Dia Gallery Boston

The prompt for this project was to design a remote gallery space for the Dia Art Foundation, meant to only hold three pieces of artwork. The goal was to incorporate the artists’ vision and curate an experience around their art. The site is located in the heart of the Berklee College of Music campus in Boston, MA.

The concept of my design is for guests to have a sense of curiosity in my gallery. I want visitors to think, “What is that?” as they transition from space to space— they should be excited about the next phase in their journey and let that take them further.

I refined my design through multiple sketching phases to determine wall, plinth, stair, and entryway placements to maintain a singular pathway through the art space. Aside from circulation, I modified these details to create interesting view corridors to inspire curiosity. The galleries remain plain to keep focus on the art itself, however glimpses of the next rooms inspire guests to push on and move forward. Each gallery contains a hint to the next room to inspire exploration.

Janet Echleman, 1.8 Renwick (2015)

Image sourced from americanart.si.edu

John Chamberlain, The Privet (1997)

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