Monday, May 4, 2009

Ideas behind the design for Alfred Nobel's lab

ALFRED NOBEL:
"Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness."

This quote inspired the design.The "veil" or ideas of concealing and covering were demonstrated in the work. Transparent glass slabs were placed randomly which divided the space in haphazard directions. It turned into a maze like site where shutters or coverings were placed. These hid the backside of the site from the front and prevented it from revelation. The meaning of "nakedness" has been conveyed in the design through a sudden abrupt void space that is reached at the end of the lab. It seems like an edge which was skillfully hidden behind the glass shades. Once the end of the site is reached, the sudden emptiness is shocking as it provides with a feeling of exposure from concealment and appears unsafe. This dark edge is demonstrated in the last image for Nobel's lab.

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