Surf and Oceon Museum

via ineedaguide

and text via stevenholl.com

Museum of Ocean and Surf: Steve Holl Architects and Solange Fabiao in Birratz France

"Derived from the spatial concept "under the sky" / "under the sea", the museum's concave exterior creates a central gathering plaza, open to the sky and sea, with the horizon in the distance. On the interior, the inverse convex curve becomes the ceiling of the main exhibition space, evoking the sense of being "under the sea." The building's spatial qualities are first experiences in the entrance space, where ramps pass along the dynamic curved surface on which filmed exhibitions are projected, animating the space with changing images and light."

 

I don't really like the interior, it reminds me of bad shopping malls or what car parks would look like in an Americanised version of heaven. It's just a bit, meh.

I do however like the outside and especially the use of Portuguese cobblestone, which was used to promote the growth of grenary underneath.

Oooo, Shiny

via www.designboom.com




Shanghai Glass Museum looks smart and shiny. I'm too lazy to write though so please read more from the link above.