I’d say that materials are key, light is key and the order of the space is key. We’d want any tool we use to help us realize our vision for what the space is going to be like, in terms of its experience. Is there anything about SketchUp in particular that makes it useful to you, given the way Allied Works operates? You talk a lot about things like light and materials and the way spaces make people feel-I think I’ve even heard the word “phenomenology” used to refer to how your firm thinks about architecture. National Music Centre, early design study SketchUp. And everyone participated-from the people who were actually modeling (I was one of those people), to Brad himself looking at the screen and saying "Why don’t we just move this here? Let’s look at it from this other position. We primarily used SketchUp Pro, probably because it's so FAST. The Clyfford Still Museum was the first project where we explored the interior of the building through a digital 3D model study. The way we work on this kind of project is with physical models, which you can see in front of you and turn around, or to work in a digital 3D space that you can work on quickly. It’s like a nine-square cube some planes are subtracted, and some planes are moved around, with the goal of making a space that feels continuous. It’s solid from the outside, but the space writhes and weaves together on the inside. It’s kind of an unfolded plane that’s folding back on itself. With the Clyfford Still Museum, this was especially true. Our design work strives towards a unity of space and form-the form itself trying to be a single body that’s understandable as a single body. Spatial and structural orders model study. When he came into the office, he had a sketch which was about the intersection of those two things. The project is really about the earth and about the light, so charcoal happened to be perfect. Charcoal and pastel are his main generative tools. Brad did have a stroke of insight, much like you were saying. Let’s talk about the Clyfford Still Museum, given that it’s at the end of its cycle in terms of design and construction. He proceeds to make huge, gestural drawings that are equal parts light study, parti diagram, and abstract rendering. My impression of Allied Works' design workflow has always gone something like this: Brad Cloepfil (the firm's Founding Principal) sits down with an enormous pad of paper and a lump of charcoal. We seek those out, but we’re also actively pursuing a lot of different programs as well. What kind of projects does Allied Works take on?Īllied Works can design anything, but in our history, we’ve mostly focused on museums, gallery spaces, creative workspaces, and creative educational spaces. Intersection of earth and sky physical model, charcoal and resin.
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