Exemplar 4 - Harvard Art Museum & The Morgan Library

The Morgan Library, New York, NY

The Morgan Library, New York, NY

Harvard Art Museum, Harvard University

Renzo Piano's drawing style seems to be the most compatible with the visual communication that I would like to employ in my section. The choice of these three sections is based on his use of colour and tone to signify the aspects of spacial dwelling.

It is noted that he uses a strong yellow/orange colour to indicate areas of high traffic or where the users of the building would congregate to the most. The tone of the colour is usually bolder and stronger towards the bottom of the floor, and fades out towards the ceiling. This helps indicate where the intended public spaces are, coupled with the use of the silhouettes of the people. They are not present in all of the spaces in the building, and the use of colour draws attention to what seems to be focal social points in each structure. 

I would like to be able to use this to illustrate what I would like to perceive as the main parts of my building. I can use strong colours as well as the figures to distinguish my public spaces from my private spaces.

I would also like to make note of the Harvard Art Museum section, with the depiction of the background. As mentioned in a previous exemplar by Renzo Piano, the objects in the background are less defined. In this section, we can see that the buildings in the background are made transparent, further aiding with making their inclusion apparent without overpowering the drawing. 

In my section, I hope to use a similar technique to show the cliffs or river or bridge (as intended) within the context of the drawing without them dominating large portions of the drawing.

References: Harvard's Three Art Museums Will Share One Name and One Roof - The New York Sun. (n.d.). The New York Sun. Retrieved July 19, 2012, from http://www.nysun.com/arts/harvards-three-art-museums-will-share-one-name/80353/

Renzo Piano Workshop - The Pierpont Morgan Library :: arcspace.com. (n.d.). architecture online - arcspace is an architecture and design magazine that features today's most creative projects as well as the most influential of the past.. Retrieved July 20, 2012, from http://www.arcspace.com/architects/piano/morgan_library/index.html