Frank Lloyd Wright. Bjarke Ingels. Tadao Ando.
All three architects are of different backgrounds, but I chose them to show you their different approach to designing a museum.
(Names above respectively are: Guggenheim, Danish Maritime Museum, Chichu Art Museum)
The styles are so distinct, yet so fitting to their respective areas. Each detail or lack of detail gives the building a cultural sense. Simple versus intricate, both gives off different impressions that only enhance a building's purpose.
This idea is elaborated upon in the article I have linked below, "The Power of Space". Bev, one of my mentors, referenced me this article. It elaborates through how companies want to have a 'signature look'. Reflecting perhaps their company motto, ideals, goals. Basically a fitting design that allows the users to be at ease in their setting ("know what they're in for").
"Space". A medium through which energy flows. An infinite region for purpose.
“Walls, roofs, and floors enclose, divide and delineate space. They articulate architecture. More than just partitions or physical barriers, they facilitate change and exchange, managing the flow of energy from one space to another, such as the passing of light, air, view, and people” (Caplan 18).
Supportive article: http://www.interiorsandsources.com/article-details/articleid/20977/title/the-power-of-space.aspx
Links to photos:
http://theenchantedmanor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Guggenheim-Museum-exterior.jpg
http://www.archibat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MUSEE-DANOIS.jpg
http://heartfish.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/chichu5.jpg
Just curious, do you have your own ideas for how you would design a museum? It's interesting how with a building like that you can really do whatever you want with it, and sometimes the more unique and artful it is, the more intriguing it is to potential guests.
ReplyDeleteI really like simplistic designs... especially if it is to be a museum. I feel like the main focus of a museum should be the exhibitions within it, so as for the architecture of the museum building, it should only enhance the museum experience, and not be overly distracting. Simplistic and clean, thus impactful :)
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