Laban Contemporary Dance is one of my favorite projects: it transmits lightness through materials and design details, the building asymmetry is almost like an illusion and the façade panels give that touch of colour sometimes difficult to achieve in architecture.
The following photographs were shot a few years ago when I was working on an academic project. I was designing a performing space and I went there to do my spatial research, exactly when I came up with the concept of “a space within a space”, part of this blog’s name.
Asymmetric ends.
The curve on the edge of a rectangular façade (if it makes any sense to you).
The symmetric perspective.
Surroundings and their reflections.
As if it's floating (or maybe landing).
Details that really make the difference.
Nothing touches nothing and everything is part of the whole. Next time I’ve the opportunity to go there it has to be at night. The building aesthetics are breathtaking.
More Herzog & de Meuron Projects.
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Now this is a building I would love to see - I didn't know about it's 'floating' qualities; how did they do that? Wikipedia...
Heather, if you have the opportunity, go there. the materials they've chosen are really interesting. I once used it for interiors - it's super light and almost translucent. quite popular (a friend of mine uses it in billboards all the time) but i've to say this was the first time i saw it being used as the main material on the building's façade.
basically, there's a structure behind, like a skeleton, and the one we see (as it looks like floating) it's the skin/dress of the building.
check the following link: it's another by H&dM. it's a fantastic one too, much more daring tough...
http://www.dezeen.com/2008/05/22/caixaforum-madrid-by-herzog-de-meuron/
Thanks Eli,
Love the spot, i went there to apply but it was closed, i felt ...
Best Regards and Wishes for the New Year
This is really fascinating and I love the contrast of the building with the grassy hill(?) next to it.
I love the views of the ends.
Really fascinating! Thanks for sharing it with us--love it!
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