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Vitra Design Museum
Charles-Eames-Str. 1, Weil am Rhein
1986 - 1989
Das Vitra Design Museum ist das erste Gebäude von Frank O. Gehry
in Europa, und gleichzeitig handelt es sich um den zweiten Bau eines
international angesehenen Architekten auf dem Firmengelände. Bereits
zuvor war eine Fabrikationshalle nach dem Entwurf des britischen
Architekten Nicholas Grimshaw erbaut worden, später entstanden
zahlreiche weitere Bauwerke von bekannten Architekten. Ursprünglich
beabsichtigte Rolf Fehlbaum, er Inhaber des Möbelproduzenten Vitra, das
Design Museum für eine dauerhafte Ausstellung seiner Stuhl- und
Möbelsammlung. Das Gebäude wurden schlussendlich aber für wechselnde
Ausstellungen und Veranstaltungen konzipiert, mit dem Ziel die
Bekanntheit von "Design" zu fördern. Das Vitra Design Museum umfasst
vier Ausstellungsräume und einen Keller. Das Gebäude befindet sich
zusammen mit dem ebenfalls von Gehry gestalteten Pförtnerhaus direkt am
Hauptzugang zum Firmengelände. Der skulpturale Baukörper steht zwischen
den Obstbäumen und zeigt sich nach Aussen als komplexe Volumetrie aus
weissem Verputz und Titanzink. In dieser Form stellt das Gebäude eine
Abkehr von den für Frank O. Gehry typischen Materialien dar. Direkt
hinter dem Museum liegt zudem ein Produktions- und Verwaltungsgebäude,
welches ebenfalls nach dem Entwurf von Frank O. Gehry erbaut wurde.
The Vitra Design Museum is the first building by Frank O. Gehry in Europe, while it is the second building by an internationally renowned architect on the Vitra premises. Previously a production hall was built according to the design of the British architect Nicholas Grimshaw. Later numerous other buildings by famous architects emerged. Originally Rolf Fehlbaum, the owner of the furniture producer Vitra, intended the Design Museum to be for a permanent exhibition of his own chair and furniture collection. But ultimately the building was conceived and realized for temporary exhibitions and events, with the aim to promote awareness of 'design'. The Vitra Design Museum consists of four exhibition rooms and a cellar. The building is located at the main entrance to the Vitra premises, together with the gatehouse, also designed by Frank O. Gehry. The sculptural building is set on a lawn between fruit trees. The exterior appears as a complex volume made of white plaster and titanium zinc. In this respect, the building represents a departure from the materials typical for Frank O. Gehry. Directly behind the museum is a production and administration building, which was also built according to a design by Frank O. Gehry.
The Vitra Design Museum is the first building by Frank O. Gehry in Europe, while it is the second building by an internationally renowned architect on the Vitra premises. Previously a production hall was built according to the design of the British architect Nicholas Grimshaw. Later numerous other buildings by famous architects emerged. Originally Rolf Fehlbaum, the owner of the furniture producer Vitra, intended the Design Museum to be for a permanent exhibition of his own chair and furniture collection. But ultimately the building was conceived and realized for temporary exhibitions and events, with the aim to promote awareness of 'design'. The Vitra Design Museum consists of four exhibition rooms and a cellar. The building is located at the main entrance to the Vitra premises, together with the gatehouse, also designed by Frank O. Gehry. The sculptural building is set on a lawn between fruit trees. The exterior appears as a complex volume made of white plaster and titanium zinc. In this respect, the building represents a departure from the materials typical for Frank O. Gehry. Directly behind the museum is a production and administration building, which was also built according to a design by Frank O. Gehry.