Separated by a generous gallery space, this building houses two studios to facilitate work spaces for Louise Bourgeois and Stelarc, two predominantly sculptural/conceptual artists. The large, free plan gallery space allows for their large works to be put on display, even simultaneously. The two studios were designed on the basis of Stelarc's 'oppressive' artwork, as evident in the simple, underground layout, and Bourgeois' ability to create a new 'environment' in her artworks, hence the segregated and elevated open space utilised as her studio.
Gallery
- White rendered walls
- Wood flooring
- Glass facade
- Glass doors
Bourgeois' Studio
- Wooden stairs (painted white) [Entrance Stairs]
- Wood flooring
- Glass facade
- Patterned glass panels (featuring custom texture)
- Green painted feature wall
Stelarc's Studio
- Stone steps
- Wooden flooring in main space
- Patterned feature wall (custom texture)
- Patterned tiling floor in two adjoining smaller spaces (custom texture)
As a first time Google SketchUp and 3D modelling software user, my first attempts at creating my model were simplistic and elementary and I still have a lot more to learn and practice. My inital model attempts, however, show a more condensed, shell-like interpretation of my eventual design.
While there has been adjustments throughout the 3D translation of my original concept and section, the building still echoes some of the geometry first established in the first studio session.
Environment - Oppress
