Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Precedent Studies

1. Kimbell Art Museum, Forth Worth - Louis Kahn


The interior light is beautiful - the natural light is silvery and silky over the curved ceiling. The planar walls create a jagged movement around the gallery allowing one to view everything on display.


Images from flickr

2. Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver - Arthur Erickson


This is one example of layering and fully glazed surfaces. Within, it is very open, allowing fluid movement around the walls.

Image from http://loftlifemag.com/mu/files/2009/04/img_5178-copy-loh.jpg
Exterior facing water.

Image from http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/hall.gif
Interior


3. Musee d'Orsay, Paris - Gae Aulenti



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High domes open the space up more and causes light to bounce around the interior forms.

Image from: https://cdis.missouri.edu/exec/data/courses2/coursegraphics/6671/L01_musee_dOrsay.jpg

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