Vitra Warehouse

Warehouse on Vitra Campus

Instructor Ashley Bigham ARCH 2420 - Spring 2021

This project sought to produce a warehouse space through the implementation of a field condition within the Vitra Campus in Germany where infamous furniture is produced. My strategy revolved around the use of organic forms to produce the field condition which were defined in the building through grids of different scales. These grids are made up of columns and furniture within the different spaces. Some of the columns become large enough to act as podiums to diplay the chairs of the Vitra Collection or to house restrooms. Though most of the building is open to the public, there are private spaces defined by thick walls, but to make sure light is able to reach them, there are clerestory windows as well as curtains wrapping around the spaces.