This post is about: Building and exhibition layout: Sainsbury Wing compared with Castelvecchio, by Kali Tzortzi, (2004) [electronic resource]
This reading explains and contrasts the layout and functionability of 2 gallery/ museum spaces; the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery, London, UK and Castelvecchio Museum, Verona, Italy. The reading talks about how people move around spaces and how they interact with the different paintings/ exhibits. I think that this could be really important in my current Design Studio project as we are currently designing a school; my school needs an exhibition space for the display of student work and I think that taking features from the way the Sainsbury Wing was designed to make sure people didn't miss different exhibits would be a good idea to allow all students to showcase their work. For example using a hierarchical system to organise the work of the senior (second year) students above that of the younger, less experienced students.
I feel like both buildings have different and unique ways of presenting their work and that they both have different features which make them work as museums. The organisation of the Sainsbuy Wing works, but so does the 4 'centres' of the 4 buildings for Castelvecchio.
This reading explains and contrasts the layout and functionability of 2 gallery/ museum spaces; the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery, London, UK and Castelvecchio Museum, Verona, Italy. The reading talks about how people move around spaces and how they interact with the different paintings/ exhibits. I think that this could be really important in my current Design Studio project as we are currently designing a school; my school needs an exhibition space for the display of student work and I think that taking features from the way the Sainsbury Wing was designed to make sure people didn't miss different exhibits would be a good idea to allow all students to showcase their work. For example using a hierarchical system to organise the work of the senior (second year) students above that of the younger, less experienced students.
I feel like both buildings have different and unique ways of presenting their work and that they both have different features which make them work as museums. The organisation of the Sainsbuy Wing works, but so does the 4 'centres' of the 4 buildings for Castelvecchio.