Gallery

The pavilion for Yayoi Kusama will house two installations from the artist at Inhotim: I am here but nothing and Aftermath of obliteration of eternity, known for attracting a great quantity of people, that inevitably form long waiting lines. That way, the architectural design should respond not only to the sheltering of the art works, but also to the creation of a protected space for the wait and to the preparation of the public to the unique experience offered by the art.

Embedded in the urban complexity of the biggest street market in Sofia the simple two-volume structure of the DOT Sofia building manifests unexpectedly different faces and scales from the possible viewpoints.

Monumental forms and bold shapes fill the double-height interior. Framing the space are four massive 22-foot-tall columns. Each is complemented by a unique combination of small engaged columns. Together, their undulating vertical profiles accentuate the café’s lofty proportions.

Post-covid and the lines between working and relaxing are forever blurred. Wellbeing is a priority. How can we design work spaces that enhance healthy lives? A former storage shed, located in the Byron Bay Arts and Industry Estate, has been reimagined by Benn + Penna as a workplace in a gallery, fusing work and life.

Another Seedbed is a new node in the cultural fabric of New York City. Resulting from the renovation of a space in a former hat factory located in a late-century cast iron building in Brooklyn, the project keeps the impetus of earlier occupations of industrial spaces in the city by facilitating different forms of hospitality through artistic performances and other public events that the owner organizes–countering the tendency towards normative domesticities that characterize current trends in the renovation of former industrial spaces in large metropolises.

An art collector’s residence in Riebeek-Kasteel – Our clients are art enthusiasts who, over many years, built up a notable collection of South African Art. Their dream was to build a home in South Africa where they could display their art. Their brief was simple: design a live-in art gallery. First, it was to be an art gallery and, secondly, a home—the setting for their vision – the quaint town of Riebeek Kasteel. The couple fell in love with the town itself and the thriving local art community, and the ERF location on the village’s main road would make it possible for the public to enjoy the collection on occasion.

Located on a popular 4x25m plot of townhouses, the original design brief was to have a complex function including a restaurant-residential – gallery. However, later the function was limited to the gallery and a small lounge space for friends, along with the requirement to be able to convert the function in the future without touching the building frame too much. Based on that, the design team decided to place the staircase adjacent to the skylight in the middle of the house, so that later when there is a reconversion, still ensure that the spaces in the building are airy and have natural light.