It is always important to us that we can publish new views of older architecture, it keeps the rush for the very very latest in perspective. David Borland is our time lord for the recent past. Here are two projects:
©David Borland Snohetta’s Baerum Kulturhus [2003]
©David Borland Compagnietheater Amsterdam [1996]
pictures follow:
Baerum Kulturhus Cultural Centre
Atrium with main staircase and bar and white terazzo tiling. Baerum Kulturhus Cultural Centre, Sandvika, Norway. Architect: Snohetta, 2003.
Main elevation at dusk. Baerum Kulturhus Cultural Centre, Sandvika, Norway. Architect: Snohetta, 2003.
Main staircase and bar in atrium with white terazzo tiling and view to exhibition area. Baerum Kulturhus Cultural Centre, Sandvika, Norway. Architect: Snohetta, 2003.
COMPAGNIETHEATER images follow
Raked seating in auditorium. Compagnietheater, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Architect: mecanoo, 1996.
Main elevation seen from canal. Compagnietheater, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Architect: mecanoo, 1996.
Gents cloakroom with red flooring and black walls. Compagnietheater, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Architect: mecanoo, 1996.
Light and shadow on neo-classical timber pillars at entrance to auditorium. Compagnietheater, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Architect: mecanoo, 1996.
Entrance to small performance room and main staircase at ground floor level. Compagnietheater, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Architect: mecanoo, 1996.
Detail of graphic design (part of sign to main auditorium) with timber pillar in foreground. Compagnietheater, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Architect: mecanoo, 1996.
Light and shadow on neo-classical timber pillars at entrance to main auditorium. Compagnietheater, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Architect: mecanoo, 1996.
Raked seating in auditorium. Compagnietheater, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Architect: mecanoo, 1996.