Upon attempting to perform a design transformation on Frank Gehry’s Design Museum, I decided to develop my understanding of the architectural concepts and principles behind the design to in turn influence my re-interpretation. Paul Heyer indentifies such concepts quite clearly in his statement:
“The building is a continuous changing swirl of white forms on the exterior, each seemingly without apparent relationship to the other, with its interiors a dynamically powerful interplay, in turn directly expressive of the exterior convolutions.”(1)
Such identifies the manner in which the exterior is rather ‘contrived’ however although remaining in a sense separate from the interior as it overall works as an expressive piece of architecture (2). Furthermore one is able to identify the manner in which Frank Gehry has considered notions of light distribution, volume interpretation of the relationship of spaces within the overall composition, to inturn create a publicly accessible building (3).
Through a personally developed understanding of the architectural concepts my own perception is altered. Achieved through the modelling of the structure I identify that Frank Gehry held the intent of creating a unique spatial dimension within the buildings composition. Such became clear when considering Paul Heyer’s statement in terms of “its interior is a dynamically powerful interplay” as one further identifies a sense of fluidity within the structure, as the responder is able to continual move throughout the building through spiral stairs and ramps, while a particular spatial dimension exists between the interconnection of layers, enhanced through the inclusion of skylights and an atrium.
Sources:
(1) Paul Heyer. American Architecture: Ideas and Ideologies in the Late Twentieth Century. p233-234.
(2) Vitra Design Museum, Weil-am-Rhein, Germany. http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/vitradesign/index.htm.
(3) Vitra Design Museum. http://www.design-museum.de/design/workshops/gehry/index.php.
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