Neue Staatsgalerie James Stirling Stuttgart, Germany 1977-1983 Altes Museum Karl Friedrich Schinkel Berlin, Germany 1830
Devin Koba Alyssa Koehn AUD 412 Building Design Studio Winter 2015 Instructor: Andrew Kovacs
The plans of the Altes Museum and the Neue Staatsgalerie have been argued to be closely related, but, while the plans share the same representational origin, once they are altered, they differ substantially due to the addition of abstract versus representational components.
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Size Size Neue Staatsgalerie
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Size Size Altes Museum
Scaled Scale Neue Staatsgalerie
Scaled Scale Altes Museum
Imposed Plan Neue Staatsgalerie, Altes Museum
Imposed Plan Altes Museum, Neue Staatsgalerie
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Proportions Proportion Neue Staatsgalerie
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Proportions Proportion Altes Museum
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Structural Organization Structural Organization Neue Staatsgalerie
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Structural Organization Structural Organization Altes Museum
Circulation Neue Staatsgalerie
Circulation Altes Museum
Open vs. Enclosed Open vs. Enclosed Neue Staatsgalerie
Open vs. Enclosed Open vs. Enclosed Altes Museum
I I - Shared Representational Origin Neue Staatsgalerie
IV I - Shared Representational Origin Altes Museum
0 0 - Representation from Components Neue Staatsgalerie
0 0 - Representation from Subtracted Square Altes Museum
1 + 16 = 1 1 + 16 = 2 1 + 16 = 18
Addition of Components Neue Staatsgalerie
1+1+1+1=1
Addition of Components Altes Museum
II II - Abstract Components Added Neue Staatsgalerie
II II - Representational Components Added Altes Museum
III III - Composition of Abstract Components Neue Staatsgalerie
III III - Composition of Representational Components Altes Museum
IV IV - Impacted Representational Origin Neue Staatsgalerie
IV IV - Unimpacted Representational Origin Altes Museum
VA - One Building V (A) 1 + 16 = 1 Neue Staatsgalerie
VA - One Building V (A) 1+1+1+1=1 Altes Museum
VB - Two Buildings V (B) 1 + 16 = 2 Neue Staatsgalerie
VB - Two Buildings V (B) = Altes Museum
VC - Many Buildings V (C) 1 + 16 = 18 Neue Staatsgalerie
VC - Many Buildings V (C) = Altes Museum
Representational Components Altes Museum
Parade of Rooms - Royal Palace
Domed Rotunda - Parthenon
Collonaded Facade - Greek Agora
Representational Components Altes Museum
Study 1A - One Building 1+1+1=1 Altes Museum
Study 1B - Two Buildings = Altes Museum
Study 2A - One Building 1+6=1 Altes Musem
Study 2B- Two Buildings = Altes Museum
Abstract Components Neue Staatsgalerie
Abstract Components Neue Staatsgalerie
Study 3A - One Building 1+8=1 Neue Staatsgalerie
Study 3B - Many Buildings 1+8=4 Neue Staatsgalerie
Study 4A - One Building 1+8=1 Neue Staatsgalerie
Study 4B - Two Buildings 1+8=2 Neue Staatsgalerie