Im not yet 100% convinced by Utzons ideas and explanations for the Silkeborg Musem.
Although undetailed sections/elevations/plans dont do a building justice, i just cant see it as the amazing piece of architecture it apparently is.
For starters, I have a strong dislike of Ramps. They have ruined the red-centre gallery and they dont work for me in the Silkeborg either - they over-clutter and confuse an otherwise grand open space.
Also, why would a 3 storey building be like a bull in a china shop? The existing Silkeborg museum is a grand 2 storey (+ pitched roof) manor, surrounded by buildings of equal or greater height. a 2 storey building with a skillion roof would have worked fine there in my (very experienced and learned) opinion and there wouldnt be the issues attributed with underground buildings like light and moisture. Excavating down that deep, especially within 100m of a quite substantial river seems very odd... and a lot of effort for not that great a result.
Anyway, its not all bad, i do like what is visible of the museum from the ground - in the case that the right materials and details are used - and being Utzon, im sure they would be.
That said - the tulip shaped chimneys are a bit much - i would like to alter them slightly - but im not sure how...
Oh and the whole "organicness" of the interior i dont like - im an angles sort of person. smooth flowing shapes arent my thing - so somethings going to have to happen about that.... to stay true to Utzons design perhaps a bulbous walls that end abruptly and/or keeping the organic shapes but adding in some blade walls for articulation or something....discuss.
TO BE CONTINUED......dah dah dahhhh
Friday, September 26, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Assignment 2 Website:
w w w . m o o s e t i m e . c o m
only view in 'firefox'!!
internet explorer is crap and wont display anything correctly...
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