Extending Corner

Professors
Michael Young, Elizabeth O’Donnell, Danielle Staback

Semester
Spring 2nd Year

Team
Patrick Rearden

Precedent
Ricola Storage Facility, Herzog and de Meuron

Site
Laufen, Switzerland

Year Built
1987

Cladding a steel box, this system of panels disguises the interior structure of the storage facility.

The concealment and reveal of the corner implies a major and minor axis. As you turn the front corner, the edge begins to reveal the fragility of the cascading facade.

Model

Paneling