The building, designed by the Swiss architects Herzog and deMeuron, is a construction of stacked and cantilevered building blocks that in shape refer to the archetypical representation of a house. This architectural assemblage has a certain degree of complexity and when entering the building it becomes even more disorientating. The stacked volumes are blending into geometrically complex shapes which are connected by staircases that do not necessarily respect the logic of the separate building blocks.
Wandering through this Vitra labyrinth is wonderful, the unexpected points of view that are offered do remind me of the sculptural building transformations of the 70ties artist Gordon Matta-Clark. His tube shaped intersections that carved in an 45 degree angle through the various levels of an abandoned building created a complete new spatial experience.
An other more recent example in this context is the infrastructure of the buildings of the Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto. One of his projects, The Musashino Art University Library, has a labyrinth like interior with walls that are composed from bookshelves spiraling in from the perimeter and providing views and access across the different spaces via cutouts.
Although the interior of the Vitra-House in itself offers an unique experience but surprisingly enough it doesn't distract the attention from what is exhibited in it. There seems to be a natural balance between a space with a genuine outspoken identity and a perfectly styled collection of great furniture.
Vitra House
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| Interior view Vitra House |
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| The Musashino Art University Library by the Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto. |
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| transformed buildings by Gordon Matta-Clark |
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House N by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto
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| transformed buildings by Gordon Matta-Clark |
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| Photograph of Vitra furniture |
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