Goetz Art Gallery - SKETCHLINE

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1989 - 1992

Goetz Art Gallery

author

Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron

description

  1. The gallery was conceived as a neutral container for displaying artwork;
  2. Is presented as an abstract body, an elementary geometric box made of transparent stylobate and mezzanine. The main body is prismatic;
  3. The exterior is neutral and contrasts with the interior, which is the main focus;
  4. Decorating the walls with rough plaster gives the building a tactile feel;
  5. The properties of materials: wood, frosted glass, aluminum are favorably emphasized.