Key：Germany | 1989

项目概况:

Vitra Design Museum Germany designed by the deconstructionist architect Frank Gehry in 1989 is situated near Weil am Rhein, Germany; the deconstructive sculptural building with area of only 8,000 square feet, is one of the world’s largest collections of furniture and also is the first building of Frank Gehry in Europe. The 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 platform. Afunctional mix of towers, ramps and cubes, the volumes of the building are determined by lighting and programmatic necessities. A formal link between the museum is found in the towers and ramps, which bridge together the production areas, showroom, test laboratory, cafeteria, a multi-purpose room and offices.At the rear end of the building, the factory hall relates to the adjacent building by Nicholas Grimshaw in both size and height. Easily recognizable as the architectural style of Frank Gehry, the deconstructive sculptural building differs only slightly than his usual designs in that he limits his materials to white plaster and a titanium-zinc alloy.