3D Architectural Visualization

herzog and de meuron: vitrahaus exterior

the concept of the 'vitrahaus' connects two themes which are occurring in the architectural practice of herzog & de meuron: the theme of the archetypal house and that of stacked volumes. the five-storey structure is comprised of 12 'houses' - five houses are set at the base in which seven other houses are stacked upon one another. each of the structural volumes appear as if they have been shaped by an extrusion press and are cantilevered up to 15 metres in some places. the floor slabs intersect the underlying gables, resulting in a three-dimensional assemblage or 'pile of houses'.

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