I. M. PEI 'S DC ART GALLERY, EAST WING
I have always been inspired by studying I. M Pei's work. To gain more knowledge about gallery and museum interiors, I decided to look at the East Wing of DC Art Gallery. The East Wing of the building was designed by Pei and his partners in 1974. The building sits on a difficult triangular site which Pei manipulated to his benefit. The floor plan has triangular portions which come together as an entire functional space.
Concrete was used along with glass. I particularly love the "pyramid skylights" on top which allow light into the interior spaces below and create interesting shadows. The pictures above show a complete floor plan along with one of Pei's working drawings or "parti" for the project.
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