Choosing Gold
Olivetti showroom by Carlo Scarpa is composed of fragmented interior spaces that are tied together, understanding this composition, one must first trace the details to understand what “Designing like Scarpa” us. The findings are; The space is drawn in perspective from different points, these perspectives are translated using a contrast of materials and unfinished crafts that are tied together and aligned and most importantly framed with Gold.
To Scarpa
“architecture is expressed through precision detail, a delicate combination of modernism, history, and craftsmanship” he approaches “architecture through the experience of building materials and their sensory properties”
Gold in Olivetti showroom is
Gold is the component in the space that ties all meanings and details; gold is the definition of the vertical and horizontal planes, it frames the fragmented spaces that Scarpa envisioned in the interior and ties them together, it integrates the Venetian language and brings in the golden cloisters of Venice in to the space. Gold is the treatment and structural support to all materials used in the space, it shows their limits and unfinished beauty. Gold is the byzantine school, Venetian art and Japanese influences that Scarpa illustrated, gold is the DEFIANT CLASSIC IN THE PROJECT
Analytique Drawing
