Herzog & de Meuron Basel Ltd.
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EXHIBITION
An Exhibition by Royal Academy of Arts and Herzog & de Meuron
The Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Galleries, Burlington Gardens, London, UK
In Room 1, a selection of remnants from the design process of over sixty projects is arranged densely in three wooden vitrines. Their specific order was developed and tested within the Kabinett. These objects offer glimpses into the diverse materials, techniques, and technologies employed by the practice. The open storage format allows visitors to consider individual objects as well as to see through the vitrines to make connections between projects developed at different times.
A dark and contemplative space connects the two main exhibition galleries. Here, visitors encounter completed H&dM buildings through videos. The two films shown in this room correspond to themes in the adjacent galleries â âProject Observerâ documents the daily life of many of the projects shown in Room 1 and âREHAB from REHABâ by Ila BĂȘka and Louise Lemoine focuses on the patients of REHAB Basel and acts as a prelude to the focus on healthcare in Room 3.
Room 3 starts with a narrative wall â a loose timeline capturing the processes that informed the design and construction of the Kinderspital ZĂŒrich. As one of the first projects at H&dM to be fully developed using Building Information Modelling, visitors are invited to access the BIM model via a videogame made for the exhibition.
Spanning across the end wall of the gallery, an enlarged ground floor plan of the hospital illustrates key design strategies through projections. Simplified diagrams make visible architectural elements such as structure and circulation while revealing organizational notions of streets, neighborhoods and backyards borrowed from the city.
In Room 3, a fragment of the patient room mockup â an integral part of the design process â takes center stage. It is positioned over a 1:1 floor plan printed on a carpet allowing visitors to âwalk-throughâ the planned patient room. A high-definition AR model of the room overlaid on these physical components completes the immersive experience.
Twelve AR experiences are connected to objects, prototypes and drawings in the exhibition. They illustrate the digital tools and processes in daily use at H&dM and forms part of the ongoing thinking and research into how architecture is represented and perceived.
Several events accompanied the exhibition including the opening lecture âCommons, Care, Curiosityâ delivered by Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron and Christine Binswanger. Christine also participated in a panel discussion on healthcare architecture entitled âDesigning for Healingâ in which Henrik SchĂždts and Dr. Roger L. Kneebone were participants.
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