THE SPACE BEYOND
“The soul is the space that extends far beyond the bar.”
— Adolf Loos, Kärntner Bar
— Adolf Loos, Kärntner Bar
Designed as a flexible container for exhibitions and events, this minimal space challenges spatial perception. The project explores the relationship between space, art and perception, reducing the architectural envelope to a quiet and abstract background for the artworks. A restrained palette of white surfaces, reflective ceilings and precise linear lighting creates a neutral yet immersive environment, where the boundaries of the room become progressively less perceptible.
Rather than acting as a conventional gallery, the space is conceived as a sequence of visual and perceptive relationships. The artworks punctuate the walls as independent elements, while reflections and light extend the room beyond its physical limits. Architecture is deliberately understated, allowing material, colour and atmosphere to emerge through the encounter between the artwork and the observer.
The result is a space in which the architecture recedes, and perception becomes the primary experience.
DATA
Location: via Savona 14, 20144 Milan – Italy
Year: 2013
Area: 25 sqm
Client: L.E.R.A. s.n.c.
Design Partner: Arch. Francesco de Felice