During my sophomore spring semester, we were given a façade precedent study in which we were to thoroughly analyze the facades connection and how the building functioned as a whole. The building chosen to investigate was the Kunsthaus Bregenz Museum, which showcases temporary exhibitions of the contemporary art in Bregenz, a Federal State of Austria. Built as a skeleton structure, three large concrete slabs that serve as dividers of space begin from the foundation and continue supporting the structure from floor to ceiling until they reach the top. This type of freestanding structure creates an allusion of a floating structure. The façade, completely separate from the inner structure, is a self-supporting steel frame structure with cable bracing by openings. The structure holds the two different layers of glass that form the double skin. The rectangular shingles, similar to the interior structure, work their way from bottom to top, grouped and clipped in fours. A steel member then connects the groups of etched glass shingles, fastened by steel clips back to the steel frame of the façade. The light pit lies between the two glass facades, where it then meets the solid inner glass wall of the museum. The complex steel frame supporting the double casing detail of the building, assist in the refraction of light, its overall light appearance, and most importantly the insulation against cold and heat. Its detailed structure also aids in playfulness of the façade and its ability to absorb ever-changing natural light, absorb the haze of the lake next to the structure, reflect light, vibrant colors and images, and lastly reveal itself internally.
Yes, but what's the story (morning glory)?
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