Architecture · Clyfford Still Museum case study
STILLS
In the fall semester of 2018, as a class we began our first endeavor into architecture by studying the architecture and understanding the design process of the firm Allied Works.
From idea to development, Allied Works employs an artistic approach to aid alongside their design process for each project. After designing only conceptually in my first two years of college, this was an appropriate introduction into real design and greatly influenced the development of my own design process.
Site study
We followed Allied Works design process through a specific one of their projects, the Clyfford Still Museum located in Denver. Beginning with schematics, we studied the site and mapped it among its surroundings.
Materiality & design principles
As a class, we began a case study of the Clyfford Still Museum and went to the museum to observe it from a designers’ point of view. I was inspired by the building’s materiality. I photographed and diagrammed what I saw as critical to the museum’s aesthetic and design principles; such as the use of this material to convey space and transition.
A physical study
To be able to understand the use of this material in its distinct application at the Clyfford Still Museum, we built a physical model conceptualizing the research we did on our trip.
