Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Initial Vitra Design Museum Re-envision Concept
My concept for the re-inventing of the Design Vitra Museum revolves around the notion of ‘function’.
It is anticipated that the building will be transformed into a holiday beach house, ultimately providing comfortable living for a couple. Thus, apart from being a place to live, the function of the re-invented Design Museum involves creating a relaxing atmosphere within the home. This will be achieved through the delivery of form, structure, materials and aesthetics. Firstly the form of the Design Museum is quite complex. The re-invented version will be a little ‘mellowed’ down, whilst adding simple features to the building to express functionality. The structure of the museum was also I little dissimilar to a house. Wall thickness will be reduced for the interior whilst still keeping some thickness for the exterior, to create a contrast with the external environment. Material will also be greatly transformed. More warm and welcoming materials will be used, suited more for a beach home, e.g. wood. A lot of natural materials will also be used, including stone. This will create a contrast with the more synthetic materials used, including glass and aluminium. The aesthetics of the reinvented museum will also include water features, i.e. interior waterfall.
The functional form and purposeful structure of ‘Vitra Design Beach House’, combined with a soothing contrast of natural and synthetic materials, and appealing aesthetics, will produce a delightful re-envisioned solution for the Vitra Design Museum.
It is anticipated that the building will be transformed into a holiday beach house, ultimately providing comfortable living for a couple. Thus, apart from being a place to live, the function of the re-invented Design Museum involves creating a relaxing atmosphere within the home. This will be achieved through the delivery of form, structure, materials and aesthetics. Firstly the form of the Design Museum is quite complex. The re-invented version will be a little ‘mellowed’ down, whilst adding simple features to the building to express functionality. The structure of the museum was also I little dissimilar to a house. Wall thickness will be reduced for the interior whilst still keeping some thickness for the exterior, to create a contrast with the external environment. Material will also be greatly transformed. More warm and welcoming materials will be used, suited more for a beach home, e.g. wood. A lot of natural materials will also be used, including stone. This will create a contrast with the more synthetic materials used, including glass and aluminium. The aesthetics of the reinvented museum will also include water features, i.e. interior waterfall.
The functional form and purposeful structure of ‘Vitra Design Beach House’, combined with a soothing contrast of natural and synthetic materials, and appealing aesthetics, will produce a delightful re-envisioned solution for the Vitra Design Museum.
Case Study - Hotel Marques de Riscal
Hotel Marques de Riscal
Located in in the village of Elciego, at the heart of Spain’s wine-growing La Rioja region, Frank O. Gehry created an incredible piece of architecture in the form of a 5 star hotel.
"A series of rectilinear elements, clad in sandstone, combined with sweeping panels of gold and pink titanium, and mirror finish stainless steel."
The contrasting shots above and below present the curvilinear canopy from underneath and overhead. It portrays the 'skeleton' and the 'skin' of the structure.
Site Plan
Second Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
Section
Model
This physical scaled model of the Marques de Riscal Hotel emphasises on the mirror aluminium finished, titanium panels. A suitable mixture of materials were chosen to portray this succesfully.
References
Located in in the village of Elciego, at the heart of Spain’s wine-growing La Rioja region, Frank O. Gehry created an incredible piece of architecture in the form of a 5 star hotel.
"A series of rectilinear elements, clad in sandstone, combined with sweeping panels of gold and pink titanium, and mirror finish stainless steel."
The site for the building is approached along a road that leads through the vineyards and through existing wine production facilities that date primarily from the mid-nineteenth century. The site within the winery’s compound was challenging. Set behind the historic stone factories and backed by a steep hill, the new building does not nestle into the vineyards; instead, it stands over a paved plaza that covers a new bottle cave (accessible by direct elevators from the hotel). Gehry’s structure rises on three stone piers to capture views and assert its sculptural presence.
Structure
The overall structural view of the building below presents the many beams and columns that are used to hold the complex curved form in place.
Structure
The overall structural view of the building below presents the many beams and columns that are used to hold the complex curved form in place.
The contrasting shots above and below present the curvilinear canopy from underneath and overhead. It portrays the 'skeleton' and the 'skin' of the structure.
Plans
Site Plan
Second Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
Section
Model
This physical scaled model of the Marques de Riscal Hotel emphasises on the mirror aluminium finished, titanium panels. A suitable mixture of materials were chosen to portray this succesfully.
References
Websites:
http://www.arcspace.com/gehry_new/index.html?main=/gehry_new/prague/prag.htm
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/luxury/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1539
http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/search~S2/?searchtype=X&searcharg=frank+gehry+complete+works&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=1&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Xfrank+gehry%26SORT%3DD
http://www.arcspace.com/architects/gehry/riscal_winery2/riscal2.html
http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/BTS/archives/hotels/06_Marques/
Books:
Adventurous wine architecture, By Michael Webb, Erhard Pfeiffer
Cool Hotels Spain, By Martin Nicholas Kunz
Luxury Winery Estates, By Christian Datz, Christof Kullmann
Images:
http://conceptanddesign.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/hotel-marques-de-riscal-01.jpg
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/Hotel_Marques_de_Riscal.jpg
http://claris.fr/slide/hotel/Diaporama_Canon1DsMk3_MarquesRiscal/images/_45R2059_LR.jpgy
http://claris.fr/slide/hotel/
http://www.arcspace.com/gehry_new/index.html?main=/gehry_new/prague/prag.htm
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/luxury/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1539
http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/search~S2/?searchtype=X&searcharg=frank+gehry+complete+works&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=1&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Xfrank+gehry%26SORT%3DD
http://www.arcspace.com/architects/gehry/riscal_winery2/riscal2.html
http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/BTS/archives/hotels/06_Marques/
Books:
Adventurous wine architecture, By Michael Webb, Erhard Pfeiffer
Cool Hotels Spain, By Martin Nicholas Kunz
Luxury Winery Estates, By Christian Datz, Christof Kullmann
Images:
http://conceptanddesign.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/hotel-marques-de-riscal-01.jpg
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promos/Hotel_Marques_de_Riscal.jpg
http://claris.fr/slide/hotel/Diaporama_Canon1DsMk3_MarquesRiscal/images/_45R2059_LR.jpgy
http://claris.fr/slide/hotel/
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