HELIOTROPIC
The museum of the sun
Using the Uncertainty of contemporary art and the predictability of the sun to create a museum with revolving spaces
Site Image
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Sectional Axon
Spaces change based on season
Front Lobby
Spring
Summer
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The lower floor rotates between a gift shop and restaurant, with the restaurant in the summer and gift shop/gallery for the spring and the fall
The summer restaurant has a special feature during the summer solstice.At 12 PM noon, the shadows of the ceiling perfectly align with the pattern on the floor, creating a divine moment.
Gallery space
Spring
Summer
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With the spring, the restaurant move to the side of the building, with a softer feel and colorful materials representing the flowers and coolness of the weather. The sun in this season hits the reflective wall in the back to cast a colorful light into the space, creating a mysterious environment.
The space transform into a gallery in the summer and winter, with the reflective wall in the summer reflects light in a sharp angle downwards, thus avoiding damage to the arts. in the winter, the light does not travel far down into the space but still preserve enough skylight illuminate the space needed
Upper floor Gallery
Spring
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Winter
In the winter, the restaurant move upstairs, catching the sunlight hitting this level. with the theme of winter the aurora borealis, the space is created with the intention with the purple and blue color, the common color of the northern light.
In the spring, the colored glass catches the sunlight to make a path of light on the floor, creating a stimulation that pulls the user in the travel direction.
Other spaces
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