube, Dr. Carsten Schürmann, Peer-Axel Kroeske

Media Installation, Autostadt Wolfsburg, 2006

MobiGlobe is a staged research platform for the Autostadt in Wolfsburg addressing issues of global mobility.

Hosoya Schaefer Architects teamed up with Shiftcontrol, Copenhagen, and Büro Destruct, Bern, to create a media installation in the form of interactive data terminals. The research and graphic work of Hosoya Schaefer, renowned for their mapping projects, is brought to life in 2- and 3-D game engines. These illustrate topics in 48 sections like “Highway City” or “Oil World” and attempt to explain the connection between individual action and global effects.

This long-term project was opened in 2006. Since then, it has been renewed and expanded several times.

Awards

Event Design Awards - Silver

For the project Mobiglobe 2006 together with Ralph Appelbaum Ass., New York, and Henn Architekten, Munich in the category “Permanent Installation”.

Publications

Projects

Architecture

2024 –

  • Winkelstrasse Apartments, Zürich
  • Walder Areal, Wangen-Brüttisellen

2023 –

  • Station Square, Dietikon
  • Viererfeld Apartments, Bern

2022 –

  • Brügglimatt Muttenz, Muttenz
  • Bahnhofstrasse, Tägerwilen

2021 –

  • House A, Geneva

2020 –

  • Pluggendorf buildings and highrise, Münster (D)
  • Morgentalquartier, Wetzikon
  • Wilhelmsburg Rowing Clug, Wilhelmsburg (D)
  • Herriberg-Feldmeilen station, Herriberg-Feldmeilen
  • Fabrik.sg, St. Gallen

2019 –

  • Primary School Christoph Merian, Basel

2018 –

  • Airport Engadin, St. Moritz
  • MEWA-Areal, Wädenswil

2015 –

  • Station Square and Roof, Herisau

Urban Design

2024 –

  • Areal Zurich Nord
  • Areal Olten
  • Areal Winterthur
  • Areal Wädenswil

2023 –

  • Berlin Stadteingang West, (D)
  • Ara und Neumann & Büren Areal, Langenfeld, (D)
  • Weinfelden, Thurgau
  • Mühlental Schaffhausen

2022 –

  • Stiftungsareal Neumünster
  • Kaserne Aarau
  • Masterplan Grenchen
  • Hafenperron, Romanshorn 

2021 –

  • Lakeshore Wollishofen

2020 –

  • Masterplan HB / Central 2050
  • Riga Waterfront, Lettland
  • Innovationspark Bergedorf, (D)

2019 –

  • Otterbach, Weil/Basel

2017 –

  • Metalli Zug Richtprojekte / B-Plan
  • Bahnstadt Nürtingen, (D)

2015 –

  • Elbinselquartier Wilhelmsburg, (D)
  • TCZug Transformationsplan

2014 –

  • IPZ Aviatik

2011 –

  • KNZ Wil West, Thurgau / St. Gallen

Urban System Research

Contact

Zürich office

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T. +41 43 243 6313 F.

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Kyoto office

Jimukinoueda bldg. 603, 21 Sakaicho, Gojo-Takakurakado, Shimogyoku, Kyoto 600-8191, Japan
T. +81 75 744 1503
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