WH_Art Gallery responds to the need for spaces tailored to the display of art at the cutting edge of technology. Recognizing art as a driving factor for social life in the city, the design offers diverse settings that can be adjusted to changing needs.
The project renovates and expands an existing building, interacting with the neighborhood from the street to the roof terrace, enhancing the role of the art space as a place of gathering. The added third floor is dedicated to displays of advanced technologies, such as augmented reality, virtual reality, and immersive arts. A multi-purpose gallery faces the street, allowing for moving-image artwork to filter through the ETFE facade. A second gallery space features an operable skylight spanning the entire room. The lightweight ETFE roof allows the space to literally expand and contract vertically, enabling the possibility for various exhibitions and enhancing viewer experience.
The rooftop garden and patio is a multi-purpose space accommodating myriad activities, allowing for more events and the display of outdoor art. The project welcomes artwork of a vast range of mediums and audiences, while gathering the public into a new social and cultural hub.
WH_Art Gallery demonstrates the changing nature of art and the way in which it is displayed. The progressive nature of the art mandates spaces more closely tailored to their attributes. By rendering the exterior semi-translucent, the project opens the building to the most striking features of the works, elegantly enhancing its architecture. Through energetic spaces and dynamic parts, the gallery ensures visitors have a unique experience of both the artwork and the building that houses it.
