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The Vitra Design Museum is an internationally renowned and privately owned museum for design in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Vitra CEO Rolf Fehlbaum founded the museum in 1989 as an independent private foundation.
The museum, Frank O. Gehry’s first European building, is an architectural attraction. Together with the museum, which was originally just designed to house Rolf Fehlbaum's private collection, Gehry also built a more functional-looking production hall and a gatehouse for the close-by Vitra factory.
Although Gehry used his trademark sculptural deconstructivist style for the museum building, he limited himself to white plaster and a titanium-zinc alloy, not opting for his usual mix of materials. He allowed curved forms to break up his more usual angular shapes.
Architecture critic Paul Heyer describes the general impression on the visitor as
The geometry of the building does not feel contrived, or particularly noticeable, as you go around the exhibitions. From the outside it does feel both those things, but it is at home among the other architectural showpieces that make up the Vitra site.
The bar and clubbing experience boasts state-of-the-art facilities, where visitors can sit back with a cocktail or two, or hit up the dance floor with the latest beats from the coolest DJ’s.
Art and sculptures bring the museum to life. These are seen around the museum and bar area, each piece telling a unique and interesting story. The latest designs and pieces are on show.
The museum will house various unusual, artistic sculptures that compliment the structure of the museum, as well as contain a bar, bringing with it a different culture and broad target audience. The Bahamas creates a wonderful atmosphere, and picturesque scenes, enhancing the beauty and the unusual aspects of the museum. The Vitra Design Museum is the star attraction and the favourite hang-out for many of the rich and famous. Good view, Good music, Good art. What more can you ask for?
The smaller scaled building will allow a more comfortable feel, which in turn provides a family-friendly environment and a warm atmosphere which you would find in a tropical environment. People tend to be more friendly and close-knit.
The majority of the structure is made from concrete. This gives a nice effect, and will contribute to the unusual aspects of the museum, as it will stand out from its site context, creating a sense of amazement.
The museum, Frank O. Gehry’s first European building, is an architectural attraction. Together with the museum, which was originally just designed to house Rolf Fehlbaum's private collection, Gehry also built a more functional-looking production hall and a gatehouse for the close-by Vitra factory.
Although Gehry used his trademark sculptural deconstructivist style for the museum building, he limited himself to white plaster and a titanium-zinc alloy, not opting for his usual mix of materials. He allowed curved forms to break up his more usual angular shapes.
Architecture critic Paul Heyer describes the general impression on the visitor as
“... 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. As a totality it resolves itself into an entwined coherent display...”
The geometry of the building does not feel contrived, or particularly noticeable, as you go around the exhibitions. From the outside it does feel both those things, but it is at home among the other architectural showpieces that make up the Vitra site.
The bar and clubbing experience boasts state-of-the-art facilities, where visitors can sit back with a cocktail or two, or hit up the dance floor with the latest beats from the coolest DJ’s.
Art and sculptures bring the museum to life. These are seen around the museum and bar area, each piece telling a unique and interesting story. The latest designs and pieces are on show.
The museum will house various unusual, artistic sculptures that compliment the structure of the museum, as well as contain a bar, bringing with it a different culture and broad target audience. The Bahamas creates a wonderful atmosphere, and picturesque scenes, enhancing the beauty and the unusual aspects of the museum. The Vitra Design Museum is the star attraction and the favourite hang-out for many of the rich and famous. Good view, Good music, Good art. What more can you ask for?
The smaller scaled building will allow a more comfortable feel, which in turn provides a family-friendly environment and a warm atmosphere which you would find in a tropical environment. People tend to be more friendly and close-knit.
The majority of the structure is made from concrete. This gives a nice effect, and will contribute to the unusual aspects of the museum, as it will stand out from its site context, creating a sense of amazement.
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