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The next gallery I intend to analyse is the
Vancouver Art Gallery in Canada. Compared to the
last art gallery I analysed this one displays modern
artworks and sculpture. However their layout
design are very similar and they both keep the
main focus on the art work at all times. In this
gallery they had multiple rooms that contained only
one piece of art work due to its grand scale and
they didn’t want pieces of art work being ignored or
overpowered. I like this idea because artworks are
then shown together if they are of a similar impact.
In this gallery design they have also created a very simple layout with the use of their rooms only being quadrilateral or regular shapes.
This helps the building flow from one room to another. Similarly to the other design this one also doesn’t have doors going from one
room to another but arches. This is an idea I intend to use in my design because it unifies the building and helps the art work flow, it
also shows to the viewers where to head to next once they finished in one room. In my design I also intend to have my rooms flow
around so that there is a start and an end going through a gift shop like this one did. I want to do this because then people wont miss
rooms and it is a good marketing tool to have them go through the gift shop. From looking at these design I have noticed some things
that I have to put in my gallery like fire exits and toilets, however both of these galleries don’t have windows in the rooms the artwork is
displayed.
In my design I intend to not have windows
because as seen by these designs, the lack of
windows means more space on the walls for
the artworks. Not having windows in these
galleries is designed to protect the paintings
from the rays of sunlight and also it is easier to
break in and steal when you can fit through a
window. Similarly again to the last design the
interior has a limited colour palette for the walls
with a subtle cream and plain hard wood floors.
So in my design I intend to use this scheme.