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TAP I O WI R K KAL A W i r k k a la was born in 19 15 a n d p a s s e d away in 19 8 5.

He wa s a d e s i g n e r f ro m Fi n l a n d a n d wo r ke d fo r l i t t a l a fo r t h e m a j o r i t y o f h i s c a re e r t ha t a l l o we d h i s wor k to b e co m e i n te r n a t i o n a l , f u r t h e r e x p o s i n g h i s d e s i g n s to co u n t r i e s a l l a c ro s s t h e wo r l d .

W i r k k a l a wa s a n av i d o u td o o r s m a n a n d u s e d n a ture a s h i s p r i m a r y s o u rce o f i n s p i ra t i o n . H i s h o u s e wa s l o c a te d s o d e e p i n to t h e Fin n i s h fo re s t s t ha t i t co u l d n o t b e re a c h e d b y c a r. M o s t o f h i s su p p l i e s a n d p ro to t ype s we re de l i ve re d b y he l ico p te r. On ce hi s wor k b e g a n to s p re a d a c ro s s t h e wo r l d , h e s p e n t m o s t o f h i s t i m e t rave l i n g .

objects

plane

enclosing objects

roof

M o s t o f h i s wor k wa s i n s p i re d b y i ce , b i rd s , a n d l e ave s . W i t h o v e r 4 0 0 p i e ce s o f g l a s s wo r k co m p l e t e d i n h i s c a re e r, h e wa s v e r y i n te re s t i n g b y t h e way wa te r f reeze s . Hi s ot he r de si gns ut i l i ze d a wood and s t i l l re s e m b l e d a n a tura l s ha p e a n d fo r m . Ma ny o f h i s s c u l p tu re s a re i n t h e s ha p e o f b i rd s .

In h i s p ro fe s s i o n a l c a re e r, I i t t a l a wa s a h u g e i m p a c t i n a l l o w i n g W i r k k a l a’s wo r k to t a ke o f f . In 19 4 6 , Ta p i o wo n h i s f ir s t d e s i g n co m p e t i t i o n s p o n s o re d b y t h e co m p a ny. He wo u l d e ve n tua l l y b e co m e t h e co m p a ny ’s A r t i s t i c D i re c to r a n d a l l o we d t h e co m p a ny to e s t a b l i s h a g l o b a l re p u t a t i o n .

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enclosing void

enclosing space

M y d e s i g n ’s i n te n t i s to co n t ra s t W i r k k a l a’s d e l i c a te

natural elements

a n d n a tura l l y fo r m e d wo r k u s i n g m o re g e o m e t r i c a n d s tr u c tu re d d e s i g n to b r i n g m o re fo c u s o n t h e g l a s s va s e s . A s m e n t i o n e d e a r l i e r, W i r k k a l a l e t n a ture s ha p e h i s d e s i g n s . T h e va s e s s h o wc a s e d i n t h e e x h i b i t a re v e r y f ra g i l e a n d l i g h t , s o t h e a rc h i te c tu r a l d e s i g n s h o u l d co n t ra s t t ha t to e m p h a s i ze t h e f ra g i l i t y o f t h e wor k . T h e s i m p l i c i t y o f t h e m a te r i a l i t y, fo r m, a n d f l o w o f t h e e x h i b i t wo r k s w i t h t h e o b j e c t s to geometric grid

spatial layout

spatial circulation

circulation

mass vs. void

free edge

natural vs. artifical light

s h o w t h e i m p o r t a n ce o f t h e p i e ce s .

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C O N T R A ST The primar y design element used in this design is co ntras t . To bring focus on Wir k k a la’s wo r k , using h e av y a n d m a s si ve e l e m e n t s co n t ra s t t h e l i g h t a n d f ra g i l e p i e ce s o n d i s p l ay. T h e m a i n fe a tu re i n t h e d e s i g n i s t h e te t ra h e d ra l wa f f l e s l a b . T h e o v e r h a n g i n g mas s connec t s to se ve ra l mas s i ve ve r t ical wa l l s . A t h i n t ra n s l u ce n t p l a n e f re e s t h e co r n e r f ro m t h e m a s s a n d con n e c t s t h e u s e r to t h e n a tu ra l e l e m e n t s o u t s i d e , re l a t i n g b a c k to W i r k k a l a’s i n s p i ra t i o n fo r h i s wo r k . T h i s p l a n e a l l o w s t h e ro o f s l a b to fe e l l i ke i t i s ov e r h anging to s ho w ho w f ra g i l e t he wo r k i s . A no t h e r e le me n t u s e d wa s a g e o m e t r i c g r i d t ha t was fo r m e d u s i n g e q u i l a te ra l t r i a n g l e s . A g r i d wa s i m p o r t a n t to t h e d e s i g n to c re a te a co n t ra s t i n d e s i g n i d e o l o g y. T h e o b j e c t s u t i l i ze d a d e s i g n te c h n i q u e t ha t wa s b a s e d o n n a tu ra l m e t h o d s a n d fo r m, w h i l e a g r i d re p re se n t s t h e o p p o s i te . To b e o rg a n i ze d b y a s y s te m s h o w s t h e i n te n t i o n a l i t y t ha t t h e o b j e c t ’s re j e c t .

L I GH T I N G T h e u s e o f n a tura l a n d a r t i f i c i a l l i g h t i n g i s v e r y i mp o r t a n t to d i s p l ay i n g t h e o b j e c t s a s we l l a s c re a t i n g a s p a ce t ha t i s e n j o ya b l e a n d i nv i t i n g s o t ha t t h e e xh i b i t c a n b e f u l l y a p p re c i a te d fo r n o t o n l y t h e a rc h i te c tu re b u t t h e i te m s a s we l l . T h e l a rg e g l a s s p a n e l i s su r ro u n d e d b y s e v e ra l t re e s ( w h i c h i s i n te n t i o n a l , t h e t re e s con n e c t t h e u s e r to n a ture . T h i s i s d ire c t l y re l a te d to W i r k k a l a’s d e s i g n i n f l u e n ce ) w h i c h s ha d e s t h e s p a ce a n d p re ve n t s l a rg e a m o u n t s o f s o l a r g a i n b u t a l l o w s fo r a g o o d a m o u n t to m a ke t h e s p a ce fe e l wa r m a n d co m fo r t a b l e . In te r m s o f a r t i f i c i a l l i g h t , t he re i s a g e o m e t r i c g r i d b u i l t i n to t h e t r i a n g u l a r g r i d o f t h e ce i l i n g t ha t c re a te s a p a t h a l o n g t h e c i rc u l a t i o n t h ro u g h o u t t h e s p a ce a n d to t h e o b j e c t s . T h i s c a n b e s e e n i n t h e R C P.

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